Practice Areas

Motor Vehicle Accidents are a leading cause of personal injury and death in Texas. Accidents involving commercial trucks or “18-wheelers” often cause more serious injuries because of the size and weight of the trucks. We work closely with professional investigators and accident reconstruction specialists to gather, document, and preserve evidence at the scene and through eyewitness accounts.

After a loved one has been killed because of the negligence of someone else, you need a knowledgeable, aggressive lawyer to handle the legal matters of the case so you can focus on your family and yourself.

Landowners and business owners have a responsibility to meet safety standards on their premises. Hundreds of thousands of people are injured each year resulting from a dangerous condition on someone else’s property. Primarily these are in “slip and fall” or “trip and fall” cases, but other premises liability injury types include falls from unsafe stairs and platforms, injuries from falling objects, crush/impact injuries from defective gates and doors, burns and shocks from unprotected utilities, drownings, and others. Land and business owners are often represented by insurance companies who will fight viciously to deny your claim.

Businesses and corporations often have disputes with their customers, other businesses, and even with their own owners. Commercial disputes around the world are becoming more difficult to navigate. Hendley and Hodges Law regularly handles disputes between companies and their owners related to business torts, fiduciary duties, and shareholder/derivative suits.

Owners of real estate often experience legal fights with regard to ownership, sharing of profits, and use of the property. Common property disputes include landlord-tenant lease matters, partition actions between co-owners, and misrepresentations in a purchase or sale.

Construction law combines contract law and the Texas Property Code along with other areas of the law. Construction litigation often involves disputes over the completion of projects and the collection of payment for labor and materials. In Texas, the majority of construction litigation requires detailed understanding of lien and bond claims.  We have won trials and secured judgments for payment for our clients involved in construction-related disputes, even when our clients were the defendants in the lawsuit.

Oil and gas litigation is a concentrated type of property dispute that often involves splitting of lease bonuses, royalty interests, and conveyances of mineral interests.  We have represented clients through difficult disputes over millions of dollars of oil and gas interests.

Texas consumer law involves the protection of individuals from unfair trade practices, inaccurate information and unethical ways of doing business as outlined by the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). The underlying purpose of the statute is to protect consumers against false, misleading, and deceptive business practices, unconscionable actions, and breaches of warranty in an economical and efficient manner. 

Our attorneys fight for beneficiaries and heirs who are deprived of their lawful inheritence rights by executors and trustees who are not fulfilling their legal duties.

Hendley and Hodges Law provides advice regarding the structure and ownership of the entity, the drafting and filing of formation paperwork with government agencies, and the drafting of corporate company / operating agreements.

Our attorneys advise clients in the purchase, sale and lease of real property, including review and preparation of the contracts and conveyance documents to complete the deal. We draft and negotiate deeds, lease agreements for landlords and tenants, and easements. 

Hendley and Hodges Law advises and assists in the sale and purchase of businesses and business assets including partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and practice groups.

Hendley & Hodges assists clients in negotiating, obtaining and granting easements for access, pipelines, electricity, water and other uses.

Hendley and Hodges Law drafts, negotiates, and reviews master service agreements, purchase agreements, employment agreements, and other similar business agreements.