Irving, TX Business Law Attorney

Schachter Harris, LLP

400 Las Colinas Boulevard East Suite 220 Irving, Texas 75039 USA

 (214) 999-5700 or (877) 900-9458
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At Schachter Harris LLP, we are proud that so many of our clients come to us from referrals by some of the finest lawyers and law firms in the country. They know their clients' interests will become our own. Our Dallas attorneys represent businesses and individuals in their private affairs. We have a long history of helping clients in Texas and nationwide achieve their goals in litigation, whether in business, investment, or professional malpractice litigation, in family law matters, or in personal injury litigation. Our experience on both sides of the docket give us a perspective other counsel may lack.

Few firms have had the opportunity to work with the highest caliber experts, to research themes and predictive questions with the top jury consultants, and to test their work in trials throughout the country. Our success against many of the most respected trial lawyers in the country has earned us a national reputation as a leading trial firm. Attorneys know our attorneys as leaders in challenging expert testimony and presenting scientific and other complex issues to courts and juries.

Whether you need legal representation in a business or contract dispute, securities fraud claim, personal injury or professional malpractice lawsuit, divorce case, or any other civil dispute, we would look forward to discussing our potential representation with you. Please contact us to learn more about our services.

Practice Areas

Additional Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation, Business Organizations, Condemnation, Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements, Investment Fraud, Investment Unsuitability Claims, Director and Officer Liability, Conflicts of Interest, Drafting Errors, Poor Legal Advice, Property Division, Asset Valuation.

Practice Areas Description

- Business Litigation

While some business disputes can be resolved informally without any need for protracted litigation, there are many instances where the parties´ interests are sufficiently at odds that it is advisable for each party to retain a law firm that is prepared to go to trial if necessary. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas business litigation lawyers are known for their experience and success in the area of trial practice.


- Contract Dispute

Nearly all business transactions involve contracts of some kind — whether written, oral, or implied. As a result, when disagreements arise in business, contract disputes often follow. When such disputes arise, the efficient enforcement of valid contracts, successful defense of unjust breach-of-contract allegations, and accurate evaluation of risks require the knowledge that comes with decades of experience litigating and trying contract claims.


- Unfair Competition

At its best, competition forces businesses to innovate and improve their products and services. If a business cannot protect its confidential information from competitors, however, it cannot earn returns on its efforts to innovate. The law of unfair competition provides legal remedies for businesses whose operating documents, customer lists, and other types of confidential information have been misappropriated by former employees and competitors.


- Business Fraud

Claims of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, conspiracy and other intentional misconduct are common in business litigation. The reasons are simple. Greed is a powerful inducement, fraudulent schemes abound, and even careful individuals and businesses can be victimized. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas business fraud lawyers relish the challenge of litigating claims involving allegations of intentional deception. Our attorneys investigate these cases by creatively employing the full arsenal of discovery tools that court rules place at our disposal, and some of our most gratifying successes have come in proving fraud allegations.


- Real Estate Litigation

A real estate purchase and sale agreement is a binding contract in which, typically, each party´s obligations are contingent on whether certain conditions are met by the other party. The complexity of these agreements can make it particularly difficult, in a dispute arising out of a real estate transaction, to identify which party breached the contract and determine the level of compensation, if any, owed by that party to the injured party.


- Oil and Gas Litigation

In much of Texas´s oil- and gas-rich territory, the mineral rights to property have been separated from the surface rights and, in many cases, leased to third parties for drilling purposes. These third parties, in turn, are often joint ventures between multiple business entities and individuals. The legal and contractual duties that exist between parties with interests in oil and gas deposits can, in the event of conflicts, give rise to substantial litigation.


- Intellectual Property

The U.S. District Courts for both the Eastern District of Texas and, more recently, the Northern District of Texas have gained a nationwide reputation as "rocket dockets" for intellectual property cases, bringing a great deal of national patent and trademark litigation to Texas. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas intellectual property litigation lawyers represent both plaintiffs and defendants as both lead counsel and local trial counsel in intellectual property disputes. Our attorneys have a national reputation as leading trial counsel, an in-depth understanding of the statutory and procedural aspects of intellectual property practice, and extensive experience participating effectively in team efforts with other lawyers and law firms.


- Employment Dispute

At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas employment dispute attorneys defend employers against administrative complaints and lawsuits filed by former employees who believe they have been wrongfully terminated or otherwise mistreated in the workplace.


- Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements

Most people expect that when two parties enter into a contract, the courts will enforce the provisions of the agreement in the event of a dispute. Noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, however, have historically been disfavored by the courts and are not considered universally enforceable. Despite this fact, the number of employers requiring employees to enter into these agreements continues to increase, resulting in a high volume of litigation.


- Consumer Litigation

If you have purchased a product that turned out to be defective or a service that was not delivered as promised — or if a product or service was misrepresented to you before you bought it — you may be entitled to financial compensation and other legal remedies under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act or another state or federal consumer protection statute.


