8/31/2026 1:30:54 PM Court Of Appeals Affirmed The Denial Of An Objection To Personal Jurisdiction In A Contract Dispute Over Trustee Compensation By David Johnson In Padilla-Madden v. Sandoval, Sandoval (Texas) and Madden (Alabama) made oral agreement for Madden to share trustee compensation. No....
8/31/2026 1:30:51 PM Court Reversed Summary Judgment Based A No-Contest Clause By David Johnson In Estate of Wynn, William Reese Wynn, Sr. died in 2021, leaving a will from 2003 that primarily benefited his wife Susan. No....
8/27/2026 1:41:12 PM Q&A with Emily Lamb: From Private Practice to Public Leadership in Nashville By Winstead Winstead's Real Estate Industry Group serves as a leading resource for national and regional companies. With more than 155 real estate...
8/18/2026 1:44:37 PM Brief of Amicus Curiae Regarding Petition for Review in Allison v. Borunda, P.C. By David Johnson The Texas Supreme Court has the opportunity to accept a petition for review in an important case dealing with a spendthrift trust,...
8/17/2026 5:07:58 PM Court Dismissed Appeal After No Person Accepted The Position Of Representative Of The Estate By David Johnson In Criswell v. Polk, Catherine Polk sued Dolores Sharp over Houston real property ownership. No. 01-22-00428-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS...
8/17/2026 5:07:55 PM Court Affirmed The Granting Of A Plea To The Jurisdiction Where The Opponent To An Application To Appoint An Executor Had No Interest In The Estate By David Johnson In In re Est. of McCulloch, David McCulloch died August 14, 2022, with a pour-over will leaving all property to the David and Vicki...
8/14/2026 1:31:37 PM EPA’s Proposed 2027 Construction General Permit: Four Issues for Developers to Consider By Jordan Rodriguez Winstead's Real Estate Industry Group serves as a leading resource for national and regional companies. With more than 155 real estate...
8/13/2026 1:20:05 PM You Can't Figure Out the Lots Later: A Drafting Lesson for Homebuilders and Developers By Kristi Stotts Will Smith Winstead's Real Estate Industry Group serves as a leading resource for national and regional companies. With more than 155 real estate...
7/31/2026 6:02:59 PM Branded Living: Key Developer Considerations in Branded Residential Condominium Projects By Bob Burton Elizabeth Holland Winstead's Real Estate Industry Group serves as a leading resource for national and regional companies. With more than 155 real estate...
7/27/2026 6:06:59 PM From Concept to Contract: Effectively Handling Business Idea Submissions By Tom Van Arsdel New and innovative ideas keep businesses one step ahead of the competition. However, dealing with idea submissions from third parties,...
7/23/2026 6:15:46 PM Court Reverses Temporary Injunction In Trust Case Due To Imprecise Order But Holds County Court At Law Had Jurisdiction Because A Statutory Probate Judge Presided By David Johnson In In the Est. of Ledbetter, Lonnie Ledbetter Jr. married Tawni in December 2023 at age 81, shortly after his wife of 44 years died. No....
7/23/2026 6:15:17 PM Court Discusses Whether Texas’s Anti-SLAP Statute Applies To Certain Trust Claims By David Johnson In Frost Bank v. Glenn, Jo Ann Turrentine created a revocable living trust in 2007, naming herself and Raymond James as co-trustees. No....
7/17/2026 6:42:16 PM Practical Insights from Tennessee’s Infrastructure District Frontier: Much Ado About Disclosures (Part 3 of 5) By Keith Randall Winstead's Real Estate Industry Group serves as a leading resource for national and regional companies. With more than 155 real estate...
7/15/2026 6:41:40 PM How to Seek Confidential Treatment for Materials Submitted in a Routine SEC Exam By Jarrod Azopardi Matthias Kleinsasser Andrew Rosell Routine investment adviser examinations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) typically begin with requests from the SEC staff...
7/14/2026 6:10:27 PM Court Holds That Jury’s Decision That A Will Was A Forgery Should Have Been Entered As The Judgment By David Johnson In In re Bice, Lois Kathlyn Bice died in 2009, survived by her husband Donald Gene Bice and three daughters. No.10-25-00307-CV, 2025 Tex....
7/14/2026 6:10:18 PM Court Held That Funeral Home Did Not Have Liability For Following Decedent’s Girlfriend’s Directions By David Johnson In Radford v. Stansbury, Lonzell Radford died on June 21, 2023, while living with Ardie Govan. No. 06-25-00058-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS...