Areas of Practice

Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Law

The adoption team of Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. is a group of highly specially trained attorneys with more than one hundred years of combined experience in the area of adoption law. It is our primary focus to help you deal with the legal aspects involved in creating your forever family. We are sensitive to the needs of our clients and experienced in working with both adoptive parents and birthparents throughout the United States.

Appellate Law

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C.’s Appellate Practice Group handles a wide array of appellate matters in the Texas Courts of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court. Those matters include appeals and original proceedings arising from products liability, personal injury, professional liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, commercial and Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) cases.

Commercial Litigation

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. attorneys have a breadth of expertise that covers the entire range of commercial litigation matters. The Firm represents public and private business concerns to analyze and resolve issues in dispute, to achieve the objectives of our clients through careful study, tireless preparation, practical skills, and comprehensive experience. Often, the Firm employs pre-trial solutions including mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes timely and efficiently, but if a favorable result cannot be obtained, the attorneys at Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. try both jury and non-jury cases in state and federal courts throughout Texas.

Commercial and Residential Construction Law

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. maintains significant expertise in commercial and residential construction legal representation. Representative clients include property owners, prime contractors and subcontractors, sureties, suppliers and developers. The Firm has defended and prosecuted claims involving negligent design and construction, catastrophic weather events, contract interpretation disputes, completion delays, job site personal injury and wrongful death matters and payment and performance disputes.

Corporate and Business Transactions

The Firm’s Corporate and Business Transactional attorneys regularly advise clients regarding laws pertaining to businesses and also assist clients in the review, negotiation, and drafting of various types of commercial contracts.

Estate Planning

Many people believe that it is unnecessary to begin their estate planning until they have substantial assets or are ready for retirement. At Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C., we encourage our clients to begin their estate planning as early as possible, particularly if they have children, own their own business or face potential financial liability in their profession. We believe that early and comprehensive planning for incapacity and death is essential. Not only does it provide our clients with peace of mind, it allows them to know that their needs will be properly met during their lives, and their wishes and intentions with regard to the distribution of their property will be fulfilled after their deaths.

Elder Law and Guardianship

Texans are living longer and the elderly population continues to grow. With longer life expectancy, including extended retirements, our elderly population faces unique concerns. They are dealing with complicated issues such as navigating government benefit systems like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, handling medical and insurance claims and dealing with complicated retirement plans. Many are living on fixed incomes, caring for sick spouses, or are widowed. Many are no longer able to live at home without care and are faced with moving to their children’s homes, assisted living centers or nursing homes. Some are also facing physical and financial abuse and age discrimination.

Family Law

Family law is the term applied to the laws and rules developed regarding relationships between family members and society as a whole. It is imperative that a delicate balance is maintained between all who are involved in family law matters, especially those regarding children.

Insurance Defense

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss P.C. offers a broad range of experience at every stage of insurance related litigation, from pre-suit investigation, case research, legal analysis through written discovery, depositions, mediation, settlement negotiations, trial, and appeal. The Firm’s attorneys and staff are capable of successfully handling cases from complex commercial litigation to simple automobile accidents.

Labor and Employment Law

The Firm’s Labor and Employment attorneys regularly advise clients regarding various employment matters.

Oil and Gas Law

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. offers experienced and effective representation in virtually all aspects of oil and gas transactions and litigation. Our Firm’s broad practice involves the purchase and sale of oil and gas properties, and transactions involving the ownership, operation, and production of oil and gas properties throughout Texas. Our Firm also handles disputes and litigation that arise during all phases of oil and gas exploration, development and production.

Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

The attorneys at Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C. are proud to conduct the pursuit of your case effectively and efficiently, obtaining fair and proper compensation for your injuries, medical expenses, lost income and pain and suffering. Our attorneys in this area of practice bring the knowledge and expertise necessary to navigate the complex insurance industry and provide comfort and reassurance to the client during what can be a frightening and overwhelming experience.

Probate and Estate Administration

At Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C., our attorneys have extensive experience in the highly specialize practice area of probate and estate administration. Several of our attorneys are routinely appointed by both Tarrant County probate courts to serve as temporary and permanent administrators of estates. Therefore, we are intimately familiar with the complex rules and requirements involved in the administration of a decedent’s estates.

Probate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation

Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C.’s attorneys have extensive experience with litigation involving probate, trusts and guardianships. We represent both proponents and contestants in will contest cases and applicants and contestants in contested guardianships. We prosecute and defend claims against executors, administrators, trustees, guardians and agents under powers of attorney for all claims, including breach of fiduciary duty and removal. We are experienced in litigating questions of undue influence, coercion and capacity.

Professional Liability

The field of professional malpractice continues to be quite active. Lawsuits involving malpractice claims against veterinarians, attorneys, accountants, insurance agents and brokers, corporate directors and officers and other business professionals are being asserted at an increasing rate. Brown Pruitt Peterson & Wambsganss, P.C.’s professional liability attorneys draw upon years of hands-on experience in dealing with professional liability claims to provide its professional clients with quality legal representation.

Real Estate Law

The Firm’s Real Estate attorneys regularly advise clients regarding various issues related to residential and commercial properties.