Mansfield Business Litigation Attorney

Business Litigation Matters We Handle in Mansfield

Mansfield commercial disputes often involve more than one claim. We represent plaintiffs and defendants in matters that include:

• Breach of contract and business contract disputes
• Breach of fiduciary duty by partners, officers, directors, and managers
• Shareholder disputes, including derivative actions and buyouts
• Partnership disputes and LLC ownership conflicts
• Business fraud and fraudulent misrepresentation
• Deceptive Trade Practices Act claims
• Business disparagement and unfair competition
• Trade secret misappropriation under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 134A
• Non-compete litigation under Texas Business and Commerce Code Sections 15.50 through 15.52
• Commercial real estate and commercial landlord-tenant disputes
• Construction litigation and judgment enforcement

How These Disputes Reach a Mansfield Business Litigation Attorney

A family-owned business’s own bank statement, or a tip from a soon-to-resign employee, sometimes reveals that a partner has been paying personal expenses from company accounts or diverting funds to a side venture; a supplier that has filled orders for years suddenly stops delivering and points to a contract clause the other side reads differently; a manager gives notice and, within a month, several longtime customers follow her to the competitor down the road; two co-owners of a family business disagree so sharply about selling, expanding, or bringing in a third partner that neither will sign off on ordinary decisions; or a rival business tells shared customers that the company has closed, lost its license, or is being sued, none of which is accurate.

A Mansfield business litigation attorney typically hears about these situations weeks after they started, once informal conversations have already broken down. Each pattern points to a different claim, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, a partnership deadlock, or business disparagement, and identifying the right one early affects which court has jurisdiction, which deadline applies, and which remedy is realistic.

Where a Mansfield Business Litigation Case Is Filed

Mansfield’s city limits sit mostly in Tarrant County, with smaller sections extending into Johnson and Ellis Counties, so which county’s courts hear a dispute can depend on where the business is located or where the contract was signed. Most Mansfield business disputes are filed in the Tarrant County civil district courts, which sit at the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building in Fort Worth, or in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, for cases within federal jurisdiction. A dispute tied to the Johnson County portion of Mansfield may instead be filed at the Johnson County Courthouse in Cleburne. Larger commercial disputes may qualify for the Texas Business Court under Chapter 25A of the Texas Government Code, whose Eighth Division sits in Fort Worth and hears Tarrant County matters.

Resolving a Business Dispute In or Out of Court

For a Mansfield company, a business litigation dispute can be resolved through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or trial, and the choice turns on the client’s objectives, the strength of each side’s claims, and the cost of each route. When a partner is draining company accounts or a former employee is taking trade secrets, our Mansfield business litigation attorneys seek a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 680 through 693. Once a judgment is won and goes unpaid, we pursue collection through writs of execution and garnishment.

Why Companies Choose Our Mansfield Business Litigation Attorneys

Dallas trial attorneys Kelvin Roquemore and Doug Skierski founded Roquemore Skierski PLLC. A company searching for a business litigation attorney in Mansfield often needs counsel already familiar with the courts where the dispute will be heard, and our attorneys appear in the Tarrant County district courts, the Northern District of Texas, and the district courts of Dallas, Collin, and Denton Counties.

We represent companies in franchise; manufacturing; and freight and logistics, where supplier, distribution, and ownership disputes can interrupt operations. Matters within our practice areas stay with us, and when a case needs outside expertise such as business valuation, we retain and manage qualified experts.