Areas Of Experience

When your business has suffered a trial loss or if you have won a valuable judgment that you need to protect on appeal, you don’t want to settle for anything less than an experienced appellate practitioner. At the same time, you don’t want to spend more than is necessary to protect your interests at the next level. Our firm’s appellate roots run deep and our rates are affordable.

Our lead attorney Eric Storm is a former briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court and a member of the United States Supreme Court bar. Mr. Storm has twice served as counsel of record on certiorari petitions to our nation’s highest court. He has also taken the lead role for argument and briefing to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and has briefed matters for real parties and amici before the Texas Supreme Court and several other Texas courts of appeals. Within the last year alone, Mr. Storm filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, an amicus brief and a response to a petition for writ of mandamus to the Texas Supreme Court, an emergency interlocutory appeal and a separate direct appeal to the Third Court of Appeals in Austin Texas, and a response to an interlocutory appeal and a response to a mandamus petition to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas.

The experience of our attorneys, the excellent quality of our work product, and the competitiveness of our rates make our firm’s appellate practice one of the best values you will find.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Today’s energy market is dynamic and requires legal counsel that can keep abreast of the changing markets to develop sound legal strategies. The Storm Law Firm specializes in advising energy companies, utilities, project developers, investors, and other energy industry participants in important aspects of their business. Our transactional, regulatory, and litigation capabilities, gives us a strong position from which to provide a variety of energy and natural resources-related legal services, including:

• Resolution of risk allocation and indemnity disputes
• Counsel on oil and gas litigation and dispute resolution
• Landowner representation in condemnation proceedings
• Oil, gas and mineral leases
• Certificate and licensing proceedings
• Administrative and court litigation
• Representation of clients in appellate court cases

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

The Storm Law Firm has a multi-faceted administrative law practice, representing a variety of professions and industries on a wide range of issues.

We offer clients experience in administrative dispute resolution, litigation and appeals, mediation of administrative contested cases and occupational licensing board matters. Mr. Storm has in-depth knowledge of and experience with local municipalities and Texas administrative agencies, their administrators and legal counsel. This experience stems from years of practice representing clients in administrative and regulatory litigation matters in many substantive areas of law, including energy, oil & gas, advertising, property tax and condemnation.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Understanding the construction process is crucial when it comes to representing companies associated with the construction industry. Our attorneys have experience with all facets of the construction process and pride ourselves in understanding the businesses of our clients. We have experience representing many constituencies in the construction arena, including:

• Owners and developers
• Contractors and subcontractors
• Material suppliers

The services we typically provide include negotiating and drafting contracts and dispute resolution regarding defective construction claims. When disputes arise, we work to resolve our client’s problems through negotiation, arbitration, mediation or, if necessary, litigation. Our goal is to resolve all matters in a timely and cost efficient manner.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

The Storm Law Firm is skilled at helping businesses of all sizes set up systems to avoid problems in employment relationships. We can assist with preparing employment handbooks and policies regarding:

• Sexual harassment
• Termination
• Vacation and employee leave
• Trade secret protection

We are also prepared to advise in difficult employment and labor law issues. Whether representation is required before arbitration panels or in state or federal court, our litigators are able to assist you.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

The Storm Law Firm has experience assisting national clients and local businesses in a variety of matters affecting the financial services industry. From handling individual claims to defending large banks and insurance companies, we regularly advise and defend clients in a variety of disputes in state and federal courts and in arbitration, as well as before governmental agencies on a variety of matters including consumer fraud, life insurance insurance litigation, and bad faith claims, usury violations, receiverships and unfair deceptive trade practices claims.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Arbitration, at its core, is a dispute resolution system based on a contractual agreement between two or more parties to try to resolve their disagreements outside of the court system.

The Storm Law Firm advises and represents clients in a variety of arbitration and mediation proceedings.We work to protect your interests and reduce your legal exposure by zealously advocating your claims or defenses before arbitration panels and working to find suitable settlement solutions.

Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.