Roquemore Skierski represents Dallas business owners and partners in high-stakes partnership disputes. Our attorneys combine practical business insight with proven courtroom experience to resolve conflicts that threaten your company’s stability, value, and future.
Unmatched Local Knowledge | 100+ Years of Combined Experience | 24/7 Availability
Partnership disputes often arise from disagreements over control, profit sharing, roles, or long-term business direction—issues that can quickly escalate and jeopardize the future of the company. Whether it’s a breach of a partnership agreement, a breakdown in trust, or a deadlock in decision-making, these conflicts demand swift, strategic legal intervention.
Roquemore Skierski’s Dallas-based partnership dispute lawyers represent business owners and partners across Texas in resolving internal conflicts and protecting ownership interests. Our clients are hands-on entrepreneurs and professionals who’ve built something worth preserving—and who need legal advice that’s practical, focused, and grounded in real-world experience.
When we take on a dispute, we bring clarity and structure. Whether through litigation or dispute mediation, we help clients find a resolution that safeguards the business and protects their role in it. We understand what’s at stake—your investment, your reputation, and your ability to move forward—and we fight to secure it.
At Roquemore Skierski, we represent business partners, shareholders, and LLC members across Texas in disputes that threaten their livelihoods. Our firm combines litigation experience with practical business insight, allowing us to assess not only what the law allows but what makes sense commercially.
When we take on a partnership dispute, we begin by uncovering the facts: tracing financial transactions, reviewing communications, and analyzing governing documents. We then identify the most effective path forward—whether through mediation, negotiation, or courtroom litigation.
We handle cases involving:
Our goal is always the same: to protect your investment, restore your rights, and position your business for stability—whether that means preserving the enterprise or achieving a fair and orderly exit.
A dispute between co-owners can stall vendor contracts, unsettle lenders, and send skilled employees looking elsewhere. Dallas businesses feel the impact quickly because local supply chains and professional networks move fast; hesitation signals weakness. Once disagreement takes hold, profit distributions slow and expansion plans sit on the shelf. Texas courts recognize this commercial risk and allow a partner to request an accounting or seek injunctive relief before irreparable harm occurs.
No. Texas does not require a written partnership agreement for a partnership to exist. However, operating without one is risky. In the absence of a formal written agreement, your business will default to the Texas Business Organizations Code, which can impose terms you never intended. For example, partners may be deemed to share profits, losses, and voting power equally, even if one partner contributed substantially more capital, effort, or expertise.
Disputes over profit allocation, authority, and decision-making are far more difficult to resolve without clear documentation. A Dallas partnership dispute lawyer at Roquemore Skierski can help you understand how state law may apply to your situation, assess whether a partnership exists, and enforce or challenge default terms under Texas law.
In Texas, a partner buyout is generally possible only under certain conditions. If your partnership or company agreement includes a buy-sell clause, the process and valuation method will be governed by that document. In the absence of such a clause, a buyout can occur only through mutual negotiation, an agreed redemption of interests, or by court order.
If the relationship has deteriorated beyond repair, a court may appoint a receiver or order a judicial dissolution to wind up the business and distribute its assets. These actions can have serious financial and tax implications, so it is essential to work with an experienced partnership dispute lawyer who can evaluate your options and protect your ownership interests.
Partners who understand the Business Organizations Code hold a decisive edge. A breach-of-agreement or fiduciary-duty claim generally carries a four-year limitations period (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.004), while fraud and conversion claims may expire after two years (§ 16.003).
If the partnership lacks a written agreement, default rules in Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.202 assign equal voting rights and profit shares, regardless of each partner’s contribution. Courts rely on these provisions to issue temporary restraining orders, appoint receivers, or compel the production of books and records. Knowing which section applies, and filing before the deadline, transforms statutory rights into bargaining chips at mediation or trial.
Texas courts take spoliation seriously. Under Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Aldridge, (Tex. 2014), judges may instruct a jury to presume missing evidence was unfavorable once a duty to preserve attaches. Issuing a written preservation notice triggers that duty, barring any withheld document from later use unless good cause is shown. With records secured, counsel can seek a temporary injunction that blocks further transfers and maintains the status quo while the dispute proceeds. Solid, court-enforceable documentation replaces guesswork, converting potential allegations into provable claims we can prosecute and resolve.
Our experienced partnership dispute lawyers help Texas business owners resolve internal conflicts that threaten their companies. Whether you’re dealing with a breach of a partnership agreement, financial misconduct, or a deadlock over business direction, we’re here to protect your interests.
If you are facing a partnership dispute in Dallas or anywhere in Texas, contact Roquemore Skierski at 972-325-6591 to schedule a consultation with an experienced partnership dispute lawyer.
While our business litigation attorneys are based in Downtown Dallas, we proudly serve clients in and around Addison, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Coppell, DeSoto, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Forney, Garland, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Highland Park, Irving, Oak Cliff, Richardson, Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City, University Park, and the surrounding area. Whether your company is facing a contract dispute, partnership conflict, or other commercial challenge, we deliver strategic counsel and strong representation across the DFW Metroplex.
