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L. Chance Oliver
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Max Murphy
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Brooke Jordan Daves
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Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 15 years experience
(972) 938-2910 791 North Highway 77
Suite 501C-197
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
Harvard Law School
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Heather Ellyson Kraft
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(972) 938-1850 200 N Rogers St
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate, Employment and Health Care
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Lynn Winborne
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 27 years experience
(972) 937-0502 210 W Franklin St
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
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Thomas Edward Davis
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 33 years experience
(214) 675-6024 102 Country Ridge Ct
 Red Oak, TX 75154
Real Estate, Business and Communications
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Don Edwyn Ellyson
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 50 years experience
(972) 937-9555 108 W Main St
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning
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John Christian Wray
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 21 years experience
(972) 937-1850 200 N Rogers St
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate and Estate Planning
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Susan McDonald Herndon
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 14 years experience
(972) 937-5311 714 Ferris Ave
 Waxahachie, TX 75165
Real Estate, Elder and Estate Planning
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Thurman Thompson II
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 39 years experience
(972) 723-9200 117 N 8th St
 Midlothian, TX 76065
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
McGeorge School Of Law
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John David Hale
Ellis County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 12 years experience
(214) 446-5080 309 E Ovilla Rd
 Red Oak, TX 75154
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Bernadette Smith
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 18 years experience
(214) 731-7571 1801 N. Hampton Rd., Ste. 383
 DeSoto, TX 75115
Real Estate and Business
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Mitzi Willis
Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 21 years experience
(972) 709-9555 2021 N Hampton Rd
 Desoto, TX 75115
Real Estate
Pepperdine School Of Law
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Christopher Graham
Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 12 years experience
(214) 673-3435 1615 N Hampton Rd
 Desoto, TX 75115
Real Estate, Business, Consumer and Criminal
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Mark Jackson Carroll
Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 34 years experience
(972) 293-3090 875 Straus Rd
 Cedar Hill, TX 75104
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
South Texas College Of Law
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Robert Stanton
Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 39 years experience
(972) 296-6970 1027 Wind Ridge Dr
 Duncanville, TX 75137
Real Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
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Matthew S Tadlock
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 4 years experience
(682) 559-4381 1650 W. Northwest Hwy
Suite 102
 Grapevine, TX 76051
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
University of Vienna, University of Tulsa College of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Matthew Tadlock was born in Dallas, but raised in Fort Worth. He studied political science at Baylor University and proceeded to the University of Tulsa College of Law, which was a natural fit. His love of learning and travel lead him to study abroad in Ireland and Austria, where he was taught by the United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy & studied European and International Business Law at the University of Vienna. Passionate about practicing law in Texas, Matt made is way back home so he could serve the community that had set him up so well...
Sharon Almaguer
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 27 years experience
(956) 451-3811 14902 Preston Rd., Suite 404-715
By Appointment
 Dallas, TX 75254
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An attorney with over twenty six years of experience, Sharon helps individuals and companies resolve even the most difficult and complex cases in an efficient manner. Sharon has experience assisting clients in a variety of practice areas including estate planning, probate, guardianship law, elder law, wills and trusts, adoption law, special needs planning, qualified income trusts, medicaid eligibility, residential and commercial real estate, asset protection, corporate and business law, corporate and LLC formation, franchising, and ad valorem tax issues. Call to discuss your case or legal issue with us today.
(956) 451-3811 801 E. Fern Ave., Suite 139
 McAllen, TX 78501
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 Harlingen, TX 78550
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 Port Isabel, TX 78578
Matthew Davidson
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(817) 900-6529 320 Purcey Street
 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Regent University School of Law
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Matthew Davidson was born in Austin, Texas. He spent his high school years on a family ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. After High School, Matthew attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Studies. After working in the financial industry, Matt attended Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia where he earned his Juris Doctorate. After law school, Matthew moved back to his home state and began practicing law in Fort Worth, Texas. Ultimately, Matthew and his brother,...
