Our process for offering online legal services in Texas is easy, efficient, and popular with clients. Routine tasks – consultations, document preparation, entity formations, and payment – may now be handled entirely online, supplemented by an optional phone or video call.
“Nice dealing with an expert! Mr. Willis answered all my questions the same day. Being able to do everything online saved us numerous trips to office. His book is very helpful also.”
The usual entry point for new clients is a consultation. However, if you know exactly what you want (a warranty deed, for instance), then you can bypass the consultation phase and go straight to a document request. The initial consultation is generally optional; however, complex cases require an initial consultation.
Initial consultations with new clients are available online only. We handle all new cases and new clients this way. A specific appointment time is not required. For step-by-step instructions, please review our consultation process and fees.
Our availability is limited to traditional business hours subject to our vacation schedule.
Our goal is full transparency as to consultation fees and our overall schedule of fees and legal services. Most of our fees are flat fees rather than hourly billing. No fees are incurred at the initial inquiry stage.
Our introductory online consultation fee for most new clients is $250 (limitations apply). We regret that we are unable to offer free consultations or any free attorney time.
“David is an incredibly knowledgeable and thorough attorney. His process is efficient and straightforward, and his guidance is superb.”
“Words cannot express how grateful my family and I are for Mr. Willis’ work. He truly made us feel as if we were his only clients, which really made us feel at ease in this very stressful and difficult situation. Even though we didn’t get to meet in person, I really must emphasize that Mr. Willis did a lot more for us via online than the attorneys we did meet in person.”
We DO offer consultations on Texas real estate law, Texas business law, and asset protection in Texas.
We DO represent and advise clients in Texas residential real estate and Texas commercial real estate transactions, providing comprehensive representation from contract through closing.
We DO prepare documents for creative real estate transactions like wraparounds, seller-finance, assumptions, and “subject to” transactions.
We DO handle Texas business law, including contracts, LLCs, partnerships, and joint ventures.
We DO offer review/comment on Texas real estate documents prepared by attorneys and realtors (but not on DIY documents or generic forms from the Internet).
We DO assist clients seeking asset protection from litigation and judgments, including techniques for anonymity in Texas real estate.
We DO create asset protection structures for Texas real estate investors that include Texas series LLCs and Nevada series LLCs.
We DO prepare Texas land trusts, including investor land trusts and living trusts for the Texas homestead.
We DO consider accepting Texas real estate and business litigation (subject to limited scheduling availability) so long as there is clear liability, a solvent local defendant, and damages of $50,000 or more. No contingency cases are accepted.
We DO NOT accept real estate transaction representation when the contract has already been signed. Consult an attorney before signing the contract.
We DO NOT get involved in real estate contract disputes unless we are the attorney on the entire transaction from contract through closing.
We DO NOT handle construction law, zoning law, or HOA law; oil and gas; bankruptcy or other federal court litigation; probate of wills and estates (except for affidavits of heirship and deeds curing title); securities law; divorce or family law; patent or copyright law; immigration; insurance law; or tax law.
We DO NOT act as a title company, so we do not conduct in-office closings, issue title insurance, or escrow or distribute settlement funds. We encourage clients to use an established title company for these services.
We DO NOT offer tax, accounting, or bookkeeping advice. All clients are encouraged to consult a CPA in conjunction with our legal services.
We DO NOT provide assistance or training for those seeking to DIY their own legal work.
We DO NOT offer consultations or any other legal services by text.
“David offers old-fashioned professionalism with a modern approach.”
All inquiries, new clients, and new cases are confidentially processed by means of the Client Inquiry Form below. Our reply will be in the form of general preliminary comments (not a formal consultation or legal opinion) that may come from a legal assistant.
Becoming our client requires that (1) we expressly accept the case, (2) we receive a copy of valid photo ID, and (3) we receive the required retainer. See answers to frequently asked questions relating to our legal services and fees.
We ask for a concise summary of basic facts to determine if there is a match between your legal issues and the services we provide.
When and where do events occur? Who is involved? Is the case residential or commercial? Is litigation pending? What is the dollar amount involved? Also, what is the goal of your inquiry? A consultation? Document preparation or review? Transactional representation? LLC formation? Asset protection planning?
Please limit your initial inquiry to around 200 words. We can gather more detail and documents later.
All inquiries, new clients, and new cases are processed exclusively by means of the Client Inquiry Form, not by phone or in the office. For online security reasons (persistent hacking attempts) we do not open online inquiries that are sent directly to our firm’s email address.
Our main phone is (713) 621-3100 – but again, we require that the Client Inquiry Form be used for your initial contact. Our fax number is (832) 201-5321.
For our mailing and physical addresses, see Location.
Fraud is common on the internet and real estate law firms are frequent targets. Be sure you are dealing with our authentic website, www.LoneStarLandLaw.com. As part of fraud prevention, we require a copy of government-issued photo identification that matches the name and address you provided in your inquiry to open a client file.
Business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. This is how we define a business day for purposes of turnaround, which varies with workload. Evening, weekend, and holiday emails are considered received on the next business day and are placed in our queue accordingly. View our vacation schedule.
You become our client only after we expressly agree to advise you and we are monetarily retained. Until then, we provide no specific legal advice upon which you may rely and have no obligations regarding your case. These and other terms of service apply to everyone without exception, so please read these policies before engaging us.
