Litigation and Transactional Assistance
At Fabio & Merrill, we help clients pursue their legal goals and protect their interests. Our lawyers are skilled litigators. But we also understand that in many cases, skilled planning can help you avoid costly disputes, and we offer a wide range of transactional services.
Contact us at our offices in Houston, Texas, for help with any of the following matters:
- Wills and Trusts: If you are ready to consider your estate planning options, come to us to begin working on a comprehensive package of estate documents.
- Probate Administration: If you have been appointed as an executor or your family member has died with or without a will, we can help you through the probate process.
- Commercial Real Estate: We represent commercial landlords and tenants in lease negotiations, litigation, and land use and development matters.
- Residential Real Estate: We help homeowners, residential landlords and property sellers dealing with deed restrictions, payment issues, lease drafting and other issues.
- Title Disputes: If you are involved in a dispute over the title to real estate, royalties or other property rights, we can be your advocates.
- Oil, Gas and Minerals: We are experienced at handling a wide range of oil, gas and mineral matters, including lease disputes, title disputes and contract disputes.
- Contract Litigation: If you are a party to a contract that has been breached, we can help you pursue the compensation to which you are legally entitled.
- Misappropriation of Image Litigation: We are one of a few firms in Texas that has handled a lawsuit filed against a filmmaker for allegedly misappropriating someone's image. We successfully defended the filmmaker.
- Employment Agreements: Employment law can be a minefield for employers. We can help you draft agreements and policies that protect you from potential liability.
- Guardianship: When an adult or child needs supervision, obtaining a court-appointed guardianship gives you the power to protect and care for that person.
- Family Law: Attorney Thea Fabio represents clients going through divorce and helps clients with a range of other family law issues.
- Appeals: If a trial court rules against you based on a misinterpretation or misapplication of the law, you have the right to seek reversal from a higher court. Or if you believe the trial has ruled correctly, we can represent you if the case is appealed.
When you need an attorney with more than 30 years of Texas legal experience, don't hesitate to contact us at Fabio & Merrill.
