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Represents a wide range of commercial and residential real estate owners, developers  and lenders in loans, construction matters, workouts, foreclosures; title issues, lot sales, utilities, platting, development, and zoning issues;  landlords and tenants in leasing matters;  Businesses and individuals in contracts, commercial transactions, complex financings, securities fraud, corporate matters, stock and asset acquisitions.

Mr. Weaver, the Principal Attorney at The Weaver Law Firm, is double Board Certified in Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization—an achievement that reflects his deep knowledge and dedication to the practice of real estate law. He enjoys helping both individuals and businesses in a wide range of real estate matters, including disputes and transactions. Known for his ability to handle high-stakes litigation and complex deals, Mr. Weaver has built a reputation for delivering big-firm quality at reasonable costs.. Over the course of his career, Mr. Weaver has been recognized with some of the highest honors in the legal profession. He has been continuously named a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters and Texas Monthly, a distinction awarded to no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in Texas. He has also been listed among the Annual Top Attorneys by Thomson Reuters, recognized by Houstonia Magazine as one of Houston’s Top Lawyers, and given a 10.0 rating by Avvo for his professional background, experience, and qualifications.. Mr. Weaver has earned the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating, the highest peer-reviewed distinction for professional excellence in legal knowledge, ethical standards, and communication skills. He was further honored with the Judicial Edition of the AV Preeminent Attorney Award, based on evaluations from judges who recognized him as achieving the highest rating for both legal ability and ethics. The State Bar of Texas has acknowledged Mr. Weaver for exceeding its aspirational goals of public service, and the Texas Bar College of the State Bar of Texas granted him membership in its Society of Legal Scholars for leadership in the legal community and legal education.. In addition to his practice, Mr. Weaver has been called upon to serve as a testifying expert in real estate law. He has testified on behalf of the State of Texas after being engaged by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and the Texas Department of Transportation, and he has also been retained by fellow attorneys for his expertise. His opinions on legal issues have been sought by major news outlets including the Washington Post, KHOU 11, ABC 13 Houston, Univision, Fox News, and the Houston Chronicle.. Other news outlets like Business Insider, San Antonio Express News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Independent, The US Sun, the Daily Mail, and Yahoo News have reported on Mr. Weaver's experience or one of his cases.. Mr. Weaver’s dedication extends to mentoring and leading attorneys who themselves have been recognized by Best Lawyers as Ones to Watch and as Super Lawyers. Clients frequently commend his work, with consistent 5-star reviews on Yelp and Google Business Reviews.. A seasoned trial lawyer, Mr. Weaver has tried numerous jury and non-jury cases, giving him a litigation background that ensures strong protection for clients both in court and during pre-litigation negotiations. Together with the attorneys at The Weaver Law Firm, he represents clients in state and federal courts as well as before the Texas Court of Appeals.. Mr. Weaver’s practice encompasses both litigation and transactional real estate matters. On the litigation side, he represents clients in disputes involving title issues, boundary conflicts, adverse possession, fraudulent lien removal, foreclosure, partition, condemnation, contractual disputes, fiduciary duty claims, HOA matters, commercial lease obligations, and financing disputes. He also handles alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.. On the transactional side, Mr. Weaver advises clients and title companies such as Stewart Title and Fidelity National Title in matters including closing document preparation and review, acquisitions, financing and dispositions, purchase and sale agreements, seller-financing documents, commercial lease drafting and negotiation, executory contracts, post-foreclosure redemption, and restrictive covenant preparation and interpretation. He also assists with pre-closing due diligence on zoning, environmental and land use restrictions, as well as the preparation and filing of mechanic’s liens, variances, and easements.

