Family Law

• Guardianship
  Years ago I began reading about guardianship abuse cases and how elderly had their rights stripped from them by unscrupulous guardians using the judicial...

Criminal Law

• Theft
• Restraining Order

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  H ealth care is one of the most rapidly changing fields of law. As the industry becomes increasingly regulated, many practitioners find it daunting to navigate the shifting landscape. Our health care practice offers a wide variety of services, including corporate formation, counseling on compliance issues such as fraud and abuse laws and HIPAA, billing and recoupment issues, litigation, and human resource matters. Wick Phillips has represented diverse members of the health care industry from medical device manufacturers to medical practices and individual health care practitioners to pharmacies.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  W ick Phillips’ Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practice represents public and private companies, prominent investment funds, boards of directors and special committees, investors, senior management and shareholders in complex mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, partnerships, and other strategic transactions. We are able to draw upon the deep bench strength of our supporting practices relevant in an M&A transaction, which can include securities, financing, tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, real estate, and litigation. Our network includes relationships with financial advisors, investment banks, accountants, and lenders throughout the nation. Our team of seasoned and responsive M&A attorneys is able to negotiate and complete transactions at the rapid pace that many clients need.
• Business Disputes
  Wick Phillips is a full-service business law firm serving clients across Texas and the United States. Founded in 2004, the firm has grown to nearly 85 attorneys with offices in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. The partners of the firm joined Wick Phillips after gaining valuable experience at large law firms, bringing a wealth of knowledge and insight with them to our clients. Through turbulent economic times that saw many firms shrink or fail, Wick Phillips has flourished proving the firm’s purpose-driven approach to practicing law has real value to clients.
• Business Transactions
  D etails matter in business transactions, and our transactional lawyers know how to manage transactions for our clients to successful completion, minimize their risks, and save them time and money in the process. Whether the challenge is a routine matter or a complex acquisition, loan facility or securities offering, our goal is to provide every client with efficient and effective advice throughout the transaction to help achieve the goals of the business.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  Our trial attorneys have represented clients in numerous intellectual property lawsuits, involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We have litigated these matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country with a demonstrated track record of success. Our attorneys are experienced trial lawyers, not just litigators. In all intellectual property litigation matters, we immediately assess the factual and legal issues, work with you to design a plan that will meet your legal and business objectives in a cost-effective manner, and develop and prepare the case with our trial strategy in mind.
• Unfair Competition
  Compliance with all local, state and federal agencies, such as Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Immigration and Naturalization Services, Texas Workforce Commission and many others

Employment Law

• Employment Litigation
  We  regularly represent clients through all phases and types of employment litigation, ranging from defending individual charges of discrimination to class and collective actions. The firm represents clients in...
• Non-compete Agreement
  Our trade secret practice can audit and identify your company’s valuable trade secrets and handle all forms of litigation involving trade secret disputes. Our trial attorneys have experience in state and federal courts dealing with trade secret disputes including breaches of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements, former employees’ retention and use of proprietary customer lists and proprietary information, and theft of proprietary information. We frequently prosecute and oppose claims under the Uniform Trade Secret Act (UTSA), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and related state misappropriation and unfair competition laws, as well applications for temporary restraining orders (TROs) and preliminary injunctive relief.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Construction Litigation
  With nearly 20 years of experience in construction law, we help clients manage risk and resolve disputes with the professionalism and skill that this complex industry demands.
• Real Estate Transactions
  T he attorneys in the real estate group of Wick Phillips have handled some of the most complex, high profile real estate transactions in the market today. We strive to provide the highest level of legal service while maintaining a practical approach to closing your deal. Our attorneys view each client as a strategic partner, and we think and act accordingly—serving as trusted business advisors.
• Eminent Domain
  Wick Phillips can help landowners faced with the decision of how to proceed when they have been notified that their property is facing condemnation.  Our experienced condemnation attorneys understand landowner rights for individuals and businesses facing condemnation, and guide our clients through the process to help ensure just, fair, and full compensation for their property.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  S ophisticated and personalized estate planning is vital for business owners, corporate executive and high-net worth individuals and families. Wick Phillips provides estate plans, tax guidance, asset protection, philanthropic and business planning for our clients. Estate plans are not a static set of documents, but an evolving strategy that changes over time. We assist clients with developing a core estate plan which can be modified and supplemented as financial and family circumstances change. We have experience in developing structures to ensure that family businesses and legacy assets such as ranches are transferred in a tax-efficient manner and stay in the family while protected from divorce and creditors.
• Wills
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  B ankruptcy cases often generate ancillary lawsuits, and we represent clients in all types of bankruptcy-related litigation matters. From filing and prosecuting proof of claims, pursuing recovery of fraudulent transfers and preferential payments, and litigating complex fiduciary matters, our bankruptcy litigators know how to traverse the unique obstacles presented in insolvency.
• Foreclosure
• Tax Law
  O ur Tax Practice includes corporate, partnership, estate and gift, and individual income tax matters. The tax liability generated by a business or investment is, oftentimes, the largest expense associated with the business or investment. We assist clients in minimizing this liability. We have extensive experience with structuring new business or investment vehicles to meet a client’s business objectives in a tax efficient manner.