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State of Texas v. Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr.

El Paso, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property.

Victor Bernard Dennis, Jr., 47, pleaded guilty to four cases containing multiple counts of the following:
Tampering with a Governmental Record with the Intent to Harm/Defraud; Forgery; and Theft of Property... More...
   $0 (09-19-2025 - TX)

United States of America v. Christopher James Phillips

San Antonio, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Paycheck Protection Program Fraud

Former FBI Employee Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud



A former FBI employee was sentenced in a federal co... More...
   $0 (01-29-2025 - TX)

Natasha Sloan v. Jason Sloan


Denton, Texas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.



Husband and Wife married on April 12, 2008.[1] Five years prior to their marriage, Husband had purchased a house in Florida (the Florida Property). Husband was the only grantee listed on the deed to the Florida Property. After they got
married, Husband and Wife lived together at the Florida ... More...
   $0 (10-17-2024 - TX)

Paul Doyle v. Denis Doyle


Belton, Texas family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.



The trial court signed a final divorce decree between the parties on June 25, 2020. The decree, to which both parties agreed, did not require either party to pay child support. On September 10, 2021, Denise filed a Petition to Modify the Parent-Child Relationship in which she asked that she... More...
   $0 (10-11-2024 - TX)

United States of America v. Walter Salek

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud

Fraudulent developer imprisoned for spending over $500,000 of investor’s funds on vacations and mortgage



Walter Salek pleaded guilty to his invo... More...
   $0 (10-11-2024 - TX)

Clint Roark, et aux. v. Gregory Funding, LLC


Austin, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a foreclosure law theory.



Under Texas law, the lender must use a quasi-judicial process to foreclose this kind of loan. In this process, the lender must get a court order approving the foreclosure before conducting a nonjudicial foreclosure. Also, Texas law doesn't allow deficiency judgments fol... More...
   $0 (06-24-2024 - TX)

Russell G. Clayton v. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Houston, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff.

This case was filed in the 268th District Court of Fort Bend County, 23-DCV-309241, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

"Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC (“Lakeview”) is the fourth largest mortgage loan servicer in the country. What does that mean? We help more than 1.4 million customers per year ma... More...
   $0 (02-23-2024 - TX)

Reynaldo Recio, Jr. v. NewRez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

Midland, Texas consumer credit lawyer represent Plaintiff who sued defendant on a wrongful foreclosure theory.


On July 29, 2022, Plaintiff Reynaldo Recio, Jr. (“Recio”) filed his Original Complaint against Shellpoint in the 244th District Court of Ector County, Texas in the case styled Reynaldo Recio, Jr. v. Newrez LLC, d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing and assigned case number... More...
   $0 (04-14-2023 - TX)

Justin W. LaPree v. Kelly M. LaPree

Austin, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the trial court’s final divorce decree



The parties married in 2012. While Kelly was a minor, her grandparents created
three irrevocable trusts (the Norris Trusts)—in 1989, 1991, and 1992, respectively—naming her
the sole primary ben... More...
   $0 (12-03-2022 - TX)

CL III Funding Holding Company, LLC v. Steelhead Midstream Partners, LLC; Strategic Energy Income Fund III, LP; Eagleridge Energy II, LLC; and Eagleridge Midstream, LLC

Fort Worth, Texas – Real Estate lawyer represented Appellant with a fractured and contentious” relationship between two pipeline co-owners.

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This case centers on the “[h]ighly fractured and contentious” relationship
between two pipeline co-owners—Appellant CL III Funding Holding Company, LLC
and Appel... More...
   $0 (11-26-2022 - TX)

In the Estate of: Lynne Vines, a/k/a Doris Lynne Vines, Deceased

Houston, Texas – Probate lawyer represented Appellant with complaining of the probate court’s order appointing a receiver in an underlying will contest.



Lynne Vines’s husband, Larry, started Dial Electrical Controls of Houston,
Inc. (“Dial Electrical”) and its sister company, LV Controls, Inc. (“LV Cont... More...
   $0 (11-23-2022 - TX)

Pinnacle Roofing Systems, Inc. and Charles Schibi v. MG Building Materials, Ltd.

San Antonio, Texas – Business Law lawyer represented Appellants with a contract dispute,



In early 2012, Pinnacle entered into a “Commercial Credit Application and Agreement” (the “Agreement”) with MG. Schibi signed as President of Pinnacle and individually as guarantor. 04-21-00160-CV - 2 - Under the Agreement, ... More...
   $0 (09-26-2022 - TX)

William Owen Barber v. Irena Mary Barber

Fort Worth, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with a division of property incident to a divorce.



Husband and Wife married in 2010. Because they married later in life, each
spouse brought a substantial amount of separate property into the marriage. At the
time of the marriage, Husband owned a home in Plano,... More...
   $0 (09-19-2022 - TX)

Covenant Clearinghouse, LLC v. Christa J. Foster

Fort Worth, Texas – Real Estate lawyer represented Appellee with invoking the procedure to have a “notice of claims” concerning her property.



