If you have found yourself locked in a business dispute or real estate dispute with partners, family members, or other third-parties, hiring a commercial litigation lawyer in Houston from Sears Crawford can help you pursue justice.
Our law firm handles cases involving commercial disputes, partnership disputes, lost profits, theft of intellectual property and proprietary information, self-dealings, fraud, and other matters related to business transactions.
With over 60 years of combined experience handling these types of lawsuits, our attorneys possess the knowledge and experience necessary to help you fight for what’s right. If you’re looking for a Houston business litigation attorney, look no further than Sears Crawford in Houston, Texas.
Commercial litigation deals with disputes between partners, partnerships, corporations and other business ventures and economic fall out that can result from disputes between these entities and/or owners of these entities. Commercial litigation cases do not involve criminal charges, but instead focus on achieving justice through monetary compensation or a change in the corporate structure(s).
Our commercial litigation attorneys in Houston can help you negotiate the goals or compensation your business needs from the dispute while minimizing the financial risks to your business. They can evaluate your case, help decide the best path for your business, develop a strategy, and negotiate a resolution or proceed to trial.
We will make your business’s interests a top priority when handling your commercial dispute case.
Running a business is complicated and multifaceted; not surprisingly, so are the business disputes that arise when things go wrong. That’s why it’s typically better to retain a business and commercial litigation attorney with experience.
Over the past three decades, the types of commercial litigation cases we represent have expanded to include (but are not limited to):
- Business disputes/partnership disputes: These types of disputes occur when there is a disagreement between two or more businesses or partners in a partnership. These disputes often arise over an issue with a contract, but can also occur over disputes not covered in formal agreements.
- Theft of intellectual property: A type of dispute that occurs when one party (a company or individual) steals ideas or inventions from another part (also a company or individual). They can include issues over trade secrets, trademarks, patents, customer lists, and copyrights.
- Real estate disputes: Real estate disputes revolve around non-personal property. Specifically, when a company buys a building or land, issues may arise with property title, the lease agreement, contractors, or undisclosed issues with the property.
- Fraud: Fraud claims often arise when one party does not perform as originally promised during the agreements between the partners or businesses. Fraud is an intentional act and can give rise to claims for punitive damages.
- Breach of fiduciary duty allegations: Breach of fiduciary duty occurs when one or both parties violated their duty to act in the best interest of the other party. Breach of fiduciary can occur in partnerships and other business dealings involving fiduciaries. Not all relationships give rise to Fiduciary Duties.
- Breach of contract cases: This type of dispute involves the violation of the terms and conditions of a legally binding contract. In business, as in other relationships, it is not uncommon for one side to fail or refuse to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract, or they may interpret the language of the contract differently. The advantage to suing under a Breach of Contract claim is that the law typically allows for the recovery of attorneys fees in addition to all other damages allowed under breach of contract claims.
- Multi-level marketing/pyramid cases: These cases involve unlawful business models that are known to put their employees in especially tough financial situations. These cases can be very difficult for the individual but can also be very costly for the MLM company.
The Sears Crawford commercial litigation lawyers in Houston help our business/commercial clients recover the money they are entitled to and help them avoid losing their businesses in the process of fighting for them. We began handling business litigation disputes in 1991 and now have a collective 60 years of experience to our name.
We represent clients on a contingency fee basis, meaning our pay depends on the success of your case. We structure our firm this way because we believe in fighting for people who would otherwise have no recourse or ability to seek justice. Our clients owe us nothing until we are able to recover on their behalf, either through trial or settlement of their case.
When your business is embroiled in a commercial dispute, handling the litigation can be time consuming. Finding a Houston business litigation attorney that you can trust to handle your case is too important to hire just any lawyer. Hire Ross Sears or Clay Crawford to handle your commercial litigation matter.
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If you find yourself in a business dispute, do not hesitate to call us at 713-223-3333 or contact us online to set up a consultation. Our initial consultations are always free and can be conducted in-person, via Zoom or over the phone.
