Local Counsel in the Woodlands

Litigation and Local Counsel for Clients Throughout Texas

We often act as local counsel for ‘out of state’ companies who are incorporated outside Texas but do business here. It’s important, obviously, to have a firm completely versed in Texas business law (and more) with years of experience to walk out-of-state attorneys and their business clients through the intricacies of Texas business law.

A word about the Hopkins Centrich litigation philosophy:

When you have a serious legal issue that seems destined for a lawsuit, there is one thing you need to hear from your attorneys: “We will tell you the truth even if it’s unpleasant.”

That’s hard for a lot of lawyers to do because the last thing a client wants to hear is, “You don’t have a case,” “It’s time to pull the plug and walk away,” or “It’s not worth the expense just to prove you’re right.”

You need to know because you need to do whatever is best for your business. And to do that you need straight facts.

Hopkins Centrich PLLC gives you the facts . . . along with cutting edge, high quality, creative legal solutions to businesses in The Woodlands and beyond.

Reasons for Texas Local Counsel

Here are some key reasons business and their out-of-state attorneys may want to engage a Texas-licensed attorney as local counsel when litigation has a Texas connection:

• Licensed in Texas - Out-of-state attorneys cannot provide legal services in Texas courts without a Texas bar license. Retaining local counsel enables compliance with unauthorized practice of law rules.
• Court familiarity - A Texas lawyer will have familiarity with the local courts, judges, procedural rules, and customs that out-of-state counsel lacks. This helps efficiently navigate the Texas judicial system.
• Meet filing requirements - Local counsel can properly file documents, make court appearances, and arrange service of process in compliance with Texas court rules.
• Depositions and discovery - They can defend depositions of Texas witnesses and conduct discovery under Texas evidence and procedure rules.
• Substantive law expertise - A Texas attorney will have expertise in the Texas statutes, regulations, and case law that apply to the dispute. They can provide key guidance on how Texas substantive law impacts the issues.
• Client meetings - A local lawyer can conveniently meet in person with the client to conduct interviews, update case status, and gather information.
• Court costs - Having local counsel appear may result in lower court costs in some circumstances.
• Landscape assessment - They can provide analysis of venue, jury pool, and other intangibles impacting trial strategy and prospects in Texas.

Hopkins Centrich and Local Counsel

Hopkins Centrich PLLC provides cutting-edge, high-quality, creative legal solutions for business owners in Texas.

Our attorneys and staff have decades of experience in virtually every aspect of business law in The Woodlands and Texas. We have designed and incorporated businesses, managed their every legal concern, engaged in litigation on their behalf, aided with mergers and acquisitions, managed mergers, acquisitions, and sales.

When we work with a client, our sole focus is on them. We take advantage of everything technology has to offer to optimize how we work. That gives us more time to spend with you, more time to understand the issues, and more time to negotiate and prepare for trial. We get that no one wants to contact a law firm unless they feel they have to. When they do, it almost always means that ‘things have reached a head.’

The attorneys and staff of Hopkins Centrich understand what you are going through. We will make the process understandable; you will know what is happening with your case every step of the way, and you will never have to track us down for answers.

How We Work

Hopkins Centrich is a team with a deep bench. All our attorneys have extensive litigation experience which they fully use when called for.

Hopkins Centrich’s attorneys all have ‘big firm’ backgrounds. They formed our firm with the goal of keeping the best of those firms while employing far more personal experience for our clients.

We do this by using technology to its fullest. We will make use of every cutting edge legal and business technology and methodologies to ensure that we will continue to deliver the highest quality legal services to our clients while allowing us to respond promptly and efficiently to client needs, exceed project requirements, operate effortlessly with narrow timeframes, and develop innovative and flexible legal solutions at competitive fees.

We are creative. We are agile. We quickly adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, including changes in the law.

Our vision statement may sum it up best. We will deliver highly skilled, ethical, and aggressive legal representation to every client by:

• Responding promptly to our clients’ needs;
• Anticipating business and legal trends that may affect our clients;
• Managing our clients’ matters in an efficient, caring, and proactive manner;
• Communicating regularly and clearly with our clients