Areas of Practice 

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. is a Fort Worth, Texas law firm offering a wide-array of legal services to clients statewide and across the nation. Our team of attorneys believes in establishing a solid attorney-client relationship so as to best serve your interests.

Our practice is multi-faceted. If you have any questions about how we can serve your legal needs, we invite you to contact us for an initial consultation.

Aviation & Aerospace Law

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. has considerable experience representing numerous airline, aviation manufacture and aerospace companies in litigation defense including Bell Helicopter Textron, Delta Airlines, Omniflight Helicopters, Goodrich Corporation, and Atlantic Southeastern Airlines, to name a few.  For example, the firm first represented Bell Helicopter when it moved to Texas from Buffalo, New York in 1956 and built its first plant in Hurst and continued over more than four decades of growth. 

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Business & Commercial Law

At Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. protecting the business interests of our commercial clients in Fort Worth and North Texas is a top priority. Our business and commercial law practice is vast, including everything from business formation and contract preparation to advising clients on directors’ and officers’ liability and collecting accounts. Our firm has helped a broad range of clients in various industries achieve their business goals.

We handle all matters related to starting, maintaining and dissolving a business. The breadth of our business services includes assisting with business organization and formation, agreement preparation, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, employee relations, directors’ and officers’ liability, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ rights, reorganization, business successions, and dissolution.

Working in your interest through negotiation or litigation we draft employment contracts, vendor agreements, shareholder agreements and a host of other documents designed to protect your interests.

Our attorneys develop innovative defense strategies based on years of experience. We have helped clients on claims involving:

Contract disputes

Partnership disputes

Director and officer liability lawsuits

Employment lawsuits

Shareholder disputes

Unpaid accounts

Unfair competition claims

Our experienced legal team of business law attorneys has significant litigation and appellate experience. The strong attorney-client relationships that we build allow us to fully represent your interests and anticipate your needs.  For more information how we can help you, please contact us.

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Business Organization

Whether you want to limit your liability and protect your personal assets while operating a business, or simply devise a business plan that allows you to control your business while others invest, we can help you decide which business organization structure best suits your needs.

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Civil Litigation

Our firm advises clients facing a lawsuit or appeal due to a dispute in such areas as personal injury liability, employment claims, contract disputes, and commercial matters.

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Consumer Protection

Our attorneys are well-versed in the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. We pursue and defend a full range of consumer complaints against banks, real estate brokers, motor vehicle dealers, and other businesses.

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Construction Law

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. represents North Texas area commercial and residential builders, property owners, lenders, general contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, developers, and materialmen in a broad range of issues, including:

Bidding and document preparation

Contract negotiation and formation

Contract performance and delays

Financing and warranty issues

Contractor / subcontractor disputes

Bond claims

Mechanic and materialmen liens

Surety bonds

Construction defect disputes

Our team of construction law attorneys has the knowledge, experience and resources necessary to help bring a swift and effective resolution to your construction law issue. We will defend commercial and home builders against defective work claims. In addition, we can bring such claims on behalf of property owners against construction companies or contractors whose workmanship may have resulted in a defect.

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Contracts

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. practice principles of contract law which apply to an increasingly complex and competitive business environment including formation of contracts, contractual capacity, terms of a contract, matters affecting consent to a contract and discharge of contracts.

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Eminent Domain

Eminent domain is the right of government and other statutorily authorized entities to assert temporary or permanent dominion over land on account of public exigency, and for the good of the public. We represent clients on various eminent domain issues.

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Employment Law

Employment law pertains to the relationship between employers and employees, former employees, and applicants for employment. Our attorneys have significant experience with cases involving affirmative action, employee benefits, whistleblower litigation, and employment contracts and allegations of sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and employment discrimination.

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Estate Planning

Planning for the distribution of your property and assets after your death is very important. We will work with you to design an estate plan that will carry out your last wishes while minimizing significant estate taxes.

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Family Law

Our family law practice includes divorce, child support, child custody and visitation, adoptions and property division.

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Housing Law

We have substantial experience with public housing matters, urban redevelopment, landlord/tenant relationships and construction law.

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Health & Healthcare Law

Health and healthcare law is a large and complicated arena that encompasses disability, elder & hospital law.

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Insurance Law

At Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. we represent insurers and insureds in all insurance law matters, including insurance subrogation and insurance defense. Our firm has substantial experience handling first party claims and third party litigation.

Our insurance practice is extensive. We serve as coverage and litigation counsel on issues including, but not limited to, coverage under complex commercial properties, bad faith, separate duty to defend, late notice, arson defense, reservation of rights, equitable estoppel, late notice by insureds, right to counsel, consent to settle issues, and reverse bad faith. In addition, our attorneys have significant experience in insurance defense and insurance subrogation.

Our skilled legal team has extensive experience representing insured people in personal injury lawsuits and bad faith claims. We issue coverage opinions, render policy interpretations, and counsel clients on separate duty to defend issues and reservation of rights. Our insurance defense experience includes representing carriers and self insureds in such personal injury claims as auto accidents, slip and fall accidents, malpractice, workers’ compensation claims, and wrongful death lawsuits. Our clients include professionals, healthcare providers, mental health providers, general contractors and subcontractors in various types of construction related claims, and manufacturers, retailers and distributors in a wide variety of product related claims.

