McGarvey PLLC

FIVE YEARS LOOKS GOOD ON US McGarvey PLLC gratefully celebrates our fifth anniversary providing residential and commercial real estate litigation law services to Houston and beyond. We've enjoyed the impact we've made protecting and advising clients and resolving complex real estate issues, as well as donating many volunteer hours through Houston Volunteer Lawyers to help clients who otherwise could not afford legal representation. We appreciate the support we have received and are proud to be part of our community. www.mcgarvepllc.com

COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL LEASES McGarvey PLLC relies on extensive experience to provide solutions for lease review, renewal, or negotiation for commercial and retail clients. Recently, a retail client sought assistance in protecting them from infrastructure costs that would unfairly burden the small business. We provided a compromise solution regarding HVAC replacement, which the landlord wanted the tenant to be 100% responsible for, by prorating the cost of the replacement based upon the remaining terms in the lease. For help with your commercial and residential real estate matters, visit us at mcgarveypllc.com.

ALL IN THE FAMILY Building and protecting clients' wealth for the future and for their eventual heirs is top of mind for our clients. McGarvey PLLC works to protect assets so that each estate will be administered as our clients intended. Visit our website at mcgarveypllc.com or call us at 281.501.3030 to let us help you plan for all of your estate needs.

It's so important to have the right team in your corner when it comes to real estate. McGarvey PLLC helped our client regain ownership interest in her real property. Visit us at mcgarveypllc.com and let us know how we can help you with your commercial and residential real estate matters!

IN THE NEWS: TEXAS' NEW FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS Just four months in and effective September 1, 2024, the Texas State Legislature now has an intermediate appellate court, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, for complex business disputes. The new court of appeals will be used for matters that arise from civil cases already within the business court’s jurisdiction including matters brought by or against the state, or state boards, commissions, departments, offices, or other agencies within the state executive branch. Business court cases where a party challenges the constitutionality or validity of a state statute or rule, and where the Attorney General is also a party, will be exclusively heard by the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. Follow us McGarvey PLLC to stay up-to-date on the legal landscape and how it affects you. mcgarveypllc.com.

GET YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER Now is the time to start gathering essential paperwork and documentation for the past year?— get your financial house in order to make 2024 closeout easy and to start 2025 with a clean slate ready to tackle new financial challenges! For assistance on real estate matters that may impact your financial picture, contact Cassie McGarvey at McGarvey PLLC and visit us at www.mcgarveypllc.com.

Deeds into trusts are pervasive — if a deed into a trust is invalid without the possibility of correction, the effect would be catastrophic to chain of title. For example, if a deed into a trust was null and void, without correction, current title holders could be subject to divestment and entire chains of title could be overturned creating chaos for title holders, title insurance companies, and the courts.? Cassie McGarvey of McGarvey PLLC breaks down the issue and the outcome in her article: https://lnkd.in/gSzDK9Qt

McGarvey PLLC is driven by doing good work — it underpins who we are and what we do. As we enthusiastically start 2025, our desire is to continue?to help clients find solutions to the problems they are facing in the real estate legal marketplace. McGarvey is not your typical law firm. We provide exceptional, efficient, and cost-effective client services with your bottom line in mind. Visit our website https://lnkd.in/eqSz3aj and contact us for help with your commercial and residential real estate matters.

LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. What makes a place a home, or more aptly, a residence? In the case of former Dallas Cowboy football player, Reshod Fortenberry's hotel 'home', establishing residency wasn’t a clear case. Read about what was at stake and how a final determination was made:?https://lnkd.in/gDqjNuNV

TYPES OF DEEDS: Conveying Property Quit claim deeds should never be used to convey property — they are not accepted by a title company as a valid form of conveyance. These types of deeds simply surrender ownership without conveyance language. There are two types of deeds that should be used instead to convey property: Special Warranty Deed – Owner says they own the property and can convey it – relieves seller of protection obligation in case of dispute. General Warranty Deed – Person selling/giving property is stating they are the owner and have clear title to the property. Cassie McGarvey explains further nuances of deeds in her video.