Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools

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REVISION 19 HIGHLIGHTS

This new edition of Texas Small-Firm Practice Tools brings you expanded coverage of the laws and procedures governing a broad range of practice specialties. The highlights include 17 new forms, and new and updated text on issues related to:

Civil Litigation

• Attorney website advertising
• Soliciting out-of-state clients
• New Form: Promissory Note

Business Litigation

• Claim that arbitration is cost-prohibitive must be supported by evidence
• If the gist of an article is true, it can be sufficient to defend against a libel claim
• Scope and requirements of Texas Citizens Participation Act (Anti-SLAPP law)

Car Accidents

• Consumer’s insurance must pay entire ground ambulance bill
• Scope of TX Tort Claims Act emergency exception

Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Practices

• When arbitration is required
• Telemarketing regulations governing text messaging

Business Litigation, Operations and Transactions

• Business owners right to repair violations re: disability accommodations
• Limits and scope of Texas usury laws
• Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements
• New Form: Beneficial Ownership Information Letter to Client

DWI

• Punishments: license suspension, ALR hearings, civil fees/fines/penalties, deferred adjudication, jail
• Defenses: involuntary intoxication; necessity; spoliation
• New Forms
• Motion for Retesting of Blood Specimen
• DPS Letter: Breath Test Failure Administrative Hearing Request
• DPS Letter: ALR – Blood Refusal
• DPS Letter: ALR – Blood Consent_Failure
• Misdemeanor DWI Sentencing Summary
• Motion to Remove Interlock
• Padilla Paperwork
• Motion for Release of Property

Misdemeanor 

• Consequences of deferred adjudication
• Petitions for Nondisclosure: requirements, supporting documents, etc.
• New Forms
• Motion for Early Termination of Probation
• Checklist: Bond Violation Hearing or Probation Violation Hearing
• Motion to Set a Reasonable Bond
• Petition for Nondisclosure
• Closing Statement
• Case Disposition Agreement Military Dismissal
• Motion to Withdraw

AND MORE!

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