General commercial and contract litigation is the bulk of what business trial
lawyers do, and Tom Carnes is no exception. Because of the breadth of the topic,
it is almost hard to talk about. So let's talk about it in terms of experience.
Real Estate? Tom continues to be active in real estate disputes, with issues running the gamit
from construction defects and contractual disputes, to easements and convenants, and beyond.
Commercial leases? Tom Carnes was on a team that represented a landlord in a breach
of lease case involving a successor bank and the FDIC, who walked a lease on the
first fifteen floors of a downtown Houston office building that bore the failed
bank's name. Of course, he has handled many more mundane and more usual disputes,
but he has the breadth of experience to handle any commercial lease dispute, large
or small.
Other contracts? Tom Carnes was also on a team that defended one of Texas' largest
law firms against claims of breach of a purported oral joint venture brought by
a former Texas legislator, related to one of the State's largest and most lucrative
municipal tax collection contracts. Again, every contract dispute will not be this
challenging nor this sexy, but Tom has demonstrated the ability to litigate even
the most complex and high profile contract dispute.
Of course, in an eighteen-year career, there are many other such commercial litigation
engagements, some high profile and challenging, some mundane. But Tom Carnes has
the experience and expertise necessary to negotiate the terrain no matter what the
nature of the dispute, and no matter how complex. Isn't that what you look
for in your commercial trial lawyer?