Real Estate Law
Title and ownership disputes, partition actions, easements and boundaries, purchase and sale agreements, and landlord-tenant litigation.
Richardson · Austin · Statewide Texas
Texas trial lawyers.
Real estate, construction, business, probate, and consumer litigation — handled by attorneys who prepare every matter as though it will be tried, and who tell you early when it should not be brought at all.
Statewide
Matters taken anywhere in Texas, from offices in Richardson (Dallas–Fort Worth) and Austin
State & federal
Cases tried — and appealed — in Texas state courts and in federal court
Five practices
Real estate, construction, business, probate, and litigation, under one roof
Free 7–10 minutes
Same-day initial consultation to assess your matter, at no charge
Practice Areas
Five practices, one file.
Most of our matters cross practice lines. A construction defect claim turns into a lien dispute and then a title problem. An estate turns into a partition suit. Keeping those pieces in one firm means nobody has to be brought up to speed twice.
Construction Law
Defect claims, payment and performance disputes, mechanic's liens, delay claims, and disputes among owners, general contractors, and subcontractors.
Business Law
Entity formation and governance, contracts, partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims, and commercial litigation.
Probate Law
Estate administration, heirship determinations, will contests, trust and fiduciary disputes, and probate-related title problems.
Litigation
State and federal trial practice — business torts, property and construction disputes, DTPA claims, anti-SLAPP defense, injunctions, and appeals.
Not sure which one?
Most people describing a problem for the first time do not know which category it falls into — and it often falls into two. Tell us what happened and we will tell you what it is.
How We Work
What you can expect.
These are commitments about process, not predictions about outcome.
We tell you early whether the case is worth bringing
The most valuable thing a lawyer can say in a first meeting is sometimes that the claim is not worth what it will cost to pursue. We would rather lose the engagement than take a matter we cannot move for you.
Every case is built as though it will be tried
Cases that are worked settle better than cases that are held. Preparation is what creates leverage, and opposing counsel can tell the difference between the two well before mediation.
You stay in control of the objective
We define what you actually want out of the matter at the outset — money, a released lien, a clean title, an exit from a partnership — and we measure options against that rather than against a default assumption that more litigation is better.
No surprises about cost or status
You will know what a step is likely to cost before we take it, and when something material changes — a ruling, an offer, a deadline that moves — you hear it from us, in language that does not require a legal dictionary. You should never open an invoice containing a line you did not see coming, and never learn about a development in your own case from the other side.
Attorneys
Who you will actually work with.
8 attorneys across two offices, with trial experience on both sides of the docket — plaintiff and defense, civil and criminal, state and federal.
Garrett McMillan
Partner
Consumer protection and defamation defense, with a substantial DTPA and Texas Citizens Participation Act practice in state and federal court.
David Austin Black
Partner
Real estate, construction, and probate matters from both directions — drafting the agreements, and litigating them when they fail.
Jesse Buttery
Senior Associate
Civil trial lawyer with plaintiff- and defense-side experience across tort, construction, business, and consumer protection matters.
Michael Sheetz
Of Counsel
Probate and estate administration, from the routine application through contested heirship and will disputes.
Braden Burleson
Associate
Trial lawyer focused on personal injury and civil litigation, with substantial first-chair courtroom experience.
Sarah Walsh
Of Counsel
Represents governmental entities and municipalities in legal, policy, and municipal court matters.
Austin Nalaboff
Of Counsel & Head of Firm Operations
Licensed in Texas, New York, and New Jersey, combining advocacy in complex matters with responsibility for how the firm runs.
Jon Hill
Of Counsel
Three decades of real estate, landlord-tenant, collections, and business litigation work, with in-house experience as general counsel in the energy and telecommunications sectors.
Offices
Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 591-7713
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 758-6757
Two offices, the whole state.
We take matters anywhere in Texas. Where the courthouse is affects logistics and travel, not whether we can take the case — if your dispute sits in a county neither office is near, say so on the call and we will tell you plainly how we would staff it.
Richardson
1900 Jay Ell Dr.Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 591-7713
Principal office. We take matters anywhere in Texas; this office covers the Dallas–Fort Worth courts day to day.
Austin
305 E. Huntland Dr., Suite 500Austin, TX 78752
(512) 758-6757
We take matters anywhere in Texas; this office covers the Central Texas courts day to day.
Free Consultation
Tell us what happened.
We offer a free, same-day 7–10 minute consultation to assess your legal issue and tell you honestly whether we can help. Call, email, or send us a short description of the matter and a number to reach you.