Areas of practice which allow specialization

What are the areas of specialization in Texas?

There are twenty areas of practice which allow specialization:

· Administrative,

· Business Bankruptcy,

· Civil Appellate,

· Civil Trial,

· Consumer Bankruptcy,

· Consumer and Commercial,

· Criminal,

· Estate Planning and Probate,

· Family,

· Health,

· Immigration and Nationality,

· Juvenile,

· Labor and Employment,

· Oil, Gas and Mineral,

· Personal Injury Trial,

· Commercial Real Estate,

· Residential Real Estate,

· Farm and Ranch Real Estate,

· Tax and Workers' Compensation Law..

To become Board Certified in a specialty area, an attorney must have:

· Been licensed to practice law for at least five years;

· Devoted a required percentage of practice to a specialty area for at least three years;

· Handled a wide variety of matters in the area to demonstrate experience and involvement;

· Attended continuing education seminars regularly to keep legal training up to date;

· Been evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges;

· Passed a 6-hour written examination.

For more information see the web site for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

What kind of client do we want?

What kind of client do we want?

First, we do not want clients who just go down a list and hire the first lawyer who answers the phone. You are important to us. Give us time to help you.

Second, law suits are serious business so we want clients who take their cases seriously. Client who take the time to determine what type of lawyer they need. Who ask is the lawyer certified by the Bar of the State of Texas to specialize in the area of law they need. The experience of the lawyer in the area of the law needed. The results the lawyer has had in the past in handling cases similar to your case. Has the lawyer been reviewed by other lawyers.

Third, are you seriously injured by the careless conduct of a financially responsible third party? Your injury is probably serious enough to pursue if you have taken the time to evaluate us and think we can help you. You will need help in evaluating whether the third party conduct is the basis for pursuing a claim. Is the third party financially responsible? We can help you determine this.

We are serious about our business. If you are serious about your claim, call us at 214 651 8218 to arrange an appointment. There is no charge for the evaluation.

Mitchell, Goff & Mitchell, L.L.P.

10440 North Central Expressway

Dallas, Texas 75231

214 651 8218

ERISA Remedies

CIGNA HealthCare of Texas, Inc. v. Calad et al., and Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila held that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) completely took the place of all common law or statutory remedies of the employees and dismissed their claims for damages. The plaintiffs were left with only equitable remedies against the plan. Most plans have built in procedures to appeal benefit denial decisions that must be followed. Employees may in the event of a denial pursue equitable remedies in federal court. It has been suggested that they also demand arbitration under the Texas healthcare liability act, but this would seem to be a precluded legal remedy unless it was included in the plan.