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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Leander is growing. So are its disputes.
New construction, new neighborhoods, and land that is changing hands: Leander’s growth produces disputes with builders, associations, neighbors and contract counterparties. We litigate them in the Williamson County courts from our Round Rock office.
What we handle
- Disputes with a homebuilder or contractor, on either side
- HOA and deed-restriction disputes
- Boundary lines, easements and access to land
- Title disputes and trespass to try title
- Business contract disputes
- Collecting a judgment
How we approach it
Most of Leander is in Williamson County, with a portion in Travis County. A suit about land is filed in the county where the land is, so the property’s location decides the courthouse before anything else does.
Construction cases are expert cases, and expert cases have deadlines. In Murphy v. Liberty Hill Construction, in the 26th District Court of Williamson County, the homeowners’ late-designated expert was excluded under Rule 193.6, every claim was dismissed, and judgment was rendered on our clients’ counterclaim with attorney’s fees.
Larger tracts bring disputes over where the line is and who may cross it. Those are decided on the recorded instruments and the survey, and the case is built from them. See 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
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
Is Leander in Williamson County?
Mostly. The larger part of Leander is in Williamson County and a portion is in Travis County. A dispute about land is filed in the county where the land is.
My builder will not fix defects in my new home. What can I do?
Texas law requires written notice to the builder and an opportunity to inspect and offer to repair before most construction-defect suits are filed. Send the contract, the warranty and photographs, and do it before the deadlines in the contract run.
Do you represent builders as well as owners?
Yes. We have defended builders and contractors through summary judgment and represented owners in land and title disputes.