Choosing the right real estate litigation law firm can affect the protection of real property during a dispute.
We prepared the list below to help property owners, developers, investors, landlords, tenants, contractors, and lenders compare firms in the Dallas Fort Worth area that regularly handle real estate litigation and related commercial disputes. The selections reflect publicly available information about practice areas of focus, representative matters, and professional recognition, with the goal of giving readers a starting point for evaluating counsel.
Whether the dispute involves a commercial lease, a purchase and sale transaction, a title or boundary issue, a development project, or a conflict with a property-owning entity, the firms listed below are established options for real estate dispute representation in the Dallas Fort Worth area.
1. Roquemore Skierski
Roquemore Skierski PLLC’s real estate litigation team represents buyers, sellers, developers, contractors, landlords, tenants, and business owners in disputes tied to commercial property and development in the Dallas Fort Worth market. The practice covers disputes that arise from commercial leases, development schedules, project delivery breakdowns, and internal conflicts in property-owning entities where control, distributions, and decision-making drive the case.
Our real estate litigation practice includes development and acquisition disputes, purchase and sale agreements, due diligence disputes, title issues, missed milestones, escrow disputes, representations and warranties, and fraud allegations, alongside commercial leasing conflicts that turn on rent, build-outs, maintenance obligations, and revenue-impacting interruptions. It also includes construction and project delivery disputes over change orders, delays, deficiency notices, and warranty claims, plus lender-related litigation involving construction draws, collateral recovery, guaranty enforcement, and priority disputes that may involve mechanic’s lienors and mezzanine lenders.
Attorneys Kelvin Roquemore and Alex L. Davis lead the group with over 35 years of combined experience. Alex L. Davis supports the firm’s real estate litigation work with a practice focused on construction and real estate. His background includes in-house advising and construction-industry experience at Brown & Root and Halliburton as a project engineer and cost estimator on large-scale national and international projects.
2. Harrison Steck
The real estate litigation team at Harrison Steck, P.C., led by Stephanie Harrison and founding partner Stephen D. Harrison, represents contractors, owners, subcontractors, and design professionals in disputes that affect commercial projects and the underlying property interests across the Dallas Fort Worth market. The firm has more than 130 years of combined Texas construction law experience and several attorneys have been recognized with an AV Preeminent peer-rated recognition. Certain attorneys at the firm also have board certification credentials in construction law and commercial real estate law with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
The firm handles the conflicts that most often drive real estate litigation in construction and development, including mechanic’s liens and bond claims, breach of contract disputes, delay and disruption claims, and construction and design defect matters.
3. Dorsett Johnson & Cisneros
The real estate litigation team at Dorsett Johnson & Cisneros, led by managing partners C. Robert Dorsett Jr. and J.C. Johnson represents lenders, owners, developers, lessors, and lessees in real property disputes handled from the firm’s Dallas office. Many of the firm’s 17 attorneys have been recognized with an AV Preeminent peer rating and are well respected by clients to offer substantial experience on various real estate matters.
The firm handles real estate disputes that grow out of leasing, development, construction, land-use issues, and enforcement of creditors’ rights and lender liability defense.
4. Kelly M Davis & Associates
The real estate litigation team at Kelly M. Davis & Associates, LLC, led by principal attorney Kelly Davis with partner Darren Marlowe, represents property owners, landlords, tenants, contractors, and businesses in Dallas-area real estate disputes from the firm’s Lewisville office just north of Dallas. The firm is small but mighty, with 3 attorneys operating in Dallas- Fort Worth since 2002.
They handle landlord-tenant disputes, mechanic’s lien disputes, title issues, HOA disputes, lease agreement conflicts, and guaranty enforcement, with related work that can include contract drafting and negotiation and due diligence tied to purchases or leases. The firm also offers mediation and arbitration, with attorney Kelly Davis as a certified arbitrator.
5. Vitek Lange
The real estate litigation team at Vitek Lange PLLC is led by partners Ross A. Vitek and Sidney Todd Lange, a two-attorney boutique based in Fort Worth that serves clients across the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The firm focuses on litigation, business, and construction matters, with practice areas including real estate and landlord-tenant disputes in addition to commercial and construction litigation.
The firm emphasizes straightforward communication and practical advice. Ross Vitek is recognized by Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer rating, a 2026 Client Champion award, while Sid Lange has been repeatedly selected to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
