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Tonya L. Johannsen is an attorney and Shareholder with Holmes Firm PC, Dallas, Texas. Supported by over 30 years of experience, she specializes in commercial litigation for the construction, real estate, and banking industries.
A tenacious attorney, Ms. Johannsen has demonstrated success and...
By now, we all know it’s a very bad idea for anyone in the legal profession to use AI as a shortcut to real legal work. But did you know there could also be risks for defendants and plaintiffs using AI, too?
Your legal research is not automatically legally privileged.
On February 17, 2026, a...
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Gopika Shah focuses on supporting clients in a variety of transactional and litigation matters. She also provides in-depth legal research support to the Firm, drawing on her background as a doctoral candidate and legal scholar.
Gopika is a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) Candidate at SMU...
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Arthur Jones, earned his Juris Doctor from Western Michigan Cooley Law School in 2019. His practice concentrates on Transactional and Litigation matters. He also has experience in business and corporate law, regulatory compliance, and employment law matters. Prior to completing law school, he...
The Supreme Court of the United States has handed down recent rulings which have far reaching effects and are controversial. One group of Citizens may view the majority opinions as "results justification" while another group may view the dissents as "ideological pandering". Whatever your...
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Keegan Pearl focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, with experience handling a broad range of acquisition, leasing, development, and financing matters. His real estate practice includes negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, lease...
Ushering in a new era in the Texas court system, the Texas Business Court and Fifteenth Court of Appeals, created by House Bill 19, began hearing cases on September 1, 2024. As previously explained by Holmes Firm PC shareholder JD Reed, the Business Court offers a specialized forum to litigate...
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Many thanks to Judge William “Bill” Whitehill for an excellent presentation about the new Texas Business Courts. Our firm was honored to welcome Judge Whitehill to our offices, and glad to host this public event.
We believe the Business Courts will prove to be a...
Holmes Shareholder JD Reed was interviewed recently (and quoted) by Axios for his take on the new Texas Business Courts. Will Texas beat out Delaware for “most favored state” status for complex business litigation?
In the context of the article, Elon Musk has expressed his desire to...
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Texas is Popular
If it wasn’t already apparent, large corporate businesses are flocking to Texas. Texas district and county courts have become clogged with personal injury and low-stakes lawsuits. As a result, judges in county and district courts are bombarded with personal injury...
On June 23, 2023, the Texas Supreme Court (“TSC”) ruled the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (“ERCOT”) is granted sovereign immunity related to suits from the 2021 winter storms in Texas.
The majority unpublished opinion, located on txcourts.gov., which was delivered by Chief Justice Nathan...
Sometimes more efficient
A delightful online court moment viewable at the court’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/KxlPGPupdd8
One lesson learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that many routine court proceedings can be more efficiently handled remotely. Thus, what was borne out of...
