Real Estate Law

Transactional Services

• Instrument/document preparation (deeds, mortgages, easements, etc.)

• Residential, farm and ranch, and commercial real estate contract drafting and negotiation

• Title policy review, explanations, and curative

• Real estate sales closing review and representation

• Abstracts of title creation and research

• Mineral audits

• Family farm and ranch abstracts of title

• Title opinion drafting and review for both surface and mineral ownership

• Land financing and development financing representation

• Subdivision creation, HOA creation and management, plat and government compliance advice

• Lease preparation and review for both surface and mineral leases

• Water rights sale, lease, research representation

Contested Services

• Representation regarding any real property issue in Texas

• Land ownership disputes - trespass to try title, slander of title, adverse possession (limitations title), co-tenancy ouster, mineral rights vs. surface disputes

• Eminent Domain - Representation and negotiation in government takings of property by common carriers or public utilities.

• Representation in condemnation process.

• Land use issues — easements, condemnation, covenants, restrictions, servitudes, HOA disputes, government compliance, proper subdivision creation

• Mineral audit and breach of contract (oil and gas lease)

• Landlord-tenant disagreements

• Property torts - fraud, negligent misrepresentation, conversion, trespass to chattels, trespass to land, invasion of privacy, nuisance