We are experienced in recovering insurance payments paid out to policyholders who have suffered losses in industrial, manufacturing and commercial facilities in the North Texas area due to the negligence of an individual or business entity. Since subrogation claims typically involve a catastrophe, our attorneys work closely with fire investigators, local authorities and engineering consultants to determine the cause of the damages and to determine which party was at fault. We are involved in the process of investigating and evaluating claims, filing lawsuits, and representing an insurance company’s interests through litigation or negotiation. If your insurance company has violated their fiduciary responsibility to you or your business, contact one of the attorneys listed below for more information. 

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Personal Injury

We are regularly called upon to represent self-insured businesses and individuals in lawsuits arising from auto accidents, slip and fall accidents, or product liability claims. We handle claims alleging traumatic injuries, repetitive stress injuries, and emotional distress.

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. is a North Texas law firm with a personal injury practice focused on the defense of self-insured businesses and uninsured clients facing claims of negligence and serious personal injury. Our defense lawyers develop legal strategies to vigorously defend you, in litigation or negotiation.

Our team of qualified defense lawyers has developed an extensive network of engineering consultants, medical professionals and other whom we call upon as expert witnesses in trial. We employ cost-effective defense strategies.

Our lawyers have defended individuals, business entities, professionals, healthcare providers, mental health providers, construction companies, trucking firms, airlines, and a host of others against liability claims alleging traumatic injury or emotional distress. We have handled cases throughout the United States involving:

• Product liability claims
• Auto accidents
• Trucking collisions
• Bus wrecks
• Slip and fall accidents
• Elderly abuse
• Nursing home neglect
• Construction site accidents
• Repetitive stress injuries
• Brain Trauma
• Occupational illness
• Wrongful death

 Contact our personal injury defense attorneys to discuss your case if you have been accused of negligence resulting in personal injury, you need an experienced lawyer to defend you in court. Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. will provide an initial consultation. We adhere to the highest professional and ethical standards while providing an unparalleled degree of personal service. Our firm has served the legal needs of clients throughout North Texas for more than 80 years.

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Probate & Estate Administration

Probate is the legal process by which a person’s debts are paid and assets are distributed upon their death. Estate administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of a loved one’s assets. State laws and procedures vary greatly, so it is important to ensure that the decedent’s assets are distributed correctly.

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Products Liability

A major component of our practice is our work in product liability and toxic tort defense. Our legal team has successfully defended manufacturers, distributors, and retailers against various product liability claims.

Our product liability practice involves representing manufacturers, distributors and retailers who have been accused of creating, distributing or selling a faulty product. We have counseled clients in many industries, including automotive companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Product liability lawsuits arise when a consumer believes that a design defect, manufacturing defect, or deceptive marketing campaign was directly responsible for a serious personal injury or wrongful death. Our defense lawyers have experience with all types of tort cases, including negligence, strict liability claims, wrongful death actions and malpractice. We have counseled and represented pharmaceutical companies in complex drug litigation cases. Our lawyers have also defended automobile manufacturers when a vehicle’s crashworthiness has been questioned in defective airbag, rollover and tire blowout cases.

Our law firm is fully equipped to handle multi-party claims. We team with engineers and industry professionals who assist us in the investigation process. We draw from a network of forensic experts, accident re­constructionists, and other specialists to serve as expert witnesses during trial. In short, we understand what is necessary to build you a strong case.

Learn more about our product liability defense practice by contacting Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. for an initial consultation.

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Professional Malpractice Law

We help clients establish whether someone or something was injured due to the negligence of a medical and legal professional. Our malpractice work includes plaintiff and defense work.

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Real Estate Law

We advise individuals and commercial clients in all proceedings and transactions that deal with real property, including purchase and sale, construction, mortgages and foreclosures, leases, zoning, title examinations, quiet title actions, closings, and management.

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Taxation Law

We advise individuals and commercial clients on tax matters, identifying and addressing state and federal tax issues, and engaging accountants and any other needed professionals.

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Transportation Law

Our transportation lawyers represent airlines, railroads, and trucking firms transporting passengers or goods, that become involved in tort, contract actions, and compliance actions involving government regulatory agencies.

Transportation law is a specialized field that involves some of the largest manufacturing companies and transport firms in the world. The laws that govern liability in the transportation industry are highly complex, warranting a knowledgeable and experienced transportation law attorney.

Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. is a Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas area law firm defending the interests of aviation manufacturers, railroads and trucking firms in personal injury, product liability, and wrongful death lawsuits. Our skilled legal team has handled cases alleging truck driver negligence and product failure claims. We are committed to providing high quality defense services and counsel to large and small transport companies. Contact us for more information.

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Workers’ Compensation

We counsel private employers, federal, state and local government employers, and workers’ compensation insurers in claims made by employees who are seriously injured on the job. We handle defenses, fraud and subrogation matters and appeals.

Learn more about our multi-faceted practice by contacting Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. for an initial consultation. We adhere to high professional and ethical standards and provide attentive personal service. Our firm has served the legal needs of clients throughout North Texas for more than 80 years.

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