Business Law

Approximately half of the firm's practice is devoted to counseling and advising  businesses, both large and small, concerning day-to-day business problems. Some of the areas of business law the firm practices are the following:

• Formation of Corporations, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies;

• Business Succession Planning;

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; and,

• Contracts

 Civil Litigation

As a direct outgrowth of the firm's business-oriented client base, Yarbrough & Elliott is committed to the efficient and expeditious handling of all civil litigation matters. The firm's practice in this area ranges from simple to complex legal issues, and involves both State and Federal Court.

The firm believes in a thorough and professional approach to all litigation matters entrusted to its care, but with an eye toward using cost-efficient procedures to resolve those matters and avoiding unnecessary cost producing exercises not required by the particular matter involved.

 Estate Planning and Probate

Our estate planning practice is devoted to assisting clients in the prospective transfer of personal wealth. Such assistance ranges from the preparation of simple wills with outright bequests to beneficiaries and contingent trusts for minors to more complex bypass trusts and qualified terminable interest trusts designed to minimize tax consequences to the estate.

Our Practice also extends to the probating of all wills, to the creation of any necessary guardianships and other ancillary matters.

An estate planning packet is available on this site. Just download the files and submit the forms to the firm by email or facsimile.

 Family Law

The firm also assists its clients in the area of family issues. Such family law issues include prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce, property division and child custody.

Construction Law

Construction law is an expanding area of the firm’s law practice.  The firm is actively involved in advising all types of construction-related businesses regarding collecting debts and protecting lien rights in Texas.  This area of practice includes activities such as sending the required notice letters to general contractors and owners, as well as preparing and filing mechanic’s and materialman’s lien affidavits.

The firm’s construction law practice extends across the state of Texas.  When necessary, litigation is filed and prosecuted to foreclose liens and to collect monies due for labor and materials.