Builder defense
Summary judgment
Homeowners' evidence stricken, every claim dismissed with prejudice, judgment on our client's counterclaim, and a receiver appointed. Read the order
2026
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Georgetown is where Williamson County cases are decided.
Georgetown is the county seat, and the Williamson County district courts and county courts at law sit there. Whether you are in Georgetown or anywhere else in the county, a civil case filed in Williamson County is usually heard in Georgetown. We try them from our office in Round Rock, about fifteen minutes south.
What we handle
- Breach of contract and business disputes
- Real estate, title, boundary and easement disputes
- HOA and deed-restriction disputes
- Construction and contractor disputes
- Summary judgment, injunctions and trials
- Collecting a judgment
How we approach it
Matters have included cases in the 26th, 368th and 425th District Courts and in County Courts at Law Nos. 4 and 5. In Murphy v. Liberty Hill Construction, in the 26th District Court, homeowners sued our clients for $1.4 million and were awarded nothing; judgment was rendered on our clients’ counterclaim with attorney’s fees, and a receiver was appointed when the judgment debtors moved assets.
A suit about land is filed in the county where the land is, so a Georgetown property dispute is a Williamson County case. Appeals from the Williamson County courts go to the Third Court of Appeals in Austin. See Williamson County and real estate disputes.
The court’s rules on AI
Texas state courts. No statewide rule on AI is in force. In June 2026 the Supreme Court of Texas preliminarily approved a new Rule 13 under which signing a filing certifies that the signer verified it, including that its citations, quotations and holdings are not fabricated; no final order had issued. The Business Court’s Local Rule 10(c) permits AI but makes the filer independently responsible for every filing. The courts of appeals have no AI rules but sanction fabricated authority under their inherent power, as the Dallas court did in 2025, and Ethics Opinion 705 advises verifying every output, protecting confidences and supervising its use.
Checked against each court’s own rules and orders on 5 November 2026 for John Henry’s talk “AI in Modern Litigation” at the Eastern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference. Rules change; the full reference, with every order cited, is on the AI in litigation page.
Related results
Contract
Summary judgment
Both of the defendant's declarations stricken, then judgment on the contract claim with attorney's fees. Read the order
2025
Past results depend on the facts of each case and do not predict a similar outcome. Confidential matters are described without their terms.
Questions people ask
Do you take cases in Georgetown?
Yes. The Williamson County courts sit in Georgetown, and we appear there regularly from our principal office in Round Rock.
Where is a Williamson County civil case heard?
In the district courts or the county courts at law in Georgetown, depending on the amount and the kind of case.
Some of my property is across the line in Travis County. Does that matter?
It can. Parts of Round Rock, Cedar Park and Leander lie in Travis County, and a suit to recover land or quiet title is filed in the county where the land is. We take cases in both counties.