(972) 591-6603 700 South Central Expressway
Suite 400 PMB#006
 Allen, TX 75013
Jeffrey Scott Davis
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Johnson County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 23 years experience
(817) 556-3456 190 North Ridgeway
Suite 102
 Cleburne, TX 76033
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Construction
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I was born and raised in Abilene, Texas, having attended, and graduationg from, Abilene Christian School all 12 grades. I went on to get a BBA in Accounting from ABilene Christian University before going to law school at Texas Tech University School of Law. After graduating law school I started working for Isaac M. Castro in Hamlin, Texas. In 1999 I was made a partner in the new law firm Castrro & Davis, L.L.P. Subsequently, in August 2000, I moved to Cleburne, Texas, and went to work as in-house counsel for gimmeabid.com, then located in Dallas, Texas....
Max Murphy
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney.
(877) 977-2286 5950 Berkshire Ln
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 Dallas, TX 75225
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
South Texas College of Law
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Max Murphy graduated from the South Texas College of Law.
Thomas Albert Greenwald
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Collin County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 24 years experience
(214) 473-9696 6900 North Dallas Parkway
Suite 400
 Plano, TX 75024
Real Estate, Divorce and Family
University of Wisconsin Law School
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“Discipline and thoughtful planning are the secrets to successfully achieving clients’ goals while minimizing the emotional and financial costs of their cases.” – Tom Greenwald
Blake Hedgecock
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(817) 336-9333 420 Commerce Street, Suite 500
 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Real Estate and Foreclosure Defense
University of Miami School of Law and Texas A&M University School of Law
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Blake Hedgecock works hard to help fix real estate problems. Mr. Hedgecock represents lenders and borrowers, landowners, developers, landlords and tenants, private equity and public finance. Blake understands real estate finance and analysis, holds advanced degrees in real estate, and has unrivaled experience in solving complex real property issues and challenges facing his clients.
Sandra Lynn Sprott
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 11 years experience
(817) 721-4156 1601 E. Lamar Blvd
Suite 102
 Arlington, TX 76011
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Sandra L. Sprott is currently a solo practitioner and owner of the Law Office of Sandra Sprott, P.C. in Arlington, Texas. Ms. Sprott represents diverse clients in the fields of collections, small business planning, and commercial/consumer litigation. She also devotes her time representing clients in the areas of family law, landlord/tenant disputes, estate planning, and probate matters. From 2008 to 2013, Ms. Sprott was a Managing Attorney at the Law Office of Ben Abbott, P.C., in Garland, Texas. In this role she provided counsel and performed a full complement of legal activities in the plaintiff personal injury field....
L. Chance Oliver
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 20 years experience
(877) 977-2286 5950 Berkshire Ln
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 Dallas, TX 75225
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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William F. 'Bill' Bronson III
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 38 years experience
(972) 770-2660 16475 Dallas Pkwy Ste 345
 Addison, TX 75001
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Tax
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Bill Bronson is a former judge. He enjoys going to battle for each client, making the most of the relief available under the IRS Code, IRS Manual, and other laws. He puts his 39 years of experience to work for each client, to present a case to the clients’ best advantage and achieve the best deal possible with the IRS. Mr. Bronson uses the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and 15 other programs to put the IRS on the defensive, with you in control and the IRS responding to your proposals, instead of the other-way-around.
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Mark A Nacol
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 43 years experience
(972) 690-3333 990 S Sherman St
 Richardson, TX 75081
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
South Texas College Of Law
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Attorney Mark Nacol has been serving clients in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex for over 30 years. Mark offers legal advice and representation in a broad scope of practice areas, with an emphasis on the following: - Civil Litigation - Commercial Litigation - Family Law & Divorce - Fathers Rights - Business Transactions - Intellectual Property - Probate Law and Will Contests - Real Estate Litigation Mark Nacol has a reputation as a smart and tough advocate who has a natural ability to communicate...
Aaron Peacock
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 10 years experience
(888) 312-1750 1349 Empire Central Dr #500
 Dallas, TX 75247
Real Estate, Civil Rights, Patents and Trademarks
Franklin Pierce Law Center
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Aaron P. Peacock is a registered patent attorney and associate at Gagnon, Peacock, & Vereeke, P.C. He has Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He received his Juris Doctorate degree in law from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire. His practice focus is in intellectual property law, specifically patent, trademark and copyright law. He has prosecuted before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as well as the United States Copyright Office. Aaron is also an active member of the Dallas Bar Association and the Federalist Society. With his unique background in...
