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Members of Hays & Owens
have litigated a wide range of civil trial and appellate matters in state
and federal courts across the state and federal courts across the state as
well as adversarial proceedings before many administrative and regulatory
agencies.
Substantive litigation areas include:
Oil, Gas and Natural Resources -
Leasing, exploration and development, processing, transportation, marketing,
royalty of performance, operating agreements, preferential rights, property damage,
and environmental.
Contracts and Business Torts -
Breach of contract, interference with contract, commercial disparagement, deceptive
trade practices, and fraud.
Negligence and Insurance -
Personal injury, products liability, premises liability, coverage, and bad
faith.
Real Estate -
Sales contracts, commercial development, leases, condemnation, damage to
real property and conversion.
Estate and Probate -
Will contests and trust disputes.
Administrative Agencies
We regularly assist clients in dealing with regulatory agencies. The
Firm's administrative and regulatory practices, including litigation,
extends to most Texas administrative agencies, including the Comptroller of
Public Accounts,
General Land Office, State Board of Public Accountancy, Railroad Commission
and Public Utility Commission, and encompasses
applications, permits and compliance issues in addition to rule making and
contested case proceeding.
Mediation and Arbitration
Attorneys in the Firm have the experience in arbitration and mediation both
as mediators and advocates in representing our clients in the alternative
dispute resolution process.
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