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Strict Compliance Required for Default Judgment

In Bailey’s Furniture, Inc. v. Graham-Rutledge & Co., No. 05-11-00710-CV, the Fifth District Court of [...]

Texas Supreme Court to Determine if Arbitration Clause in Trust is Enforceable

  In Rachal v. Reitz, 347 S.W.3d 305 (Tex. App.–Dallas 2011, pet. filed), a beneficiary [...]

A Primer on Expedited Actions Under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 169

In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 274, which called upon the Supreme Court [...]

Top Ten Reasons to Plan Your Estate Now – Number Two

2. Guardianship of Minor Children If you have a minor child, who would care for [...]

Top Ten Reasons to Plan Your Estate Now – Number One

1.  Incompetency        You may not be incompetent now, but do you know [...]

Foreclosing on Residential Property under the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

  In response to the housing collapse in 2009, the United States Congress enacted the [...]

Haley & Olson, P.C. Among Texas Top-Ranked Law Firms

Texas Lawyer, an ALM Publication, has included Haley & Olson, P.C. in its list of [...]

Tenth Court of Appeals Rules City is Immune From Suit

On November 1, 2012, the Tenth Court of Appeals held that the City of Bruceville-Eddy [...]

Supreme Court of Texas Continues to Interpret Craddock in Favor of Defaulting Party

On October 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of Texas released a per curiam opinion in Milestone Operating, Inc. [...]

Texas Supreme Court Rules Franchise Tax is Constitutional

On October 19, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas franchise tax does [...]