Ronald Chase McCallum
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 13 years experience
(214) 276-7680 3232 McKinney Avenue Suite 610
 Dallas, TX 75204
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Consumer and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
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An associate attorney with Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Ron C. McCallum provides aggressive and zealous representation to his clients in Dallas, Texas, throughout the state and nationwide. Mr. McCallum focuses his practice of law in the area of personal injury litigation, representing clients who have been harmed by the negligence of others in matters including commercial truck and bus accidents, aviation accidents, aviation products liability, refinery explosions and dangerous pharmaceutical drugs. Prior to attending law school, Mr. McCallum first completed his undergraduate education at The University of Oklahoma in 1997. In addition to receiving a bachelor's degree, he...
Stephen D. Harrison
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 34 years experience
(817) 348-0400 1100 Sinclair Bldg.
512 Main Street
 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Real Estate and Construction
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Stephen Harrison is a founding partner of a lawfirm that practices exclusively construction law. Stephen is Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been named many times as one of the Super Lawyers of Texas by Texas Monthly magazine, and frequently lectures in construction law seminars. Stephen is also a Registered Professional Engineer, and frequently represents parties in construction defect litigation, delay damage claims, construction contract disputes, and arbitrations. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas Law School where he was a member of the Texas Law Review. He received from the...
(817) 348-0400 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Guillermo Ramos
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(214) 201-9977 2704 Valley View Lane
 Dallas, TX 75234
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Consumer, Family and Foreclosure Defense
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
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Even before founding The Ramos Law Firm, Guillermo Ramos has been devoted to advancing his client’s causes. First as a real estate agent then Real Estate Broker, Mr. Ramos, represented his clients in real estate transactions across North Texas. In 2004, he formed G R Realtors & Associates LLC a Texas real estate brokerage. He has taught agents in Texas the art of the real estate deal ever since. Desiring more out of his career he attended Texas A&M University School of Law. He graduated in December 2009 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas as a...
Michael W. Eaton
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 32 years experience
(817) 431-1111 109 River Oaks Drive
Suite 150
 Southlake, TX 76092
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
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A 4th generation Texas lawyer with over 28 years of experience, Michael Eaton serves clients in Dallas, Fort Worth, Colleyville, Grapevine, Coppell, Plano, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Irving, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, and surrounding North Texas areas.
Richard Hinds
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Kaufman County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(214) 212-1365 123 East Market Street
P.O. Box 1961
 Mabank, TX 75147-1961
Real Estate, Business, Divorce and Family
Baylor Law School
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1997 Graduate Baylor University School of Law. 1985 Honors Graduate University of North Texas with a BBA in Real Estate Investments and Analysis. Commercial real estate executive and analyst in both the public and private sectors for 10+ years prior to attending law school. As a solo practitioner has represented clients in a wide array of cases from multi-million dollar medical malpractice cases to nationwide class-action lawsuits involving over 100 clients, to family law matters involving aggressively contested divorces and custody cases.
Eric Michael Van Horn
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 12 years experience
(214) 741-2662 3710 Rawlins Street
Suite 1600
 Dallas, TX 75219
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Collections
University of Texas - Austin
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Eric M. Van Horn serves as Practice Area Leader for McCathern's Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Creditors' Rights section. He represents clients across the country in all aspects of bankruptcy, reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings and workouts, re-financing and forbearance negotiations and disputes, collection actions, multi-jurisdictional insolvencies, corporate liquidations, and other bankruptcy-related litigation matters. Van Horn joined the firm as Of Counsel in October 2014. He has represented all constituencies in complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases throughout the country, including Chapter 11 debtors, bankruptcy trustees, official committees of unsecured creditors and investors, secured lenders, landlords, general unsecured creditors, and bidders...
