Holmes Firm PC welcomed Kevin C. Moran to the firm in March 2021. Kevin has over 13 years of civil litigation experience, successfully representing individuals and businesses in hundreds of legal disputes before trial and appellate courts throughout Texas. He focuses his practice on high-value, complex litigation involving commercial business disputes, securities and finance, anti-trust …
by Scott A. Meyer – Special tax deadline for Texas counties hit by the severe winter storm As a result of the designation of our geographic area for federal disaster relief because of the severe winter storm that hit most of Texas and surrounding states in mid-February (Federal Disaster Declaration 4586), June 15, 2021 is …
Join us in congratulating JD Reed on his admission to the firm as a Shareholder effective January 1, 2021. John David “JD” Reed focuses his practice on litigation involving private equity, corporate law, finance litigation, and commercial business disputes, business partnership disputes, construction defects, DTPA/consumer protection, employment, breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete, eminent domain, and …
by JD Reed The new changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure will have real consequences on a plaintiff’s case and that plaintiff’s wallet. With changes to Rules 47, 169, 192.1, 194, and 195, a plaintiff will need to be more prepared than ever to immediately explain and divulge his case, facts, legal theories, …
by Trent Appleby DFW is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. With population growth comes an increased need for infrastructure such as roads, highways, pipelines and transmission lines. As a result, more and more landowners are faced with takings of all or a portion of their land. Eminent Domain and …
by Ron Holmes The Fourth Quarter of 2020 was, shall we say, interesting. Our bigger transactions were on COVID-19 pause, while our meat and potato transactions proceeded as almost normal. Some sectors (e.g. self-storage, industrial and multi-family) remained active while others (e.g. retail) came to a near halt. What will 2021 bring? My crystal ball …
By Ron Holmes You might be surprised to know that the States have had the authority since 1905 to mandate vaccinations for its citizens as a proper exercise of the police power to protect the public health. Jacobson v. Massachusetts, US Supreme Court, 1905. The Justices acknowledged even then the basic tension between individual liberty …
By Brian Fisher If you are the landlord of commercial property, then the odds are good that during the Covid-19 pandemic you have been or will be requested by a tenant to permit some form of rent relief. There are three (3) rent relief scenarios: Rent is due but the tenant not yet paid same. …
By Lynnsee Starr Most standard residential lease contracts do not ask tenants for this all-important information—the tenant’s birthdate. While the law creating the need for such information has not changed, judges’ attitudes have. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) puts in place certain protections for active military status individuals. One of those protections pertains to …
by Ron Holmes – The ten-person group limit on outdoor gatherings applies… maybe Some time ago, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-28 (the “Order”) imposing a ten-person group limit on outdoor gatherings. On August 1, 2020 the Attorney General’s office issued an informal legal opinion that the ten person limitation on outdoor gatherings applies to …