Doyen Sebesta was founded as a litigation firm and our commercial trial lawyers understand the complex issues involved in business related disputes.  We take great pride in developing personal relationships with our clients.  We work diligently to understand all the pertinent aspects of our clients’ business so that we can effectively represent them in their business related matters.   We maintain that the effective handling of a client’s business related dispute requires a collaborative effort between us and our clients.

One benefit of the close working relationship we maintain with our clients is that our lawyers are frequently brought into commercial transactions before any dispute has arisen.  This allows us to employ our combined experience to provide effective ways to avoid disputes.  This advice is a collaborative effort of our lawyers and our clients’ key personnel.  At Doyen Sebesta, our lawyers are frequently called upon to advise in matters ranging from the drafting of contracts, personnel policies, and transactional documents to providing liability and exposure assessments and interpreting contracts and agreements.

When litigation is necessary, we work closely with our clients during every phase of the litigation.  Our primary concern is assisting our clients in reaching a resolution to every dispute that best suits their needs.  If that resolution is not possible, then our trial lawyers are prepared to vigorously fight on behalf of our clients.

Our attorneys handle commercial cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas and around the nation, as well as before administrative agencies and arbitration panels.  Our commercial trial lawyers have handled general contract disputes and business tort disputes.  At Doyen Sebesta, we routinely represent our commercial clients in cases ranging from small disputes to complex, multi-party matters involving such areas as:

• Business torts, including tortious interference and fraud claims, as well as derivative suits and suits between partners and shareholders
• Oil & Gas industry matters, including joint operating agreements, purchase and sale agreements, drilling services agreements, land and mineral ownership, royalty and overriding royalty payments, and oil and gas leases
• Commercial construction issues
• Contract disputes
• Homeowners Association representation, including covenant   enforcement, collections, liability defense, and general representation
• Real estate litigation and lender-related issues, including foreclosures,  and litigation resulting from foreclosures, deed restrictions, condemnation, and title disputes
• Employment litigation, including harassment, retaliation, and discrimination cases at the pre-charge phase, during an EEOC investigation, and in state and federal courts, as well as disputes related to covenants not to compete
• Bankruptcy litigation, including creditor representation and defense of preference actions

Doyen Sebesta’s commitment to excellence and a personal relationship with each client provide our clients a distinct advantage in transactional and litigation matters, while our size allows us to handle cases in an effective and efficient manner.