- Wrongful Death
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business Disputes
- Business TransactionsOver the past two decades, Singer & Levick, P.C. has built a highly successful practice providing responsive, efficient, and quality legal representation. Our principal practice areas are bankruptcy and reorganization, banking and financing, business litigation, corporate and business transactions, labor and employment, oil and gas, commercial real estate, and appellate practice. Our firm’s structure and approach enable us to provide legal services on a personal and economic basis. Our services are provided to a broad range of diverse clients who have the common desire to be represented by effective attorneys who can deliver desired results.
- Limited Liability CompaniesOur firm’s corporate and business transaction section handles a broad array of services concerning entity governance, acquisitions and divestitures as well as review and assistance with documentation and negotiation of complex contracts and other agreements. We provide counsel to clients on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters relating to individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and other for-profit and non-profit organizations. The firm’s client base is diverse and includes startups, family owned businesses and large companies. We assist our clients with the legal issues affecting their financing and ability to maintain operations in today’s highly competitive and regulated world. Our clients are involved in a wide range of industries including energy, financial services, insurance, health care, transportation, retail, business services, technology, and manufacturing. The firm’s transactional lawyers are also experienced in trademark registration and enforcement, and licensing agreements. We pride ourselves on always providing legal services in a timely and cost efficient manner.
- Construction ContractsOur firm’s real estate section provides a broad range of transactional and litigation experience. The firm’s real estate attorneys who practice in the area have experience in the front end of the transaction, including acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, development as well as litigation relating to commercial and residential properties, loan defaults or tenant bankruptcies. We make it a point to be familiar with our clients’ individual objectives, styles, and business methodology so that we can better assist our clients in achieving their business goals, whether the process involves documentation, purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, construction contracts, leases, brokerage arrangements, and/or the formation and qualification of the necessary entities, whether partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, or other legal entities. We work as a team with our clients so as to protect their interests, always keeping in mind that the ultimate goal is the successful, efficient conclusion of the deal at a reasonable cost. The firm is able to bring a unique perspective to our real estate clients given our substantial experience in representing commercial lenders in real estate loans, workouts, foreclosures and deficiency actions.
- Trade Secrets
- Wrongful TerminationOur firm’s labor and employment attorneys represent both large and small employers in aggressively litigating labor and employment disputes. On a carefully selected basis, we represent executive and highly compensated officers and employees. We litigate a wide variety of employment disputes, including but not limited to (i) fiduciary duty, trade secret and noncompete/non-solicitation, (ii) bonus, commission and other compensation disputes, (iii) sexual harassment and the full range of employment discrimination, (iv) all other forms of wrongful termination, and (v) all other statutory rights including the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment ContractTodd serves as outside counsel to and counsels employers on employment policies, employee handbooks, and restrictive covenants (non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality agreements). He regularly consults with employers regarding daily employment issues before litigation ensues, such as employment contracts, leaves of absence, disciplinary matters, and employee separation.
- Employment LitigationIn addition to litigation, our employment attorneys serve as outside counsel on a range of employment matters. Our clients regularly consult with and involve us concerning their day-today employment issues, including negotiating and drafting employment agreements, non-compete covenants and separation agreements, preparing employment handbooks, advising on routine and unusual employment matters, representing employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other administrative tribunals, and consulting on hiring and termination decisions.
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationWill began practicing law in 1998. Prior to choosing bankruptcy, business and real estate litigation as a core focus, Will worked in employment law and securities arbitration.
- Construction LitigationOur firm’s business litigators are experienced at handling a variety of commercial disputes, including contract disputes, shareholder litigation, fraud claims, deceptive trade practices, trademark infringement, disputes between business entities and their owners, as well as real estate and construction disputes. We have successfully taken actions to trial in federal and state court as well as arbitration panels and handle all aspects of the litigation leading up to the trial, including motion practice and the discovery process.
- Real Estate TransactionsGreg Singer is somewhat unique in today’s legal world as he was originally trained as a transactional lawyer and a litigator. Greg’s legal practice focuses on business structure, financing, asset purchase and sales, oil and gas, and real estate transactions. His
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesTodd A. Hoodenpyle represents and consults with small and large companies, as well as individuals on business and employment matters. He handles litigation in all forums including federal district court, federal bankruptcy court and state courts. Todd represents companies and individuals in complex litigation matters involving business disputes, partnership issues, shareholder oppression, landlord-tenant and real estate disputes.
- Property Damage
- Estate PlanningWilliam R. Dorward is a bankruptcy, business and real estate litigation attorney with a core focus on landlord and tenant bankruptcy and litigation representation, as well as corporate business and trustee bankruptcy litigation. Representative Experience Will began practicing law in 1998.
- BankruptcyThe Texas Lawyer cited the significance of the Reed v. City of Arlington case in Bankruptcy law among the factors in naming Singer & Levick, P.C. attorney Todd Hoodenpyle as it’s Appellate Lawyer of the Week.
- Foreclosure