Our primary areas of practice are:
- Construction Disputes, including
- – Claims
- – Litigation
- – Liens and bonds
- – Arbitration
- Construction Contract Negotiation, including
- – Draft, review and negotiate contracts
- – Project Delivery Systems
- – Industry standard forms (AIA, EJCDC, AGC Consensus Docs)
- Appellate Practice, including before
- – the Texas Supreme Court
- – the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- – several Texas Courts of Appeals
- Professional Responsibility, including
- – Texas Board of Professional Engineers
- – Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
- – Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, including
- – Arbitration
- – Mediation
Attorneys
- Joe R. Basham
- Matthew C. Ryan
- Travis W. Brown
- Amy M. Emerson
- Will W. Allensworth
- S.W. “Whitney” Knight
- Steven T. Hardt
- Tyler T. O’Halloran
- Megan R. Kateff
- Karly A. Houchin
- Patrick S. Fang
- Callie D. Crispin
Appellate Cases
- Interstate Contracting Corporation v. City of Dallas, Texas, 135 S.W.3d 605 (Tex. 2004).
- Montemayor v. Chapa, 61 S.W.3d 758 (Tex. App.―Corpus Christi 2001, no pet.).
- Huffmeyer v. Mann, 49 S.W.3d 554 (Tex. App.―Corpus Christi 2001, no pet.).
- Petition of Kristie Leigh Enterprises, Inc., 72 F.3d 479 (5th Cir. 1996).
- Employers Cas. Co. v. Texas Ass’n of Sch. Bd. Workers’ Comp. Self-Ins. Fund, 886 S.W.2d 470 (Tex. App.―Austin 1994, writ dism’d w.o.j.).
Publications
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Construction Discussion | Episode One: Limitations of Liability (Watch Video)
Place: Published by Allensworth & Porter (November 15, 2017)
Author/Speaker: Travis W. Brown -
Law & The Architect: 2017
Place: Presented at: AIA San Antonio Spring Conference and Product Expo (March 2017); AIA Austin Small Firms Roundtable (June 2017); AIA Austin Summer Conference (August 2017); THRESHOLD: Texas Society of Architects 78th Annual Convention and Design Expo (November 2017)
Author/Speaker: Matthew C. Ryan -
Essential eDiscovery Questions to Ask Opposing Counsel (Read More)
Place: Published by Allensworth & Porter (November 13, 2017)
Author/Speaker: Tyler T. O'Halloran -
Integrated Project Delivery: Boost Productivity, Save Money, and Avoid Litigation
Place: THRESHOLD: Texas Society of Architects 78th Annual Convention and Design Expo (November 2017)
Author/Speaker: Joe R. Basham -
Drones: The Eye in the Sky on Construction Job Sites (Read More)
Place: Published by Allensworth & Porter (October 24, 2017)
Author/Speaker: Karly A. Houchin