Michael Wayne Weston
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 11 years experience
(214) 329-9837 4514 Cole Avenue
Suite 600
 Dallas, TX 75205
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Consumer and Estate Planning
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Mike has devoted his career to helping consumers deal with debt. He graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in the top five percent of his graduating class. Mike made the Dean’s List every year he was enrolled and graduated 10th overall out of over 200 graduating law students. He was an associate editor on the St. Mary’s Law Review and also clerked for a Federal Judge while in school. Upon graduation, Mike immediately teamed up with his attorney and father, Pete, to form Weston Legal, a full service debt relief law firm. Since Pete practices exclusively in...
(713) 623-4242 5001 Bisssonnet
Suite 200
 Bellaire, TX 77401
(800) 220-4318 2375 East Camelback
Suite 600
 Phoenix, AZ 85016
1111 Brickell Avenue
 Miami, FL 33131
618 East South Street
Suite 500
 Orlando, FL 32801
841 Prudential Drive
12th Floor
 Jacksonville, FL 32207
2202 N. West Shore Blvd
Suite 200
 Tampa, FL 33607
106 E. Sixth Street
Suite 900
 Austin, TX 78701
9901 I.H. 10 West
Suite 800
 San Antonio, TX 78230
Marc Girling
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(817) 659-2033 6340 Davis Blvd.
Suite 100
 North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Landlord Tenant
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
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John Unell
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Collin County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 31 years experience
(972) 516-4224 555 Republic Drive
Suite 200
 Plano, TX 75074
Real Estate, Construction, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
Southern Methodist University
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I am Board Certified in both Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I have been practicing in the DFW area since 1986. I started my own firm in 1995.
Ross F. Tew
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 4 years experience
(817) 265-9002 2401 Garden Park Court
Suite A
 Arlington, TX 76013
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
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I grew up in Austin, attended Baylor, lived in Dallas with my wife for a number of years before moving to Fort Worth, started a family, and opened my practice.
Stephen O'Rear
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 32 years experience
(817) 386-4988 777 Main St
#600
 Fort Worth, TX 76102
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Construction and Energy
St. Mary's University School of Law
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The practice consists of handling cases for various private individuals and corporations. The cases handled involve the following theories of law: General negligence, personal injury, automobile accidents, products liability, insurance claims, fraud, deceptive trade practices, breach of warranty, contracts, business disputes, residential and commercial real estate, oil and gas and construction liability. The most important goal of the firm is to provide quality legal work that is responsive to our clients' needs at a competitive cost and to handle our clients' cases efficiently and economically while giving each of our clients the attention that they deserve.
Bruce Mansfield
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Tarrant County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 37 years experience
(817) 282-3450 1550 Norwood Dr
 Hurst, TX 76054
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Landlord Tenant
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Bruce has been licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas to practice in Texas state courts since November 24th, 1980. Bruce attended the University of Texas at Arilington where he earned his Bachelor of Sciences in Criminal Justice in May 1977. He went on to study at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, and earned his Juris Doctor in May 1980. Bruce served in the United States Army, from 1972 to 1975. After graduating from Airborne School, Ranger School, and receiving the Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab. Bruce served with Charlie Company Rangers at Fort...
Thomas D. Reino
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Attorney. 26 years experience
(214) 462-7505 3102 Maple Avenue, Suite 450
 Dallas, TX 75201
Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Baylor Law School
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I am a Probate and Guardianship Attorney, and I help my clients with Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning, Powers of Attorney, Medical Directives and drafting other documents that assist individuals with their Estate Planning needs. I also help my client's with business and real estate matters as they need them.
Julius Staev
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Dallas County, TX Real Estate Law Lawyer. 22 years experience
(214) 643-6107 3131 McKinney Avenue
Suite 600
 Dallas, TX 75204
Real Estate, Business, Construction and Landlord Tenant
Whittier Law School
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Attorney practices in the areas of Business, Real Estate, Commercial and Civil Litigation. Our practice emphasizes all aspects of business law, commercial and residential real estate, landlord- tenant law, construction, corporate matters, business start-ups, and probate. We emphasize value billing and each client is given responsive and individualized attention.

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