- Condemnation

The authority of government entities to interfere with the property rights of private individuals and businesses is limited by the U.S. Constitution. If the federal government or a state or local government is attempting to take your property or reduce its value, it must pay you fair compensation for your property. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas condemnation lawyers help property owners protect their property rights in disputes with government entities. Whether the government has brought an eminent domain action in order to condemn your property or taken any other action that has reduced the value of your property without compensating you, our attorneys can help.


- Business Dispute

Disputes among the owners of closely-held businesses are often called business divorces, and with good reason. Disagreements over control of a business are often accompanied by claims of breach of trust and betrayal between entrepreneurs who once got along well together. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas business dispute attorneys represent business partners, shareholders, and members in disputes with their fellow owners. Our breadth of experience both pursuing and defending these cases enables our lawyers to skillfully guide clients through the intricacies of disputes involving business entities and associations of all kinds.


- Investment and Securities Litigation

For the securities market to work properly, investors must have access to full and accurate information about the investment opportunities presented to them. Every investor occasionally makes bad investments, but when a bad investment has been induced by the intentional or negligent conduct of a corporation, stockbroker, investment adviser, insurance broker, or other party, that party deserves to be held accountable for the consequences. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas investment litigation lawyers help investors pursue compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of securities fraud, churning and excessive trading, unsuitability claims, earnings restatements, director and officer liability.


- Investment Fraud

Individuals and businesses that promote investment opportunities, brokers who facilitate securities transactions, and financial advisers who recommend investments to their clients often have an interest in encouraging investors to part with their money. When, in pursuit of that interest, they behave dishonestly, recklessly or negligently misleading investors as to the nature of potential investments, they can be held legally accountable for the consequences.


- Stockbroker Churning Claims

When an investor gives a stockbroker the authority to trade on his or her behalf, the broker has a responsibility to act in the investor´s best interests. Depending on the circumstances, this responsibility may rise to the level of a fiduciary duty — a duty to put the investor´s interests ahead of the broker´s own interests. But in any circumstance, conducting excessive trades solely for the purpose of generating commissions is dishonest and impermissible behavior.


- Investment Unsuitability Claims

Not every investment is appropriate for every investor. For instance, inexperienced investors and those approaching retirement often prefer conservative investment strategies, while investors with substantial uncommitted resources may wish to pursue riskier investments. Investment advisers, securities brokers and financial planners who advise investors on their portfolios have a responsibility to know their clients and recommend suitable investments.


- Earnings Restatements

When a company issues an earning restatement, it is essentially admitting that it has previously released inaccurate information about its financial position. Earnings restatements have become increasingly common in recent years — particularly after the exposure of irregularities at major companies such as Enron and WorldCom — and in most cases, after a company restates its earnings, its stock price declines, sometimes substantially.


- Director and Officer Liability

The directors and officers of any corporation owe a fiduciary duty to the entity — that is, a duty to put the interests of the company´s shareholders ahead of their own personal interests. The directors and officers of publicly traded companies owe additional duties to shareholders. When they fail to live up to these responsibilities, they can be held legally accountable.


- Professional Malpractice

Professionals have a legal and ethical duty to act in their clients´ best interests and to apply their education and training in a competent fashion toward that end. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Dallas professional malpractice lawyers help clients in Texas and nationwide pursue negligence claims against lawyers, accountants, doctors and other professionals. Our attorneys are experienced at pursuing claims such as the following: legal malpractice, accounting malpractice, medical malpractice, investment and securities malpractice, construction malpractice and real estate malpractice.


- Legal Malpractice

When you hire an attorney to represent you in any matter, you have a right to expect that he or she will behave competently and ethically. Attorneys who do not do so may be liable for legal malpractice. Some legal malpractice is obvious, but much goes unrecognized. And the reason is simple: Most clients — even highly successful and sophisticated ones — are not lawyers. Knowing whether a lawyer made a mistake requires consulting with an expert.


- Conflicts of Interest

In their zeal to get and keep good clients, lawyers and law firms sometimes skirt the rules for avoiding conflicts of interest. When they do so and their clients are harmed as a result, they can be held accountable for the consequences of their actions. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Texas legal malpractice lawyers help clients recover compensation from attorneys and law firms that have harmed their interests in the process of advancing the interests of others.


- Drafting Errors

Lawyers who draft and review contracts have a duty to make sure their clients receive full and intelligible explanations of the terms of those agreements. When individuals and businesses end up making legal commitments that they never knew they were agreeing to due to contract drafting errors, their attorneys can be held accountable for the consequences.


- Poor Legal Advice

When an attorney agrees to advise a client on any legal matter, he or she has a responsibility to research the facts and law adequately and provide the client with an honest, sound assessment of the situation at hand. A lawyer may not be able to predict the consequences of a particular course of action with 100 percent certainty, but he or she should be able to explain the possible outcomes and the relative likelihood of each of those outcomes.


- Accounting Malpractice

Accountants and auditors are governed by extraordinarily complex regulatory and professional standards that few people outside these professions — even highly sophisticated investors and businesspeople — understand. That is why, if you believe you may have a claim against an accountant, it is necessary to obtain sound professional advice about your options.


