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The following article by James Holmes completes his review of Texas oil and gas law for royalty valuations, as it has evolved over 30 years and as it exists today. This Installment summarizes Holmes’s practical advice for royalty owners in light of seven “Pillars” of...
The following article by James Holmes continues his review of Texas oil and gas law for royalty valuations, as it has evolved over 30 years and as it exists today. It picks up where the first Installment, released on March 22, left off. In this Installment, he...
The following article by James Holmes is broken into three installments: first, James gives a background for the article and discusses the first four “pillars” for disputes over royalty valuations under Texas law, including the reasons for the deterioration of...
Interview by and article from Art Young I sat down recently to discuss with James Holmes, a Dallas business lawyer and oil and gas professional, the background for and the development of his new article: Superseding Money Judgments in Texas: Four Proposed Reforms to...
Most state and federal laws allow for a variety of measures for valuing businesses or business assets. Therefore, reading through case law – or conferring with a lawyer who reads it for you – will reveal various valuation measures in a variety of contexts: •...
A business or businessperson may emerge from months or years of trial-court litigation owing a money judgment to the other side. In the usual scenario, the business or businessperson has been the defendant in a lawsuit and is now a “judgment debtor.” The other side...
Frequently the press, when reporting on legal proceedings, will use loose or inaccurate language surrounding trial-court activities – particularly when describing the jury’s and judge’s roles in a lawsuit. “Today the jury delivered its judgment,” “the trial court...
This Emerging Topic is an Executive Summary from a lengthy, thoroughly researched law review article, which James Holmes published with the St. Mary’s Law Journal in February 2020. The Texas civil justice system and business owners badly need further reforms to laws...
Attorneys must work with experts when they prepare reports and written work product. But attorneys must not control the work process or overly influence it. An expert who smacks of attorney control is not credible and likely will face rigorous impeachment by the...
This article’s previous installment canvassed the mechanics of early pre-trial activity and the discovery process, with particular focus on business cases. Holmes PLLC frequently handles commercial disputes, which invariably depend on expert witnesses. Experts fall...