Mr. Strug practices in the area of estate planning, trust and estate administration and business planning. He works closely with clients respecting a myriad of probate, trust and tax issues. Mr. Strug assists clients with estate and business planning, ranging from tax-planned wills and trusts to advanced planning techniques.  Mr. Strug uses family limited partnerships, charitable remainder trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, and partition and property agreements in order to address client planning objectives, whether it be driven by taxes or driven by asset protection concerns.. In the area of probate administration, Mr. Strug handles entire aspects of estate administration, from admitting a will to probate to preparing a federal estate tax return. He works closely with families to navigate through the probate process, assisting with any number of issues which they may face, from conveying title to the house to funding an estate credit shelter trust to communicating with the IRS about a potential estate audit.. In the area of business planning, Mr. Strug’s practice ranges from setting up business entities to assisting clients with the acquisition or sale of a small-to-mid size business.. Mr. Strug’s focus on client development, education and satisfaction means phone calls and emails are returned in timely manner, questions are welcomed and time is taken to provide clients with a thorough understanding of the options which may be facing them at the particular time.

Mr. Patel graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, recognized on the University Honors list. Subsequently he graduated from the University of Houston Law Center where he was invited to the Houston Business and Tax Journal after successfully competing in the write-on competition.. After law school, Mr. Patel decided to pursue his interest in tax by working at the IRS. His experience as an IRS examiner provided him with a unique perspective of IRS procedures and policies. There’s a way the IRS should work and the way it actually works. He is able to provide practical and creative solutions for resolving tax problems.. After the IRS, Mr. Patel worked at KPMG LLP. where he provided expat tax services and handled tax controversies for assignees of multinational corporations. He worked on cross-border tax issues involving expatriates and foreign nationals. At KPMG he gained experience in reporting of foreign assets and foreign income, and is knowledgeable of issues such as:. While at KPMG, he handled tax controversy matters for clients that involved foreign income and asset reporting, and other issues.. Throughout his career, Mr. Patel has resolved hundreds of tax problems, resulting in favorable outcomes in audit, collections, and IRS Appeals representation. He has successfully represented clients with undisclosed offshore account and income through offshore voluntary compliance procedures. Please click here to view our practice areas.. Mr. Patel has been a Houstonian for 11 years. He resides in Houston, Texas with his wife, who is a CPA, and two children.. Mr. Patel is admitted to practice law in all Courts of the State of Texas and the Southern District. He is also admitted by the United States Tax Court to represent taxpayers before the IRS in all 50 states.. Member of the American Bar Association, Taxation Section

Lance’s practice focuses on representing taxpayers before the IRS and Federal courts in matters involving audits, appeals, collection and litigation. Lance left the IRS Office of Chief Counsel in 2007 after serving as a Senior Attorney. As a Senior Attorney, Lance litigated cases on behalf of the government and advised Revenue Agents and Revenue Officers in their investigations. Prior to his government career, Lance practiced with Nistico & Crouch. Lance also worked for Jackson Lewis LLP representing clients with employee benefit audits and litigation.. Lance earned his law degree with honors from the University of Houston, where he also received his Masters of Business Administration.. Due to tax matters touching on several other practice areas, Lance also assists certain clients as an outside general counsel.

I'm a tax and estate planning attorney, focusing on foreign tax compliance and high-net-worth estate planning for individuals.  When I'm not practicing law, I spend my time with my wife Emily and our rescued mutts Griswold and Molly, I run marathons (40 as of 3/23/17), and I volunteer with the Boy Scouts.. My focuses on taking care of individuals and their planning issues. I'm certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both Tax Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law.. While it sounds like a wide range of disparate and unrelated practices, I see it as a related set of skills that helps clients get the legal pieces in place so that they can focus on what they want to and know that they legal side is handled.

I bring the experience of  40-plus years of  practice, most of which has been federak tax.  In the past ten years my practice has been primarily tax controversies and bringing in taxpayers (business and people ) "in from the cold."  That means helping people who have failed to file or who have not filed completely get into compliance (including numerous OVDI issues).  My most successful representations have been the ones that do not make the newspapers or end up in court.  However, I do have extensive experience trying cases, having at least one published decision in every decade from the sixties through the '10s (except for the '70s).. A current way of describing what I do is "Tax Controversy Risk Management.". I like to help people and i like to think I have made a positive difference for my clients.. My broad range of acquaintances and experience make it possible for me to achieve better results than others might be able to achieve.. Communal, non-proft organiizations and political activities have expanded my horizons and ability to call upon people who might make a difference.. My activity in speaking and participating in professional activities allows me to expand my knowledge and skills continually.  Even though I have been practicing for 40+ years, there is more to learn every day.

