Matthew Duke Joins SWB’s Transactional Business Practice
Saunders, Walsh & Beard welcomes associate Matthew Duke. Matt’s primary practice areas focus on transactional, real estate, and business law, as well as estate planning. With experience as in-house counsel, Matt has the insight to navigate the issues a company might face, ranging from formation to wind-down plans, as well…
Warning to Restoration Contractors and Roofers: The Old Way of Doing Business is Over.
On August 3, 2017, the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth granted class certification against Lon Smith Roofing (LSRC), a prominent North Texas Roofer, for violation of the Texas Public Insurance Adjusting Act. Given the direction the courts in North Texas have gone in the past few years,…
The Difference between a Rule of Interpretation and a Canon of Construction
One evening, sitting by the fireplace, sipping on a cup of hot coco, I found myself musing on the subject of contract interpretation. I was pondering various active cases and my fading memory of my first year of law school when I had two revelations: 1) I am getting old,…
2015 is “in the books” — is it in your corporate books?
An out-of-date corporate book can cause unexpected legal problems! It is important to keep your entity’s books up-to-date and to ensure compliance with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office and the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Here are some common issues in need of updates: Did your entity hold its required annual…