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Child Custody and Visitation
In June 2011, Vanessa was granted the honor of being licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. She is licensed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and is certified as a mediator in civil and family law, is certified as a collaborative law attorney as well as a notary. Since 2005, Vanessa has concentrated her practice of law primarily to the family law and collaborative law area. Her family law practice encompasses divorce (contested and uncontested), child custody (suits affecting the parent child relationship), child support, modification of prior court orders, contempt and enforcement of court orders, grandparent’s rights with possession and access, paternity determination, termination of parental rights, adoptions, acknowledgment of paternity and denial of paternity and name change for both adults and minor children. She is also a court appointed Amicus Attorney and Ad Litem Attorney for the various family courts in Harris County, Texas.
Adoption
Ms. Benzenhoefer enjoys helping families grow through adoption. She represents parents adopting children in the care of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. She also handles stepparent adoptions and adult adoptions. Ms. Benzenhoefer has experience successfully complying with the strict requirements for interstate placements set forth in the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC).
Paternity
Guardianship
Waldron & Schneider’s Probate Litigation Section handles contested probate cases. From fiduciary issues to will contest or guardianship contest, our firm practices in probate and county courts across Houston, Galveston, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, and across the state.
Mark A. Rubal is the senior litigation partner at Waldron & Schneider. Mr. Rubal is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in criminal law and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Wrongful Death
Mr. Simmons’ cases cover a broad spectrum of civil litigation including such areas as commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation, construction and surety law, personal injury, wrongful death, breach of contract, and first party bad faith insurance claims. Since starting his practice, Mr. Simmons has directly resolved hundreds of cases through trial, summary judgment, arbitration and settlement, with more than 30 trials as first chair. He has worked on numerous complex business disputes, complex bankruptcies, multi-party construction cases, and defended several wrongful death and significant personal injury cases.
Sex Crimes
Robbery
Theft
Misdemeanors
Waldron & Schneider has successfully represented clients charged with felony and misdemeanor offenses in both State and Federal Courts. Our criminal defense attorney has extensive trial experience in criminal law and was a former prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. He has been practicing criminal law for over 30 years and has been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law since 1995.
Drug Crimes
Assault
Murder
Juvenile Crimes
Restraining Order
Panel Speaker on Prejudgment Remedies of Temporary Restraining Orders and Temporary Injunctions (State Bar of Texas Collections & Creditors’ Rights Course 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018)
The business and corporate law attorneys at Waldron & Schneider focus on representing businesses in many aspects of their life cycle and functions to include but not limited to...
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Formation
Business Disputes
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Business Transactions
Competent legal representation in the modern global economy demands that counselors at law assist clients in recognizing potential pitfalls while in the initial stages of contract review or due diligence, as well as dealing with the multitude of issues that arise as a result of entities engaging in commerce. Based on this belief, each of our lawyers, while maintaining particular areas of expertise, have experience with Federal and state litigation, as well as contract drafting and review. By maintaining this skill, our clients can be confident that the firm will provide insightful advice and a quality work product with knowledge and experience in dealing with problems that may arise from commercial transactions. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office and speak with one of our attorneys.
Limited Liability Companies
Undertaking a business venture while protecting personal assets is possible through the use of a business entity. When a business entity is formed, the general extent of risk is limited to the assets of the entity itself and generally does not extend to the personal assets of any officer, director, or shareholder. Common business entities include corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. While each type of entity offers certain legal protections, the structure of each is not appropriate for all business scenarios. To determine which entity will work best in your situation, visit with an attorney in your jurisdiction knowledgeable about the various structures and their costs and benefits in terms of costs to set up, maintain, and various tax treatments.
Ms. Benzenhoefer handles business law matters including: forming new corporate entities, maintaining existing businesses, and helping clients with buying and selling businesses. She drafts, reviews and negotiates revisions to documents such as contracts, buy/sell agreements, purchase agreements, employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, deeds, promissory notes, and leases. She also prepares and files trademark registration applications.
