Texas Lawyers

Estate Planning Law

700 Louisiana St 41st floor, Houston, TX 77002, USA

In 2010, Mr. Ford achieved the highest distinction available to an attorney practicing in the area of estate planning and probate in Texas. He has become Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which is a coveted recognition bestowed on few attorneys who have demonstrated special competence in this area of law and who have received recommendations from fellow attorneys and judges with whom they have worked. In 2009, Mr. Ford completed the required course-work to become certified to serve as a mediator. In pursuit of this distinction, Mr. Ford attended the world-renowned Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. He attended this intensive course with the goal of being able to conduct mediations in probate and guardianship cases, as few mediators in Texas specialize in these areas. In 2006, Mr. Ford was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on the Guardianship Certification Board, which is a 15-member board that creates policy and oversees the regulation of private professional guardians in the State of Texas. At the inaugural meeting of the GCB, Mr. Ford was elected as the Chair of the Rules Committee, where he has served with distinction since that time. Mr. Ford’s recent distinctions are reflective of a dedication to the areas of estate planning, probate, and guardianship that began early in his education. In law school, Mr. Ford was fortunate to be able to concentrate his education in estate planning and business planning, not unlike a major in undergraduate school. His concentration in estate planning and business planning involved a curriculum designed around an in-depth study of those areas. Additionally, he was able to regularly work one-on-one with professors in those fields so that before he even graduated from law school he had experience in tax planning and will drafting. Mr. Ford graduated from Baylor University with degrees in Accounting and Law. He has also completed several post-graduate courses at Baylor in pursuit of a Masters in Taxation. Following law school, he began his career as a Tax Attorney for a large international accounting and consulting firm, where he assisted clients primarily in the areas of estate and gift tax and personal income tax. The combination of his tax-related degrees and his experience working as a tax attorney have given Mr. Ford a strong background in the areas of estate planning and probate, and he has focused his attention and expertise in these areas ever since. Mr. Ford devotes his knowledge and experience to maintaining the reputation of Ford+Bergner as a leading estate planning and probate firm in Texas.

Health Care Law

6160 Warren Pkwy suite 100, Frisco, TX 75034, USA

We believe at Dike Law Group, PLLC, that experience matters for your business. Mrs. Dike’s healthcare industry expertise is both deep and wide. Her experience covers regulatory compliance, contracts, health care operations, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) oversight. She also started and owns a healthcare business with her physician spouse. She has been a compliance officer, a chief legal officer of a hospital, regional firm attorney, and has her first degree in health administration. She has extensive experience drafting and reviewing provider agreements. She reviews physician and Nurse Practitioner contracts nationwide. At Dike Law Group we represent doctors, physician groups, clinical laboratories, durable medical equipment (DME) providers, home health agencies and health care professionals in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio and throughout Texas. Mrs. Dike has years of experience representing health care businesses and providers before regulatory agencies such as the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Board of Nursing, and responding to governmental agencies. Doris Dike is a graduate of the University of Illinois and Washington and Lee School of Law.

Criminal Defense Law

701 N Post Oak Rd, Houston, TX 77024, USA

Dustan Neyland is an experienced defense attorney who has tried many types of cases to a jury. After completing law school, Dustan moved back to Texas and was hired as an Assistant District Attorney by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. After prosecuting for the state and learning how the state builds a case against the accused, Dustan left the District Attorney’s Office and opened the law firm of The Law Offices of Dustan Neyland. Dustan has over 10 years of working in law enforcement and criminal justice. He has worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oklahoma City University Police Department, the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. He has taken the skills that he learned from working for the State and uses those skills to effectively defend his clients. Dustan personally conducts his own investigation of his clients’ cases by interviewing witnesses, reviewing evidence, and visiting the crime scenes.

Personal Injury Law

503 Avenue A, # 1119, San Antonio, TX 78215

Mr. Pearcy is a seventh-generation Texan and third-generation Texas attorney. Growing up in Kerrville, Texas, Mr. Pearcy was raised to value family and hard work. By mowing lawns, picking up trash at local churches, hauling hay, herding cattle, cutting down cedar, and working other odd jobs, he learned that nothing comes easy. Indeed, much of Mr. Pearcy’s practice today is guided by his own life experience. Mr. Pearcy is a graduate of the University of Texas and St. Mary’s Law School. He is a member of the Texas Bar College and prides himself on the long hours he spends staying abreast of the latest changes in the practice of law. As an attorney, Mr. Pearcy has personally helped resolve thousands of cases. Mr. Pearcy knows from firsthand experience what it’s like to be on the client’s side of the table. He takes lessons learned from his experience receiving legal services to transform the practice of law. Mr. Pearcy understands he isn’t the right attorney for everyone but knows he just might be the right attorney for you.

Labor Law

1601 Westheimer Rd, Suite A, Houston, TX 77006

As a trial lawyer, I routinely see what can go wrong with a client?s business, and for this reason I am uniquely positioned to help clients prevent business and employment disputes by anticipating them and by being proactive. As a certified public accountant who at one time practiced public accounting for a Big Eight accounting firm, I also understand the practical and financial aspects of disputes. In my practice, I assist clients with hiring and termination matters, developing and implementing appropriate employment policies and procedures, and responding to EEOC charges and Department of Labor or Texas Workforce Commission wage audits. I also offer training programs designed to assist my clients in meeting the ongoing challenges associated with federal and state employment laws, which continue to present a moving target. I frequently provide advice to client entities who are in the process of restructuring their business, and I have conducted due diligence investigations in connection with a nationwide roll-up of staffing companies, as well as strategic mergers and initial public offerings of staff leasing and PEO companies.