Geary, Porter & Donovan PC - Business Attorneys: Dallas TX

Dallas Texas Individual & Business Legal Services | Family Law Attorney | Employment Law Litigation
* Ad valorem / property tax law
* Business litigation
* Business organization
* Commercial real estate
* Employment law
* Family law
* Oil and gas / energy law
* Wills, trusts and estate planning

Business litigation refers to the resolution of a number of disputes that arise in the course of conducting transactions and operating a business. At Geary, Porter & Donovan, PC, lawyers in our business litigation section represent landlords in landlord tenant situations, lending institutions and creditors in foreclosures; oil and gas companies and landowners in disputes over drilling rights, ownership of minerals, royalty payments and other matters; and commercial real estate owners over environmental concerns.

We also represent homeowners associations in disputes with residents and provide financial representation with debt collection. Additionally, the firm represents individuals and entities in litigation matters pertaining to:
* construction litigation
* fiduciary relationships
* partner/shareholder relations
* deceptive trade practices
* manufacturing
* telecommunications
* trade secrets
* trust litigation
* and other business litigation matters

We represent owners, lenders, general contractors, and subcontractors in negotiating and litigating construction contracts, collections, liens, warranty claims, delay damages, and deceptive trade practice. We handle commercial real estate transactions and litigation and our clients benefit from the in-house presence of commercial real estate attorneys with experience in title insurance, liens, and lending issues.

Lawyers in our litigation group handle partnership disputes, trademark and copyright concerns, securities, property taxes, zoning and land use, condemnation, oil and gas issues, eminent domain, and labor and employment disputes.

Throughout our law practice, our attorneys are committed to excellent representation. Our firm offers extensive experience in all aspects of business litigation and has a long record of successful outcomes for our clients.

Lawyers in Geary, Porter & Donovan' business organization group offer a broad range of corporate services to our business clients, including entrepreneurial start-up businesses and mature, publicly held companies. We represent and counsel our clients regarding:
* business entity structure and organization
* joint ventures
* mergers and acquisitions
* reorganization
* private security offerings
* equity and debt financing transactions
* tax planning
* business dispositions
* dissolution
* franchising
* trademark registrations

We represent limited liability companies, partnerships, start ups and corporations. We assist our clients with shareholders' rights, directors' and officers' liability, and divestitures. We also represent clients involved with franchise work,, trade association membership and activities, business successions, and reorganizations.

We advise our clients how to best structure transactions to limit both liability and tax consequences. We represent restaurant owners, commercial real estate owners and developers, apartment complex owners, and oil and gas companies, offering proactive legal counsel in business structure, operations, and transactions designed to anticipate and prevent legal problems.

Our clients benefit from our extensive business organization experience, and from the wealth of resources within our firm. Attorneys in our business organization group work closely with other practice groups, including the oil and gas / energy group, the business litigation group and the Ad Valorem /property tax law group to provide skilled and effective legal counsel across the spectrum of corporate legal concerns.

Throughout our law practice, we offer experience and legal sophistication, and our lawyers are committed to for the best interests of our clients.

At Geary, Porter & Donovan, PC, our employment law attorneys represent national and local employers of all sizes in state and federal court in cases of alleged discrimination based on age, sex, race, or religion; national origin, disability; sexual harassment; or in cases that involve wrongful termination. We review and interpret contracts, as well as negotiate disputes before government agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, and the Texas Workforce Commission. The section also defends employers in arbitrated proceedings.

Lawyers in our employment law group offer preventive and compliance labor law counseling and training. We conduct seminars for managers. We also assist in the maintenance and development employment practices and policies designed to help employers avoid legal problems. In cases of internal employee complaints, we participate in investigations, counsel managers regarding legal options, and recommend a course of action.

On behalf of employers, our employment law attorneys negotiate and prepare employment contracts and termination documents, and prepare arbitration programs. We offer the benefits of long experience and extensive resources within our firm, including the knowledgeable attorneys in our business organization group.

Throughout our practice of law, lawyers in our firm share a commitment to excellent legal services at a reasonable cost to our clients.

Geary, Porter & Donovan PC
16475 Dallas Pkwy #400
Addison TX 75001-6837
Tel: 972 931-9901
Fax: 972 931-9208

Our law firm represents individuals and businesses nationally and throughout the state of Texas; including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, and Harris Counties; and in the communities of Highland Park, University Park, Farmers Branch, Coppell, Carrolton, Addison, Richardson, Arlington, Fort Worth, Plano, Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Denton.