Summary judgment
$161,200
Final summary judgment for a group of investors, with findings of breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and fraud. 53rd District Court, Travis County.
2014
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Austin business litigation, tried in Travis County.
Contract and commercial disputes for Austin businesses and owners, in the Travis County district courts and county courts at law. The principal office is in Round Rock, north of Austin on the Williamson County line.
What we handle
- Breach of contract between businesses
- Disputes between owners, partners and LLC members
- Commercial lease defaults
- Real estate and title disputes
- Temporary restraining orders and injunctions
- Collecting a judgment
How we approach it
Most civil cases in the Travis County district courts are heard on a central docket rather than by one assigned judge, so a motion is often heard by a judge meeting the case for the first time. A summary judgment or an injunction application is written for that reader: the record has to make the case on its own.
Matters have included a case in the 201st District Court of Travis County, alongside cases in the Williamson County courts. See commercial litigation and contract 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
Do you handle business lawsuits in Austin?
Yes. We litigate contract and commercial cases in the Travis County courts, from a principal office in Round Rock.
How long does a business lawsuit in Travis County take?
It depends on the case and on whether it can be decided by summary judgment. A contract case decided on the documents can end in months; one that goes to trial usually takes longer than a year.
Can a Travis County business case go to the Business Court?
Some can. The Texas Business Court has a division in Austin and hears certain large or governance disputes between businesses and their owners; its appeals go to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. Whether a case qualifies is decided from the pleading.
Can I recover my attorney’s fees?
On a contract claim, generally yes, if you prevail, recover damages, and presented the claim to the other side at least thirty days before judgment.