This suit began when appellee Christa J. Foster filed a motion to challenge an
alleged lien on her property in Denton County. The motion alleged that in 2009,
Robert and Jo... More...
   $0 (08-17-2022 - TX)

Ariel Montoya and Ofelia Montoya v. AMCAP Mortgage, Ltd

Houston, TX – Foreclosure lawyer represented defendant with challenging the mortgage foreclosure suit.



I. Refinancing, Note, and deed of trust

Ariel Montoya refinanced his house in Sealy, Texas. On February 2, 2017,
he signed a note (“Note”) for a mortgage loan, in the amount of $144,229.00 plus
interes... More...
   $0 (08-14-2022 - TX)

Cynthia Chlarson v. EK Real Estate Services of NY, LLC, et al.

San Antonio, Texas consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defenants on truth in lending act violations.


Before the Court are (1) the Motion to Compel Arbitration filed by Defendants EK Real Estate Services of NY, LLC, EasyKnock, Inc., and LendingOne, LLC, Dkt. No. 14, and (2) the Motion to Strike the Declaration of Barry Feierstein filed by Plaintiff Cynthia Chlarson, D... More...
   $0 (07-01-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. Harley E. "Buddy" Barnes, III

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with a a multimillion-dollar, high-yield investment fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims. In addition, another individual who sold EarthWater securities pleaded guilty today to one charge related to the investment fraud scheme.

Harley E. “Buddy” Barnes III, 63, of Plano, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, frau... More...
   $0 (06-14-2022 - TX)

Leo Robinson v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Dallas, Texas consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a wrongful foreclosure theory.

Plaintiff-Appellant Leo Robinson purchased a home at 2306 Van
Cleave Drive in Dallas, Texas. He obtained title on the home from the
previous owners, the Browns. The Browns had a mortgage on the home with
Defendant-Appellee Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. After the Browns sold t... More...
   $0 (05-24-2022 - TX)

Matthew Shane Wagner v. Loretta Gale Davis

Fort Worth, Texas - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with appealing an order regarding the parties’ divorce decree.



The parties married in 2010, bought a home together two years later, and made
upgrades to the home. After they refinanced the home’s mortgage in 2014, which
resulte... More...    $0 (05-18-2022 - TX)

Harriet Nicholson v. David Stockman, Donna Stockman, and Denise Boerner

Fort Worth, Texas - Foreclosure lawyer represented appellant with appealing from summary judgmentt of a property foreclosure.



In 2001, Nicholson executed a deed of trust to her home in Tarrant County in
favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS)1
to secure a
conte... More...    $0 (05-18-2022 - TX)

United States of America v. John Arthur Fuss

Tyler, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

John Arthur Fuss, 71, was involved in a scheme developed and managed by a co-defendant. The scheme involved call center solicitations of various kinds, including home mortgage modifications, personal loans, payback of Social Security benefits, and IRS demands for payment. Victims... More...
   $0 (04-22-2022 - TX)

Simone Barron AND Walid Yammine v. Issam Al Shmaisani and Sharon Smith

Fort Worth, Texas - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellants with eappealing the trial court’s judgment concerning a real-estate transaction.



In separate briefing raising a plethora of issues, Simone Barron and her brother
Walid Yammine appeal the trial court’s judgment following a jury tri... More...
   $0 (02-11-2022 - TX)

Mahammad Haroon Rashid v. The State of Texas

Houston, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented with a Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity charge.



In March 2010, Christopher Reyes needed a loan for his Fort Bend County
business. Gus Sosebee, acting as a broker, put Reyes in contact with Rashid and
Gerald Hendrix, who were principals of Worldwide Resourc... More...
   $0 (07-05-2021 - TX)

Linda Cox and John Cox v. Equifax Information Services LLC, et al.

Dallas, Texas consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Equifax Information Services, LLC, Trans Union LLC, Innovis Data Solutions Inc, and Nationstar Mortgage LLC on Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1861) violation theories.
... More...
   $1 (05-24-2021 - TX)

United States of America v. Fahad Shah

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud.

Defendant was charged with filing fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $3 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Fahad Shah, 44, of Murphy... More...
   $0 (05-20-2021 - TX)

United States of America v. Daniel O'Leary

El Paso, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant accused of falsely certifying home appraisals performed by an uncertified assistant.

Daniel O’Leary, manager and registered agent for El Paso Asset Appraisals, LLC, d/b/a/ Asset Property Management, was accused for falsely certifying appraisals that were subsequently relied upon by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in i... More...
   $0 (04-25-2021 - TX)

Jerry Wayne Rhone v. The State of Texas

Tyler, TX - Criminal defense attorney represented Jerry Wayne Rhone with a Theft charge.



