Practice Areas
Houston Business Lawyers | The Woodlands Commercial Litigation Attorney
Commercial Litigation
We represent clients in commercial collections, contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and breach of fiduciary duty actions.
Construction Law
Construction law includes many distinct areas of legal practice. Parties to construction litigation may include owners, general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Insurance Coverage
Our firm regularly represents clients in insurance coverage matters, and we practice in federal and state courts. We represent insured parties, and we also represent insurers, insurance agents, and insurance brokers.
Subrogation Claims
The right of subrogation is specified in many insurance contracts and it is often recognized by common law. We have handled subrogation for many domestic and international insurers in litigation and prior to litigation.
First-Party & Bad-Faith Defense
First-party claims are stated when an insured seeks recovery for its own loss. We help insurers evaluate coverage issues during the claims process.
Third-Party Defense
The duty to defend hinges on policy language that specifies the agreement between the insured and the insurer. Insurers must defend their insured if a plaintiff’s factual allegations possibly support a covered claim.
Corporate Representation & Commercial Transactions
Our corporate practice represents a wide range of clients, including international companies, closely held domestic conglomerates, multi-generational family businesses, modest start-ups, and publicly traded domestic corporations.
Entity Formation
Business ventures should start out with well-planned entity formation and organization. The entity that you choose to form can have substantial consequences for tax liability and efficiency.
About Us
Doyen Sebesta & Poelma, LLLP was founded as a boutique litigation firm, specializing in insurance defense, coverage, and subrogation and recovery. We have expanded over the years, and now our lawyers also routinely handle employment law, business formation, real estate transactions and disputes, commercial disputes, construction defects, and product liability litigation.
We take great pride in developing personal relationships with our clients. We work diligently to understand all the pertinent aspects of our clients’ businesses so that we can effectively represent them in their business-related matters. We maintain that the effective handling of a client’s matter requires a collaborative effort between the client and us.
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