CORPORATE, COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LAW. Representing small- to large-sized business clients, our firm has substantial experience in corporate, commercial and and business law. We regularly assist clients in forming new business entities, including general partnerships, limited partnerships, business and family trusts, corporations and limited liability companies. The firm's staff has experience in negotiating and drafting a variety of domestic and international contracts; debt and equity related financing and investment transactions; corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and asset-based purchase and sale transactions.
Limited Liability Companies
Intellectual Property
We handle a broad range of intellectual property matters, including intellectual property litigation; copyrights, technology and licensing transactions; trademarks and brand management; and trade secrets litigation.
Chris is Of Counsel to the firm. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in December 2009 and was licensed to practice in Texas in May 2010. Chris' legal experience includes working in the areas of corporate, business and commercial litigation, family law, criminal, consumer, and labor and employment law since 2010 as well as being lead counsel and Manager of Dispute Resolution from 2010 to 2011 for the Houston Organization of Public Employees (HOPE). His work there included successfully reorganizing the dispute resolution division to effectively manage union member's grievance process, conducting investigations relating to union member grievance issues and serving Exclusive Bargaining Agent representing employees of the City of Houston in labor and employment issues at all levels of disciplinary actions up to and including termination hearings. His email address is chris@carmonalawoffice.com
JOSEPH G. SOLIZ - Joseph, the firm's owner, founder and managing attorney, is an attorney with approximately 44 years of legal experience. He is a 1976 Graduate of Texas State University-San Marcos and a 1979 graduate of Harvard Law School. Joseph is an Adjunct Professor, teaching Introduction to Law, Business Law, Oil & Gas Law and other legal courses at Lone Star College - North Harris. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. He is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Joseph has continously been a member of the State Bar of Texas since 1979. His practice areas include the following: oil, gas & mineral law; real estate law; corporate, commercial, business and contract law; governmental relations, debtor/creditor issues; litigation and alternative dispute resolution; probate; and estate planning. In addition to his legal practice, Joseph serves as a member
ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION. Our firm's attorneys regularly advise clients on estate planning, together the preparation of wills
Wills
, living wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other estate planning instruments. We also also handle probate and other estate administration proceedings.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. Our firm handles all aspects of commercial real estate and development law, including complex commercial financing and refinancing agreements, commercial development, land acquisition, leases, and permitting. We also handle legal matters involving construction, conveyancing, leasing, foreclosures, ad valorem taxes, zoning, land use, title issues and environmental problems.
Debt Collection
LITIGATION & ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. Our firm regularly represents clients in a wide range of civil litigation and administrative proceedings, as well as various forms of alternative dispute resolution. We have substantial experience in contract interpretation and enforcement, as well as debt collection.