Yearly Archives: 2014

8 Tips On Avoiding Stormy Legal Weather in Design and Construction Projects

12-09-2014

AAP partners Joe Basham and Matt Cano recently presented on how to avoid stormy legal weather at the USI 2014 Loss Prevention & Risk Management Seminar. The main points from...

Mr. Allensworth Goes to Washington: AAP at the U.S. Supreme Court

12-03-2014

AAP’s founder, William Allensworth, recently gave a speech to the Austin Bar Association Construction Law Section. Don’t miss this look at his full presentation:...

AIA Austin Presentation: Avoiding Pitfalls in Architectural Practice

11-25-2014

AAP partner Matt Ryan presented at this year’s AIA Austin Small Firms Roundtable held at the Austin Center for Architecture. At this session, participants emerged with a better understanding of key...

Traps for the Unwary in Texas Construction Law

10-16-2014

AAP partner Matt Ryan co-presented Traps for the Unwary in Texas Construction Law at the State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division’s Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar conference this year. Below are...

Industry News: Texas Supreme Court Limits Application of Certificate of Merit Statute

09-12-2014

Chapter 150 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code requires that when a “plaintiff” sues a design professional for damages arising out of professional services, the “plaintiff” must file...

AAP Included in Chambers USA Law Firm Rankings

07-15-2014

Don’t miss: AAP listed as a ranked Texas construction law firm in the recently released 2014 Chambers USA publication: Chambers USA is published annually in May. The ranking tables and...

AAP Congratulates AIA Austin Award Recipients

07-08-2014

AAP would like to congratulate our friends for their recent AIA Austin awards: Honor Awards Emerging Professional Award – John J. Cameron, AIA John V. Nyfeler, FAIA Community Service Award...

BREAKING—Texas Supreme Court holds contractor cannot sue architect for negligent misrepresentation

06-20-2014

The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a general contractor could not recover damages under the theory of “negligent misrepresentation” against an architect, with whom the contractor had not contracted,...

William R. Allensworth Featured in Austin Lawyer

06-06-2014

Austin Lawyer featured William R. Allensworth, founder of Allensworth & Porter, in their May 2014 issue. The article highlights his efforts before the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the full article below: ...