Appellant was charged by indictment with theft of more than $200,000. The indictment
further alleged that the theft was pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct. It
alleged that Appellant, along with his wife Jeanni... More...
   $0 (03-02-2021 - TX)

Regina Nachael Howell Foster v. Infotree Investments & Management, LLC

Amarillo, TX - Real Property attorney's represented Regina Nachael Howell Foster and Infotree Investments & Management, LLC in the lawsuit filed challenging the validity of a lien on a homestead.



This case arises from the foreclosure of a lien on Foster’s homestead in Tarrant
County. Carlos Foster, Foster’s husband, ... More...
   $0 (02-21-2021 - TX)

The State of Texas v. Trenton Kyle Green

Texarkana, Texas - Criminal defense attorney represented Trenton Kyle Green with a Forgery charge.




Under Section 32.21, subsection (e-1), of the Texas Penal Code, “[i]f it is shown on the
trial of an offense under this Section that the actor engaged in the conduct to obtain or attempt to
obtain a property or se... More...
   $0 (01-05-2021 - TX)

United States of America v. Alexandra Smoots-Thomas

Houston, TX - Criminal Defense Lawyer - Defendant charged with embezzlement.

A former Harris County judge has admitted to embezzling funds received during her re-election campaigns.

Alexandra Smoots-Thomas, 44, Houston, was the presiding judge for the 164th District Court for the State of Texas and had jurisdiction over Texas civil cases located within Harris County. She first ra... More...
   $0 (09-25-2020 - TX)

United States of America v. Jase DePaul Gautreaux a/k/a Jase Dixon

Houston, TX - The United States of America charged Jase DePaul Gautreaux a/k/a Jase Dixon with making false statements to a financial institution, wire fraud, bank fraud and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions to get over $13 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

Gautreaux allegedly perpetrated a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 millio... More...
   $0 (06-25-2020 - TX)

United States of America v. Fahad Shah

Beaumont, TX - The United States of America charged Fahad Shah, age 44, with wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering.

A Texas man was charged in an indictment unsealed today with wire fraud, false statements to a financial institution and money laundering for his alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $... More...
   $0 (06-24-2020 - TX)

Reverse Mortgage Funding, LLC v. Carla Nagle Blevins Robertson




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COREFIRST BANK & TRUST f/k/a COMMERCE BANK & TRUST v. TIMOTHY DEGGINGER


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Degginger owns a house on a lot in Topeka that has been in his family for several generations. Degginger lives elsewhere, and the property is not considered his homestead. In 2004, he received a line of cred... More...
   $0 (12-09-2019 - TX)

United States of America v. Paola Gallego

Austin, TX - Former Austin Bank Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing over One Million Dollars from Customer

A federal judge sentenced 40year-old former Austin Capital One bank employee Paola Gallego of Round Rock, TX, to five years in federal prison for stealing over $1 million from a bank customer.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitma... More...
   $0 (09-25-2019 - TX)

United States of America v. Pacific Medical Buildings LLC (PMB), PMB Lakeway LLC, RD Development Partners LLC, Lakeway Management LLC, J&L Rush Family Partnership LP, Jeff Rush, and Brad Daniel




San Antonio, TX - Participants in Hospital Development Project Resolve Alleged Liability for Improperly Obtaining Government-Insured Loan

Pacific Medical Buildings LLC (PMB), PMB Lakeway LLC, RD Development Partners LLC, Lakeway Management LLC, J&L Rush Family Partnership LP, ... More...
   $1100000 (06-12-2019 - TX)

Michael Germain v. US Bank National Association

In 2005, Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Germain (Germain) executed a deed of trust in favor of Morgan Stanley to refinance his home loan. Defendant-Appellee Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen) began servicing his loan in 2012. In 2014, U.S. Bank N.A., as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-7 (U.S. Bank), became the holder of the n... More...    $0 (04-03-2019 - TX)

Ex Parte Michael Blake Jones




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Michael Blake Jones is charged with aggravated assault of a public servant, assault
with bodily injury against a family or household member two o... More...
   $0 (03-31-2019 - TX)

Jatera Corporation; Esther Randal Moore v. US Bank National Association

At issue in this diversity action is whether Texas law provides a detrimental-reliance exception to a lenders right to unilaterally withdraw a notice of acceleration; and, if so, whether Jatera Corporation and Esther Randle Moore detrimentally relied on the notice of acceleration by U.S. Bank National Association (Bank) and Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS). Appellants challenge the district... More...    $0 (03-08-2019 - TX)

Sandra Lopez Flores v. The State of Texas




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Late in 2004, A. Acosta hired Flores as an escrow agent for his business,
which operated as a fee office ... More...
   $0 (03-06-2019 - TX)

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