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.
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. Complex cases require an initial consultation.
Initial consultations with new clients are available online only. A specific appointment is not required. We begin promptly after receiving necessary case information, copies of background documents, and payment from the client. Review our online consultation process and fees.
Legal fees begin at $450. Our goal is full transparency as to consultation fees and our overall schedule of legal services. We regret that we are unable to offer any free attorney time.
“Words cannot express how grateful my family and I are for Mr. Willis’ work. After being told we didn’t have a case by other attorneys, Mr. Willis was able to help us . . . his professionalism, knowledge, experience and interest he showed in our case quickly changed our minds. 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 then the attorneys we did meet in person.”
We DO offer one and two-hour 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 junk 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 handle Texas real estate litigation and Texas business litigation on a selective basis with a substantial retainer, clear liability on the facts, a solvent local defendant, and at least $50,000 in damages. No contingency cases.
We DO NOT accept real estate transaction representation when the contract has already been signed.
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 search title records, nor do we escrow, hold, or distribute funds, conduct in-office closings, obtain tax certificates, issue title policies, or record documents with the county clerk. Clients are encouraged to utilize a 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.
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 or qualified associated attorney.
Fees apply beyond our initial response. 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. Note that we do not offer consultations or any other legal services by text.
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.
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 can vary significantly with workload. Evening, weekend, and holiday emails are considered received on the next business day and are placed in our queue accordingly. For our address, see Location.
Legally speaking, you become our client only after we are monetarily retained and expressly agree to advise or represent you. Until then, we offer 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.
