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Underwood’s Litigation practice represents governmental units, businesses, and individuals facing litigation, arbitration, regulatory, and administrative matters. Underwood represents clients across numerous industries, including commercial entities, food manufacturers, insurance companies, school boards, healthcare providers, and more.
Underwood litigation attorneys hold leadership positions in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, DRI, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and other respected litigation organizations.
Securing the dismissal of two medical malpractice cases.
Securing numerous settlements on behalf of clients.
Defending multiple organizations and individuals, including Big Four accounting firms, in securities fraud regulatory proceedings and litigation.
Defending employers of all sizes in regulatory proceedings and civil litigation matters, including claims and cases arising under the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and OSHA.
Underwood offers specialized mediators for a number of different disputes. We have mediators board-certified in Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law, Business Bankruptcy, Family Law, Commercial Real Estate, and Construction Law.
Underwood represents appellants, appellees, and amicus in high-stakes litigation, striving to craft persuasive arguments and briefings.
Underwood represents lenders and depository institutions that spans many decades. From national banks to farm credit lenders, our clients are located inside and outside of Texas, in both urban and rural areas.
Underwood brings decades of experience to a statewide practice that encompasses all facets of debt enforcement, workout, insolvency, and bankruptcy proceedings.
Underwood is skilled and efficient in both the prevention of and the navigation of complex commercial litigation, from single-issue injunction cases to hundred-million-dollar contract disputes.
Underwood represents businesses and individuals in residential and commercial construction disputes. Underwood’s clients include architects, engineers, design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, owners, developers, sureties, material fabricators, suppliers, and governmental entities.
Underwood’s consumer litigation practice involves the prosecution and defense of common law and statutory consumer claims. Underwood’s lawyers serve as counsel in cases involving the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the Texas Insurance Code, breaches of warranty, and related tie-in statutes (such as the Fair Debt Collection Act, Seller’s Disclosure of Property Condition, and the Unfair Settlement Practices Act).
Underwood represents clients who have been accused of any type of misdemeanor or felony offense in either state or federal court, including assault, DUI/DWI, burglary, theft/robbery, possession, drug offenses, white collar crimes, aggravated offenses, expunctions, non-disclosure, and juvenile offenses.
Underwood represents healthcare professionals, professional practice groups, healthcare facilities, and hospital districts and covers regional, state, and national issues. Attorneys in this section have an in-depth knowledge of the legal ramifications associated with the rapidly changing arena of healthcare law.
Underwood represents clients in first-party litigation, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation on a range of issues spanning the insurance industry, including disputes over coverage for D&O liability, personal injury, property loss, product liability, and employment practices liability.
Despite an employer’s best intentions and efforts, an employee or a group of employees may file a claim or lawsuit against the employer. Underwood offers an experienced and talented team to help a judge or jury better understand your side of the story, in all kinds of claims, such as wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful discharge.
Underwood has extensive experience in oil and gas litigation in both federal, state, and appellate courts. Common litigation issues we handle involve not only the interpretation and enforcement of oil and gas lease provisions, operating agreements, and surface use agreements but also title questions and interpretation of mineral conveyances.
Underwood has a broad scope of civil trial experience, bringing unique perspectives to personal injury litigation on both sides of the docket. Underwood also represents companies and individuals who have been sued in personal injury cases.
The death or incapacity of a loved one is an extremely stressful time for their loved ones. Underwood has a wealth of experience in handling conflicts regarding the interpretation, enforcement, or defeat of testamentary instruments, powers of attorney, trusts, and rights under an existing or forthcoming guardianship.
Underwood is well-versed in protecting a myriad of estates in property, including leasehold estates, easements, and ownership rights in mineral, water, and wind rights. Whether you are an owner, lender, borrower, developer, contractor, lessor, or lessee, Underwood lawyers work to help you protect your interests.
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