Tort reform in Texas has made it critical for plaintiffs to ensure that all threshold requirements are met before filing lawsuits against certain professionals. Failure to comply with certain conditions precedent may have dire consequences. Texas law requires a plaintiff to file a certificate of merit contemporaneously with a lawsuit against certain licensed or registered […]

Texas is famous for having some of the strongest protections for homestead property in the country. The state is often described as a debtor’s haven where individuals with numerous judgements can live without fear of foreclosure in homes worth millions of dollars. With very limited exceptions such as purchase money liens and mechanic’s liens, the […]

Almost all Texas commercial leases include a section that provides a Texas landlord with a lien on the tenant’s fixtures and personal property. Often, these contractual liens are overlooked by both landlords and tenants until there is a default by the tenant. The below is an example of pertinent language from a typical landlord’s lien […]