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The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) sought to revoke our Client’s real estate sales agent license, for a single non-violent felony, with substantial mitigating circumstances and evidence. Through compelling presentation of arguments at a final SOAH Hearing, the Firm persuaded an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to issue a proposal for decision (PFD), which contemplated permitting …

Our Client, a real estate broker (“C.L.”), fell victim to a scathing, frivolous complaint filed by a former client, for whom C.L. served as a listing agent. That complaint falsely alleged our Client failed to disclose a high purchase offer, and lied about other matters, to secure an undue payout. Through a Motion for Summary …

A Dismissal Secured in the Face of Inappropriate Conduct Allegation Our Client, a Teacher (“A.S.”), was investigated by the Texas Education Agency (“Agency”), after he was terminated for alleged “inappropriate conduct with students”. Through successful performance at a hearing before the Agency, we secured a dismissal.  

Outright Dismissal Secured After Inappropriate Conduct Allegations In 2014, while our Client, M.A., worked as a physics teacher at a public high school, a group of female students from the 11th grade would study in M.A.’s office during downtime. The door to M.A.’s office was always left wide upon, and the students would come and …

Complaint Dismissed Following Informal Hearing Our Client, L.E., faced a Complaint (“Complaint”) filed by the School District she formerly worked for as a special educator. The Complaint alleged serious ethical violations after a third-grade student (“Student”) had a crisis, which nearly resulted in severe harm befalling several students. The School District terminated L.E. and she …

Our Client, H.A., a real estate broker, faced four complaints (“Complaints”) filed by an aggressive attorney in H.A.’s community with political ambitions, on behalf of four sets of clients of H.A. The Complaints collectively alleged that H.A. engaged in predatory practices against these clients in his capacity as broker, by failing to disclose certain information …

Our Client, T.D.H., CPA, was working as an accountant for a friend’s business. That friend paid business reimbursements to TDH based on verbal agreements, but no written record was ever kept of those agreements. When a business dispute resulted in T.D.H. resigning from his friend’s business, that friend filed a complaint against T.D.H., alleging T.D.H. …

Our Client, C.A., faced a complaint filed by a former client, which alleged that they had failed to promptly respond to the client’s requests for information. C.A. faced the possibility of severe discipline, as failure to promptly respond to client requests for information is the number one basis for attorney discipline by the Texas Bar. …

Our client, M.R., a real estate broker and corporate officer for a corporate brokerage, faced prosecution by the Texas Real Estate Commission due to their failure to secure a license for the brokerage. M.R. had conducted real estate transactions through the corporate brokerage for more than four years – a total of nearly 200 transactions. …

K.H. is an educator who was accused of inappropriate conduct at school, including allegations that K.H. engaged in sexual conduct on campus. K.H. vehemently denied the accusations and hired our firm to represent them before an informal conference at the Texas Education Agency (“TEA”). We attended the informal conference with K.H. and showed TEA that …