Employment Litigation
Members of our Labor and Employment Section routinely advise and train executives and managers on significant labor and employment issues, enabling the firm to provide aggressive, yet cost-effective strategies to strengthen our clients’ businesses and defend against employment-related claims in both State and Federal court. We routinely represent businesses in matters before state and federal agencies such as the US Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Commission on Human Rights. The attorneys in our Labor and Employment Section assist clients in preparing, reviewing, and revising employment policies, handbooks, and procedures. We also help clients manage and effectively implement employment policies so they become routine business practices.
Waldron & Schneider celebrates over 25 years of legal service in a large variety of practice areas with attorneys who have the knowledge and capabilities to assist in a wide range of legal matters. The firm provides a multitude of personal and business related legal services such as corporate and business law, commercial litigation, real estate law, family law, mediation, estate planning, wills, probate, and more.
Construction Litigation
Ms. Wojtkowski’s current work focuses on commercial and construction litigation and resolving individualized disputes for Waldron & Schneider’s business clients, ranging from collection matters and contract disputes to copyright issues. Ms. Wojtkowski also devotes her time to real estate and business transactions such as commercial leases, residential sales, buy/sell agreements, and asset purchase agreements.
Real Estate Transactions
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
The firm has wide litigation experience in such areas as landlord-tenant representation, title disputes, mechanics’ and materialmen’s lien rights and real estate contract actions.
The attorneys at Waldron & Schneider handle all cases involving personal injury and recovery for economic and noneconomic damages. Our attorneys have vast trial experience and are AV Rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. We have been successful in fairly maximizing the recovery of damages for our clients. We also help to resolve all related liens and provide just closure after settlement and/or resolution of claims.
Ms. Benzenhoefer also provides estate planning and succession planning services, including Will packages, trusts, and formation and maintenance of family limited partnerships.
Wills
Waldron & Schneider is experienced in matters of probate including all aspects of admission of wills to probate, will contests, trusts, power of attorney, guardianships...
Trusts
An irrevocable trust is permanent. Once the terms and conditions of the trust are written down and the trust is signed, those provisions are fixed. There are two types of irrevocable trusts: (1) simple, and (2) complex.
Power of Attorney
In addition, Vanessa J. Solis-Maduzia practices probate law, which includes the preparation of wills and powers of attorney, probating wills, contesting wills, small estate administration, and applications for guardianships of adults and minor children. She also serves as a guardian and/or attorney ad litem in various probate matters.
Probate
Pressley Franclemont is an Associate Attorney for Waldron & Schneider. She graduated magna cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2019 with a B.S. in Chemistry and graduated cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2022 with her Juris Doctorate. While she was a law student, she participated in the Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics as a student attorney for the Trademark, Probate, and Guardianship Clinics. Mrs. Franclemont’s practice areas include probate law, guardianship, estate planning, and family law. She is proficient at preparing administration, probate, guardianship, and will package documents as well as handling various aspects of family law including name changes, custody cases, and divorces. She strives to handle each client’s needs with compassion, patience, and the utmost respect. Mrs. Franclemont is married to her husband, Christopher, and they have three cats, Blue, Cielo, and Tater Tot. When she not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and being involved in her community.
After joining the firm in 2001, Mrs. Bartley began her career representing Chapter 7 bankruptcy Trustees. Mrs. Bartley’s work has included pursuing the recovery and liquidation of assets, turnover of non-exempt property, litigation claims including avoiding preferential and fraudulent transfers, and evaluating proofs of claim filed against bankruptcy estates.
Foreclosure
Our attorneys have years of combined debt collection and experience with the rights of the creditors and debtors, including those seeking to address foreclosure issues. From initial demand through judgment and to collection on judgments, the attorneys at Waldron & Schneider are well versed in this area of collection law. We take an aggressive approach to representation of our clients in this area, as in all litigation. We can help with debt collection, foreclosures, creditor representation or bankruptcy and all related areas of creditor representation.
Tax Law
Debt Collection
Waldron & Schneider has the expertise you need with regards to debt collection litigation, foreclosure law and the process, creditor representation and the like. We have various bankruptcy and debt collections resources which you may find by taking a look at Bankruptcy Resources, FAQ’s or Bankruptcy forms for preparation or our collection FAQ’s. Our debt collection and foreclosure law attorneys are ready to work with you in our Middlebrook Drive offices in Houston, Texas.