A contingency fee is an alternative approach toward paying attorneys’ fees in a lawsuit. Instead of paying your lawyer an upfront retainer, he or she takes a percentage of dollars recovered over the course of your case. His or her earnings are “contingent” upon the amount of compensation you receive. This method of payment gives […]

The cover story on every major news outlet in America is the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Rightfully so. People need to know about the massive damage the storm has caused. People need to know about the lives that were lost and the families left behind. People need to know about all of the homes, […]

I am the grandson of a “community banker.” As a child, I never understood where that phrase came from or what it meant. I figured maybe all bankers were community bankers. Or maybe it was just a way to differentiate the Wall Street bankers from everybody else. But as I’ve gotten older and relied on […]

I am a plaintiff’s lawyer in Tarrant County, Texas. I represent individuals who are hurting because somebody else was sloppy, distracted, drunk, or just plain ol’ greedy. I wasn’t always a plaintiff’s lawyer. I started my legal career as a business litigator at one of the largest law firms in Dallas. I worked alongside other lawyers whose intellectual capacity […]