Renowned Business Litigation Attorneys In Dallas Protecting Your Interests

Business leaders in Dallas and throughout Texas trust JB Schwartz PLLC with their most complex legal disputes.

Business law attorneys JB Schwartz and Liz Branning have spent most of their collective over 50-year careers handling complex litigation matters, including JB’s being part of the team that represented Halliburton in the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico and taking on a national insurance company that wronged his client.

They are fierce advocates who can protect your rights and interests in a broad range of business litigation, including:

• Breach of contract lawsuits: These occur when one party fails to fulfill the terms of a contract, causing harm to the other party. Litigation can seek to enforce the contract, demand compensation for damages, or, in some cases, rescind the contract.
• Business disputes: These encompass a wide range of conflicts that can arise between businesses or within a business, such as disagreements over business practices, competition or the interpretation of business agreements. Resolving these disputes often requires negotiation, mediation or litigation.
• Theft of trade secrets or other confidential information: Whether a former employee, a hacker or a competitor seeks to exploit your proprietary information, we will fight to restore your rights.
• Partnership disputes: These arise between business partners and can involve issues such as financial disagreements, authority and control, workload distribution or conflicting visions for the business. Addressing these disputes is crucial to maintaining a functional and productive partnership.
• Breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits: These involve situations where an individual in a position of trust, such as a corporate officer or director, fails to act in the best interest of the company or its shareholders. Such breaches can lead to significant financial harm and require legal action to address.
• Debt collection: This involves the legal process of pursuing unpaid debts owed to a business. It can include negotiating payment plans, pursuing legal action to obtain a judgment and enforcing that judgment to collect the owed amounts.
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) lawsuits: We represent clients in cases involving violations of the FDCPA, ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Shareholder derivative suits: These are lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of a corporation against third parties – often insiders like executives or directors – alleging harm to the corporation. These suits seek to address wrongs committed against the corporation that management has failed to rectify.
• Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (TUFTA) lawsuits: Our firm also handles TUFTA cases, which involve addressing fraudulent transfers intended to hinder, delay or defraud creditors.

In addition to resolving commonly encountered business disputes, we also handle a diverse array of legal matters. Our legal services extend to addressing issues such as:

• Real estate litigation, including slander of title and trespass to the try title actions
• Suit on a sworn account
• Covenants not to compete, noncompete agreements and non-solicitation agreements

Our business lawyers understand the time and expense of litigation and the impact that it can have on a small business in Dallas or elsewhere. As such, they work tirelessly to achieve your legal goals as efficiently as possible.

Handling All Types Of Business Torts

JB and Liz have spent many years in the courtroom representing businesses on both sides of the docket who were sued in tort or who were prosecuting a tort suit. They can help you with:

• Tortious interference with contracts litigation
• Tortious interference with prospective business relations litigation
• Business disparagement, defamation, libel and slander lawsuits
• Frivolous lawsuits aimed at suppressing your First Amendment rights (Anti-SLAPP)
• Conversion actions
• Fraud litigation, both common law and statutory fraud
• Texas Theft Liability Act litigation
• Legal malpractice

Our versatile practice allows us to explore many options for resolving business torts in and out of court.

Protecting Your Interests With Strong Contracts

It is often said that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in the world of small business law. Many owners fail to invest in timely and strategic business law advice and services, even though they are often the best way to prevent litigation. When drafting and negotiating your contracts, our experienced business lawyers know what to look for to keep that contract from becoming a lawsuit later on. They can help you with:

• Contract drafting and negotiations
• Lease drafting and negotiations
• License drafting and negotiations
• Drafting form contracts for your company
• Contract review

Our SBA attorneys work diligently to craft airtight contracts so that our clients are spared from any unnecessary risk and liability. They can also provide advice in other aspects of your business to ensure legal compliance and eliminate ambiguities in relationships with vendors and others.

Common Questions About Business Litigation In Texas

Business litigation can be complex, and clients often have questions about the process and what to expect. Here are some frequently asked questions and their answers:

What types of business disputes do you handle?

We handle a wide range of business disputes, including contract breaches, partnership conflicts, shareholder disagreements, trade secrets theft, noncompete litigation and other commercial conflicts. Our goal is to provide tailored legal solutions that align with your business objectives.

How long does it take to resolve commercial litigation cases in Dallas?

It can vary significantly depending on the complexity of the case, the court’s schedule, and the willingness of the parties to settle. While some cases may resolve in a few months, others can take several years.

What are the stages of a commercial litigation case?

A typical commercial litigation case involves several stages, including the initial investigation and case assessment, filing of pleadings, discovery (exchange of relevant information), pretrial motions, trial preparation and potentially a trial. After the trial, there may be post-trial motions and appeals.

Discuss Your Legal Needs With An Experienced Business Litigation Attorney

Whether you are engaged in a business dispute or need legal guidance to avoid one, our Dallas law firm is here for you. To arrange a legal consultation with a knowledgeable business attorney, contact our law firm online or by telephone at 214-347-8568.