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Our office is located on the 12th Floor of in the Guaranty Bank building in Preston Center – 8333 Douglas Avenue, Dallas, Texas.
From North Dallas: South on the Tollway, exit Loop 12 (Northwest Highway), turn left on Northwest Highway, and turn right onto Douglas Avenue – we are in the first office building on your right.
From downtown Dallas: North on the Tollway, exit Loop 12 (Northwest Highway), and turn right onto Berkshire Lane (before you get to the intersection of Northwest Highway) – we are in the second office building on your right.
From DFW Airport: Leave from the North Exit, take Highway 114 East, take Northwest Highway East, and turn right from Northwest Highway onto Douglas Avenue – we are in the first office building on your right.
From Love Field: From the airport exit (Cedar Springs Road), turn left on Mockingbird Lane, turn left onto the Dallas North Tollway (toll required), exit Loop 12 (Northwest Highway), and turn right onto Berkshire Lane (before you get to the intersection of Northwest Highway) – we are in the second office building on your right.
Where are we licensed?
Most of our professionals are licensed by the State of Texas as an attorney, a CPA, or both. Our attorneys have practiced in state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels, and in Texas and other states. We provide services throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the State of Texas, and elsewhere.
Are we “board certified”?
No. Board certification is a voluntary designation. Of the 69,000+ members of the State Bar*, there are 6,500 board certified attorneys**. To become board certified in a specified practice area, an attorney must have:
• been licensed
to practice law for at least five years;
• devoted a required percentage of his/her practice to the specified
area for at least three years;
• handled a wide variety of matters in the specified area to demonstrate
experience and involvement;
• attended continuing education seminars regularly to keep legal training
up to date;
• been evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges; and
• passed a 6-hour written examination.
*Statistical Profile
of the State Bar of Texas Membership (2001-2002), by Cannon & Spanhel
for the State Bar of Texas Department of Research & Analysis, May 2002.
** http://www.tbls.org/FAQs/General.asp
Do we have contracts with our clients?
Yes. Whether it is a formal engagement agreement or an arrangement or proposal letter, we set out the scope of our work to be performed in writing and ask our clients to approve it before we begin any work.
How are we compensated?
Our services are billed by the project or on an hourly basis. For most of our estate planning and some of our business law and tax services, we will charge a flat fee that is dependent on the work to be done. For our trial law and some of our business law and tax services, we will bill by the hour, in fifteen (15) minute increments. In addition, we require retainers in most matters, whether they are billed by the project or hourly, which may be an advance payment of a portion of a project fee or a deposit to secure future hourly fees.
For mediation services, we require $500 from each party for ½ day, and $750 from each party for a full day; however, for matters involving more than two parties, the fee may be adjusted in a pro rata manner.
What are our billing practices?
We send bills during the first few days of each month, and we ask that they be paid in full by the 15th day of each month. Our bills will indicate the work performed, any expenses incurred, and any balance due.
How can our charges be paid?
We accept checks, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.
In addition, we have an account with PayPal.com that allows you to pay us
online (please contact us for more information).