Practice Areas

CONTINUING OUR COMMITTMENT INTO THE 21st CENTURY

Recently voted Best Law Firm in Lubbock by the readers of the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam's diverse civil practice allows our attorneys to practice many different areas of law while developing expertise in particular areas of interest. Several of our attorneys are certified as specialists by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization:

THE PRACTICE OF LAW IS A CALLING OF THE HIGHEST ORDER

We represent our clients zealously, setting high standards of credibility, performance, and integrity in the practice of law.

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BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Our trial attorneys practice extensively in business and commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. We handle all aspects of business and commercial litigation, including:

  • Contract Disputes
  • Banking and Financial Institution Representation
  • Deceptive Trade Practice Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Employment Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Class Action Litigation

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BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITORS' RIGHTS

Operating from a strong base of knowledge and experience, the firm handles many types of cases in these areas, including stay litigation, asset and collateral recoveries, trustee representation and adversary proceedings.

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CORPORATE AND BUSINESS REPRESENTATION

The firm has a strong background in business representation and transactional practice, ranging from organization of business entities to administrative representation. Other areas of expertise include:

  • Banking and Lender Law
  • Contracts
  • Employment Law
  • Zoning Matters
  • Farm and Ranch Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Real Estate Transactions
  • Health Care
  • Municipal Law
  • Labor Management
  • School and Education Law

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INSURANCE AND TORT LITIGATION

We are proud of Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam's fine reputation and continuing tradition as the preeminent trial lawyers in the area. We represent numerous insurance companies and their insureds, as well as businesses and individuals, in many types of insurance and tort matters, including:

  • Negligence and Bad Faith
  • Civil Rights
  • Director and Officer Liability
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Product Liability
  • Aviation Litigation
  • Medical and Professional Malpractice
  • Coverage Matters

A large part of the firm's practice is devoted to professional liability in the areas of medicine, law, engineering, insurance and architecture to name only a few. We also have extensive experience representing insurance carriers in workers' compensation cases before the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission and in the courts. In addition, we represent many employers who are non-subscribers to the Workers' Compensation Act.

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APPELLATE ADVOCACY

With decades of experience in appellate advocacy, the firm prides itself on its federal and state appellate work. Our attorneys also handle administrative appeals and amicus curiae briefs.

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TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING,
ELDER AND PROBATE LAW

Our extensive experience in tax planning has led to our firm's reputation as one of the most respected in this discipline in West Texas. Tax planning is just one aspect of our growing practice of estate planning and business succession planning. Several of the firm's attorneys are very experienced in trust planning and preparation, employee benefit planning, probate contests and litigation, and trust and estate administration.

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FAMILY LAW

  • Adoption
  • Termination of Rights
  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Visitation & Enforcement
  • Child Support
  • Modifications
  • Restraining Order
  • Temporary Order

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RETIREMENT PLANS

Our firm develops and maintains the widest possible range of plans for employee benefits, including volume submitter plans, prototype plans, and individually-designed plans which will meet the needs of all employers as they provide benefits for their employees. Go to BestRetirePlans.com for more detailed information.

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