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Real estate law refers to the body of laws and contract rules that govern the buying, selling, leasing, and financing of property. In Texas, those rules shape how residential transactions are documented, how title is insured, how disclosure obligations are handled, and how ownership restrictions such as easements, deed restrictions, and HOA covenants affect a property’s use and value.
Residential transactions often move quickly, but the legal consequences of mistakes last. A purchase contract sets deadlines, defines inspection and repair rights, allocates risk for property condition, and controls what happens when a party misses a closing condition. The Dallas residential real estate attorneys at Roquemore Skierski PLLC assist with issues including contract analysis and drafting, title related disputes, entity structuring for residential investment ownership, and dispute strategy when problems arise.
The Dallas real estate attorneys at Roquemore Skierski PLLC advise businesses, investors, and developers on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing coordination, and entity structuring for ownership and joint ventures. When a commercial real estate dispute develops, Roquemore Skierski PLLC represents owners, buyers, developers, and other parties in litigation involving purchase and sale agreements, leases and guaranties, and construction-related disputes affecting commercial properties.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC represents buyers, sellers, investors, and property owners in residential acquisitions and dispositions throughout the Dallas area. Our work commonly includes:
Title is the legal record of ownership, and title insurance is a policy issued at closing that protects against certain ownership problems identified through public records. In most transactions, the title company provides a title commitment, which is the document that lists what must be addressed before closing and what the title policy will not cover. When that commitment includes liens, easements, restrictions, or record inconsistencies, the transaction can slow down or the property’s intended use can change.
The Dallas residential real estate attorneys at Roquemore Skierski PLLC work with clients and title companies to identify issues, request and review the underlying documents, and pursue curative steps to conclude the transaction.
Residential leasing is a core business activity for many Dallas-area property owners and investors, and leases control the cash flow and operating expectations for each property. A well-drafted lease defines rent, maintenance responsibilities, default remedies, renewal terms, and restrictions on assignment and subleasing, while also creating a practical enforcement framework if performance issues arise.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC assists landlords and residential investors with lease drafting, lease review, renewals, and modifications that may limit future disputes and support enforcement when a default affects rent or property condition.
Residential properties are frequently held through shared family ownership, investor arrangements, or entity structures used to manage liability and decision-making. When ownership is not documented clearly, disagreements over repairs, refinancing, and sale can become difficult to resolve.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC assists with entity formation and ownership documentation that aligns with expectations, including operating agreements that address decision-making authority, ownership splits, and dispute resolution.
Even with careful drafting and oversight, defects can appear in new construction, additions, remodels, and major repairs, and those defects often present as water intrusion, building envelope failures, foundation and structural problems, and other failures that require repair. Residential defect disputes can also involve several participants, including builders, general contractors, subcontractors, designers, and suppliers, which makes allocating responsibility difficult.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC handles residential construction defect litigation and focuses on building a clear factual record, evaluating relevant contracts and warranties, and pursuing outcomes that include negotiated repairs, cost recovery, or defense against overstated claims.

Commercial Real Estate Lawyer
Our client, an owner operator, engaged us to negotiate and execute the sale of her hospice in Mequite, Texas to a national entity for $450,000. We coordinated due diligence and sucessfully negotiated the final terms of a deal and transition, so patient care continued without interruption and existing staff remained in place.
Our client started a retail business with two partners. Without his knowledge, his partners excluded him from ownership paperwork and used his personal credit card to cover business expenses, and charged nearly $25,000 to the account. After filing a demand letter and TRO, our client was able to recover the misused funds.
Our client, the largest tenant in a development, signed a lease with landlord who subsequently sold the property to a new landlord. The new landlord harrassed our client and fabricated a reason to terminate his lease, destroying our Client’s business. Roquemore Skierski was hired to collect damages.
Our client entered into an agreement with the defendant to perform fulfillment services for a fee. Despite a clear obligation, the defendant breached the contract by failing to pay. Roquemore Skierski was been retained to collect what was due under the contract, including damages, unjust enrichment and promissory estoppel.
Our client, a commercial landlord, settled with a former tenant who breached his lease with an executed agreed judgement. The tenant subsequently breached the terms of his settlement, and Roquemore Skierski was hired to handle the post-judgment collection of the amounts due under the judgment.
Our client, a physician, sold his practice and LLC by a promissory note and purchase agreement for $682,000. After closing the deal, the buyer defaulted on their promissory note and failed to make payments. Roquemore Skierski PLLC was hired to enforce the contractural rights, including damages, under the transaction documents.
Our client, a physician, sold his medical practice, but continued as the landlord to the practice as he owned the building. The buyer of his practice and new tenant defaulted on a 20 year lease after two months. Roquemore Skierski was hired to enforce the lease agreement and collect monetary damages for the breach of contract.
Our client invested $50,000 with an investment advisor, who subsequently stopped communicating with clients. Roquemore Skierski was hired to bring claims of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, and secured a judgment against the advisor for principal paid, the promised return on investment, and attorneys’ fees.
Our client, a large corporate contractor, performed fiber optic work pursuant to a sub-contractor agreement with a general contractor. The general contractor withheld funds of $200,000 for the work our client performed. Roquemore Skierski was hired to enforce our clients’ contractual rights against the general contactor.
Our client, a commercial lender purchased a defaulted $485,000 note and deed of trust from the originating lender. Upon noticing foreclosure, the debtor filed a lawsuit claiming wrongful foreclosure and secured a TRO. Roquemore Skierski was hired to defend the lawsuit and respond to the TRO, which had dissolved.
Our clients entered into a startup business to buy and sell real estate. The parties secured a loan to fund operations, which the defendant immediately diverted to a separate company. Although he initially repeatedly promised to return the money, he stopped responding to our clients. Roquemore Skierski was hired to recover the stolen funds.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC provides Dallas residential real estate services to support transactions, drafting contracts or residential leases, and preparing operating agreements, with litigation capabilities available when a dispute affects a property or a transaction. Call 972-325-6591 to speak with a Dallas residential real estate lawyer.
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