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Real estate law is the body of Texas statutes, contract rules, and recorded-property principles that governs how property is purchased, sold, leased, and financed. Those rules determine how a contract allocates risk, what must be disclosed, how title is validated and insured, and how recorded burdens such as easements, deed restrictions, and HOA covenants can restrict use, renovation plans, and future resale value.
Residential deals often run on compressed schedules, particularly when financing, inspections, and repairs have to align before closing. The legal consequences of a missed deadline, an unclear contingency, or an unaddressed title exception can remain long after the move-in date. The McKinney real estate attorneys at Roquemore Skierski PLLC assist with contract analysis and drafting, title-related disputes and closing obstacles, entity structuring for residential investment ownership, and dispute strategy when transaction performance breaks down.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC advises businesses, investors, and developers on commercial real estate transactions connected to the McKinney area, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, financing coordination, and entity structuring for ownership and joint ventures. When a commercial real estate conflict emerges, the firm represents owners, buyers, developers, and other parties in litigation involving purchase and sale agreements, leases and guaranties, and construction-related disputes that affect commercial properties and business operations.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC represents buyers, sellers, investors, and property owners in residential acquisitions and dispositions throughout the McKinney area. The work commonly includes:
Title is the legal record of ownership, and title insurance is issued at closing to protect against certain ownership problems revealed by public records. In most transactions, the title company issues a title commitment, which identifies conditions that must be satisfied before closing and lists exceptions that the title policy will not cover. When the commitment includes liens, easements, restrictive covenants, survey inconsistencies, or recording defects, the closing timeline can slip, the lender may impose additional requirements, and the buyer’s intended use may become impractical.
The McKinney residential real estate attorneys at Roquemore Skierski PLLC work with clients and title companies to evaluate the title commitment, obtain and review the underlying instruments, and pursue curative steps designed to resolve issues efficiently and document the resolution correctly.
Residential leasing is a recurring business activity for many McKinney-area owners and investors, and leases define the operating obligations that support rent collection and property preservation. A strong lease sets rent and payment mechanics, maintenance and repair allocations, default remedies, renewal terms, and restrictions on assignment and subleasing, while also creating an enforcement structure that functions when a tenant dispute arises.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC assists landlords and residential investors with lease drafting, lease review, renewals, and modifications intended to reduce the likelihood of avoidable conflict and support enforcement when defaults affect rent, access, or property condition.
Residential properties are frequently held through family ownership, partner investment arrangements, or entity structures intended to manage liability and decision-making. When the ownership framework is informal or incomplete, disagreements over repairs, rental strategy, refinancing, and sale timing can escalate into litigation.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC assists with entity formation and ownership documentation aligned with the investment plan, including operating agreements that address authority, ownership splits, capital contributions, transfer restrictions, and dispute resolution procedures.
Defects can develop in new construction, additions, remodels, and major repairs, and they often appear as water intrusion, building envelope failures, foundation and structural issues, and other conditions that require significant corrective work. Construction defect disputes also tend to involve multiple participants, including builders, general contractors, subcontractors, designers, and suppliers, which complicates responsibility and damages allocation.
Roquemore Skierski PLLC handles construction defect litigation involving residential and commercial properties by building a clear factual record, evaluating relevant contracts and warranties, and pursuing outcomes that can 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 McKinney residential and commercial 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 McKinney real estate lawyer today.