I am honored to accept referrals and confidential inquiries from private practitioners, corporate counsel, professionals, or executives who need advice, trial counsel, someone to lead an internal investigation, or to assist them with other corporate governance matters. I work closely with other counsel to ensure that clients are getting appropriate advice.. A little more about me and my beliefs. I'm also an author, leader, and a part-time academic. While I stay quite busy with my professional obligations, there is far more to life than being an attorney--which can be an all-consuming profession. I value time with my family and consider myself to be, more importantly, a loving husband, father, and a Christian. And, from having worked since my teens, I appreciate the importance of hard work and in taking pride in what I do.. So much is at stake when people hire a lawyer that nothing less than giving it your best is sufficient. That does not mean, however, that an attorney must be a jerk to be effective. Instead, being an effective advocate means caring about your client, being professional and courteous other lawyers, and with court personnel, and government officials.. I put myself through law school while working full time. Later in my career, when I reached a very advanced position at a young age within the federal government as a prosecutor, I felt I needed to put my skills and experience to their best use--which led me into private practice. Before doing so, however, I returned to law school and obtained an advanced degree (an LL.M. in Tax Law) while working full time.. I was recruited into a blue chip firm in Houston, and a friend convinced me to get another LL.M. (Health Law) to further hone my knowledge and skills in this arcane area of practice. After obtaining this third law degree, I have maintained my ties with academia by teaching as much as my time permits.. At bottom, I am a blessed individual. I have many good friends and colleagues, a wonderful family, and believe that I have been blessed with the God-given talent and strength to serve others effectively. I still have the passion and desire to excel and to leverage my skills to the best of my abilities.. Disclaimer: The information in my profile does not create an attorney-client relationship, and it is not intended to constitute advertising. Answers provided to questions aresolely offered for informational purposes and do not constitute legaladvice.

I am a graduate of Rutgers University and received my Juris Doctor in Law from Tulane University. I am licensed to practice law  in New Jersey and Florida . I am also licensed to practice law in the Federal Court New Jersey, and United States Tax Court.

I am a CPA and a trial lawyer.  I am also AV Peer Review Rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating possible by judges and other lawyers, for professional excellence, legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication skills, legal experience and legal ethics.. The Coffman Law Firm is a business litigation firm. We represent individuals and small and medium size businesses throughout Texas and across the United States in a broad range of trial and appellate matters, including antitrust, agriculture, contracts, intellectual property, technology, consumer cases, disasters, complex commercial litigation and class actions.  We do not represent insurance companies and typically do not represent large corporations.. No one will out strategize us, out research us, out write us or out work us.  Our law practice is based on the following core values:. WE ARE GOAL SETTERS.  Setting—and achieving—objectives is important to our clients and second nature to us.. WE ARE SELF-MOTIVATED.  We are internally driven to win.  We will not back down from a fight.  There are no problems—only opportunities to succeed.. WE ARE STRATEGIC.  We work hard to stay three steps ahead of the competition.. WE ARE RISK TAKERS.  Progress always involves risks.  We carefully assess the pros and cons associated with important decisions in order to minimize risk.  However, when the time comes, we are not afraid to pull the trigger and move forward.. WE ARE WELL NETWORKED.  We are connected—both technologically and from the human perspective.  Our networks are a source of support and information critical to our success.. WE ARE WELL PREPARED.  We go the extra mile to be ready to address the twists and turns that will arise during your case.  No one will out prepare us.. WE ARE NIMBLE.  We embrace technology.  We quickly and efficiently respond to our clients’ needs.. WE TAKE ACTION.  We assess the situation, prepare for the challenge and take action when warranted.  Timing is a critical part of our case strategy.

