Texas business and litigation counsel
The details are where each case is won.
We build companies and write their contracts. When someone stops honoring them, we try the case.
Practice areas
Nine areas, handled by the people who answer the phone.
Disputes
Business Litigation
Disputes that could not be settled across a table.
Disputes
Construction Disputes
Contracts, liens, and the disputes that follow when a project goes sideways.
Disputes
Non-Compete & Trade Secrets
What leaves with someone when they leave.
Transactions
Business Sales and Purchases
Buying or selling a company, and knowing exactly what comes with it.
Transactions
Business Formation
The entity, the operating agreement, and who decides what.
Transactions
Real Estate
Leases, purchases, and closings, commercial and residential.
Transactions
Franchise Agreements
Franchisors and franchisees, from the agreement to the exit.
Contracts & Counsel
Contracts
What you are signing, in language you actually understand.
Contracts & Counsel
Business Counsel
The questions worth asking before they turn into a lawsuit.
One step ahead
Upfront pricing, before the work starts.
We provide upfront pricing and estimates of cost-of-work, so you can make the best and most efficient use of your time and resources.
Our firm uses fixed fee, hourly, or blended forms of compensation to best meet your legal needs.
Consultations carry no obligation, by phone, in person, or by video conference.
The firm
Trust. Respect. Hard Work.
The values we bring to each and every matter we handle.
With locations in both Magnolia and The Woodlands, our firm was established to provide simple, effective, and straightforward solutions to your legal issues. Whether your business needs legal advice, a contract reviewed, help purchasing or selling a business, or litigation assistance, our firm stands ready and able to get you what you need in the most cost-efficient manner possible.
Small enough that your matter has a name attached to it. Three attorneys and a paralegal — your file is assigned on the first call and stays there.
Selected matters
The kind of thing that ends up on our desk.
S.D. Tex. · MDL 2179
Represented the defendant as a member of Texas trial teams in federal and state court actions stemming from the Deepwater Horizon incident.
Texas Business Court
Lead counsel for an oil and gas limited liability manager in a corporate governance dispute and related Harris County action.
Montgomery Cty. · 4-day jury trial
Represented restaurant sellers at trial over breach of a commercial property contract and asset purchase agreement.
Harris Cty. District Court
Represented the plaintiff in a failed merger dispute against a former PGA major champion and Ryder Cup captain.
Lease dispute · Trial
Represented a prominent restaurant and bar at trial against its landlord over an alleged breach of the lease agreement.
Harris Cty. · Derivative action
Lead counsel for primary investors in a derivative action for breaches of fiduciary duty and fraudulent actions.
“From start to finish, he was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly attentive to detail.”
“Approachable, thorough, and professional. We worked with Connell to help us with issues in our small business.”
Two offices
Magnolia and The Woodlands.
Texas
The Woodlands
8708 Technology Forest PlaceSuite 175
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Magnolia and The Woodlands · Montgomery County, Texas
The other side brings a hundred lawyers.We bring the case.
The Magnolia Law Group tries business cases in Texas state and federal court, and has gone up against, and alongside, the largest firms in the country.
Consultations are no commitment and carry no obligation, by phone, in person, or by video conference.