Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Doug also represents employees in claims of wrongful termination and employment discrimination, negotiates employment agreements, and represents employees in disputes regarding non-competition agreements.
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Contract

Property Law

• Land Use and Zoning
  In 1999, Mr. Buckle was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission in Jonestown, Texas, the city in which he resides and in May 2000, he was appointed Chair of the Commission. In 2005, he was appointed to an unexpired term on the Jonestown City Council. He was elected to the City Council in 2007. He served until 2013 as Mayor Pro Temp. In 2015, he returned to the City Council and continues to serve as Mayor Pro Temp.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Willie Schmerler and Cynthia Biggers have re-formed their professional partnership as Biggers & Schmerler to assist clients with the following matters:  professional license defense, personal injury and criminal defense.  You may contact them at 512-472-1772 or

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Since 1988, Mr. Buckle's practice has focused in the areas of municipal law, commercial and residential real estate, including all aspects of land use development and regulatory controls; wills, trusts and estate planning; probate; and, creation and representation of various business entities.
• Wills
• Probate