He is married to Barbara Coffman, daughter of Lt. (USN) & Mrs. Henry B. and Dado Coffman of Houston, Texas, resides in Houston, and is a member St. Martin's Episcopal Church. A former Marine Captain, paratrooper and naval aviator (A6E), and designated Military Finance Officer who after military service became a CPA and attorney.

Focus on tax controversy, tax malpractice and tax planning.. Board Certified, Civil Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specializaiton 1991-2121. Certified Public Accountant “retired” status. Active license 1986-2018.. UH Law Tax LL.M., 2009

Doug Durham began practicing Law in May of 1980 as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas. He worked his way up through the ranks of the District Attorney’s Office to the position of “Chief Prosecutor” in the 228th District Court (Judge Ted Poe presiding) and the 183rd District Court (Judge Joseph M. Guarino presiding). During his tenure with the office he tried over fifty cases to jury verdicts, including capital murder cases. Doug left the Harris County District Attorney’s Office in June of 1986  for private practice.        Doug has been recognized as having special competence in the area of Criminal Law and  Criminal Appeals (since 1986) by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Doug is admitted to practice in federal court in the Southern, Eastern  and Western Districts of Texas; the Eastern District of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and United States Supreme Court. He has tried over one hundred cases to jury verdict and authored over one hundred Criminal Briefs filed in the First, Third, Thirteen, and Fourteenth Texas Courts of Appeal, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, United States Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit and United States Supreme Court (Petition for Writ of Certiorari).. He was elected to the Board of the Harris County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 1987-88 and remains a current member of the Harris County, Texas, and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In August of 1991, Doug joined the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas. From 1991-94 he was a member of the financial institution fraud section where he prosecuted several high profile bank fraud cases. From 1994-97, he served as “Chief of the Economic Crimes Section” where he supervised 34 lawyers. In 1997 he served for a short period as “Chief of the Criminal Division.”  During the same period, he was a member of Attorney General Janet Reno’s National health care fraud working group. He was a member of the Department of Justice’s self-audit team and participated in the United States Attorney Office evaluation for the District of Connecticut and the Eastern District of Virginia.. In March of 1997 Doug left the federal government an re-entered private practice. Doug has addressed health care and criminal law issues before various groups, including: The Texas Criminal Lawyer’s Association, The University of Texas School of Law Tenth Annual Health Law Conference and the Houston Baptist University Masters Program in Public Health.      Doug has represented individuals and Fortune 500 corporations who have come under the scrutiny of the government in industries as diverse as private prison management, health care, banking, securities fraud, energy, manufacturing and hazardous waste management.. A representative sample of corporate clients include Auto Zone, CEC, General Electric, Phillips Petroleum, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Terra Renewal, Sunbelt Rentals, and Moon Credit Corporation. Doug’s primary office is located in the Williams Tower in the Galleria area of Houston.. He is available to meet clients in downtown Houston at the Bank of America Center, and in offices in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Washington D.C., New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tyson Corner, Virginia.

Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate. Flat-fees are available. Call for a free consultation.. My practice focuses on helping clients with probate, estate planning, guardianship, wills, trusts, real estate, and small business needs.  Please take advantage of our free phone consultation at.. Originally from Provo, Utah, Randall Perrier has practiced law in Texas since 2002. Mr. Perrier earned his law degree from the University of Idaho School of Law and furthered his legal education at New York University School of Law, where he obtained a post-law degree in taxation. Upon graduating from NYU, Mr. Perrier was recruited by Baker Botts, LLP to work for their Houston office in the Business and Estate Planning group (renamed the Private Clients group). Mr. Perrier is certified by the State Bar of Texas in Estate Planning and Probate Law.. Mr. Perrier left Baker Botts, LLP in 2005 to found Perrier & Associates, P.C., which allowed him to expand his practice areas. Mr. Perrier continues to focus his practice on estate planning and probate, real estate litigation and business formation and operation. Mr. Perrier’s office is located on FM 1960 Rd. West (renamed Cypress Creek Parkway) and serves clients in from all over Houston, The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, and Conroe and Montgomery County.