- Family Law / Divorce

Divorce and family law cases are among the most serious matters addressed in the legal system. If you are involved in a high-stakes family law dispute, you need a lawyer who is prepared to take all necessary steps to pursue your goals through creative legal strategies. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving family law attorneys have extensive experience helping clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue positive outcomes to family law matters. The following are some of the major services our firm offers in this area: divorce, complex property division, child custody and visitation, parental rights, collaborative law and mediation.


- Family Law

Divorce and family law cases are among the most serious matters addressed in the legal system. If you are involved in a high-stakes family law dispute, you need a lawyer who is prepared to take all necessary steps to pursue your goals through creative legal strategies. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving family law attorneys have extensive experience helping clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue positive outcomes to family law matters.


- Divorce

The end of a marriage can be an emotionally turbulent time, but it is also an opportunity to move forward with your life. An experienced attorney can assist you with that process by helping you pursue a divorce judgment or settlement that protects your best interests. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving divorce lawyers represent clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.


- Complex Property Division

The division of assets and debts can be one of the most contentious aspects of the divorce process. If you or your spouse has substantial assets at stake in your divorce, you will want to make sure your lawyer is prepared to address potentially complicated financial issues. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving complex property division lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue fair and appropriate asset division under Texas community property law.


- Child Custody

For many parents, the most difficult aspect of the divorce process is uncertainty about how divorce will impact their relationships with their children. This can be especially difficult when a child´s parents do not see eye to eye on the issue of child custody and visitation arrangements. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving child custody lawyers represent clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area in negotiations and litigation over custody and visitation issues. We can help you understand your options and pursue the appropriate outcome for your children.


- Parental Rights

Arrangements for the care and support of minor children are some of the most crucial issues addressed by Texas family law. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving parental rights lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area address and resolve complex issues in this area. In Texas, parental rights are addressed through the legal concept of conservatorship. When a married couple has a child, both parents are, by default, joint managing conservators over the child.


- Collaborative Law

You and your spouse may not see eye to eye on any aspect of your divorce, but you may still want to avoid the potentially costly and contentious process of litigation. If you have children, you may be particularly concerned about avoiding a bitter public dispute over child custody. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving collaborative law attorneys and mediation lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue divorce settlements through alternative dispute resolution (ADR).


- Personal Injury

Our attorneys are, first and foremost, trial lawyers. While many personal injury cases settle out of court, it is important to hire an attorney who is prepared to go to trial if you are not offered a fair settlement. Our lawyers have substantial trial experience trying personal injury and product liability cases. We are prepared to help clients pursue the following types of cases: medical and dental malpractice and nursing home injuries, medical device injuries, recreational vehicle accidents, brain and spinal cord injuries and construction accidents.


- Medical Malpractice

When you put your life in the hands of a doctor, hospital, nursing home, pharmacy or other health care provider, you have a right to expect competent, attentive care. Unfortunately, in some cases, medical providers do not give their patients the care they deserve. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving medical malpractice attorneys help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue all types of health care negligence claims.


- Medical Device Injury

Millions of people throughout the United States rely on medical devices for their well-being. These people have a right to expect that their devices have been designed and manufactured carefully in order to serve their purposes. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving medical device injury lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue product liability claims against medical device manufacturers and other negligent parties.


- Recreational Vehicle Accident

Recreational vehicles such as ATVs and Jet Skis are put through a lot of stress under normal usage conditions, and they need to be designed and manufactured to withstand that stress. Accidents involving defective recreational vehicles can leave users with serious injuries. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving recreational vehicle accident lawyers help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue compensation from vehicle manufacturers and retailers for catastrophic injuries caused by their defective products.


- Brain Injury

A brain or spinal cord injury can have devastating consequences. In addition to medical and nursing expenses, many people who experience these injuries are permanently unable to return to their jobs, and their relationships with their spouses and children can be seriously impacted. At the law firm of Schachter Harris, LLP, our experienced Irving brain injury lawyers and spinal cord injury attorneys help clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue fair compensation for these serious harms from those who are responsible for their injuries.


- Construction Accident

Construction work is inherently dangerous, which is why contractors, subcontractors, property owners and other parties involved in construction projects are expected to take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect the safety of people working on those projects. At Schachter Harris, LLP, our Irving construction accident attorneys help injured construction workers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area pursue personal injury claims. In many cases, we are able to help clients obtain more compensation than they would get through workers´ comp.


- Toxic Torts / Product Liability

We have unexcelled experience in the asbestos litigation. Our skills have been especially in demand as traditional defendants entered bankruptcy and the inventive plaintiffs' bar has expanded the pool of defendants to premises owners, distributors, and equipment manufacturers who had not previously been targeted. We have worked with many of the most prominent epidemiologists, toxicologists, pulmonologists, and industrial hygienists in presenting their testimony to judges and juries. This has led to some of the most noted orders sustaining Daubert challenges to plaintiffs' scientific evidence. When our objections to plaintiffs' evidence have not been sustained, however, we have had unparalleled success trying complex scientific cases to juries across the country.

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	Ray Harris Attorney Business Litigation, Family Law, Personal Injury		Deborah Harris Attorney Family Law, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice
	Mr. Cary Schachter Attorney Business Litigation, Contracts, Product Liability

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