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Brackett & Ellis is a general civil practice firm providing multi-disciplined legal services, including Fort Worth’s only combination of legal expertise in intellectual property, public and private education, and international syndicated insurance matters. We serve individual, business, and governmental clients in Texas, throughout the U.S., and Europe.

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Brackett & Ellis’ attorneys are proud to represent clients in multiple areas of the law. Along with this representation of legal areas we practice, follow the link to view all of the legal services we offer.

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Oil and Gas

Brackett & Ellis represents a wide variety of individuals, businesses, and non-profit entities on oil and gas transactions, including all manner of leases, easements, and...

Employment Law

Brackett & Ellis attorneys have extensive experience advising and representing clients in a full range of employment matters. Our attorneys represent clients before federal and...

Appellate Law

Brackett & Ellis has successfully represented clients in numerous federal and state appellate courts in a broad array of legal issues. We have appeared before...

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Taylor R. Harrington
Taylor Harrington's practice is focused primarily on civil litigation defense. He represents individuals and businesses in a broad range of matters, including general negligence, transportation and trucking litigation, premises liability, product liability, insurance defense, and contract disputes.
Kaylee C. Maxon
Kaylee Maxon represents both corporate and individual clients in state and federal court, handling complex commercial litigation, contract disputes, business torts, and a wide range of other civil matters.
S. Taylor Franklin
S. Taylor Franklin has 5 years of experience representing parties in matters involving oil and gas disputes, real estate, and business litigation.
Brittany M. Taylor
Brittany Taylor focuses her legal practice on estate planning, probate, and guardianship. She works closely with individuals and families to create personalized estate plans—ranging from simple to sophisticated—that align with their goals and values.
Brad R. Timms
Brad Timms’ practice focuses on a broad range of litigation matters. Brad regularly litigates complex commercial, insurance, employment, and construction disputes in state and federal district and appellate courts.
Kale K. Ridge
Kale Ridge focuses his practice on insurance defense, professional liability, and civil litigation matters. He assists clients through every stage of dispute resolution, from pre-suit negotiations through trial.
James F. Sanders
James represents clients in a diverse set of practice areas including personal injury, construction liability, premises liability, contractual liability, civil assault, and appellate practice, including both first-party and third-party claims.
Zak D. Martinez
Zak Martinez practices primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation. Mr. Martinez has experience representing and advising insurance companies and their insurers in first-party and third-party claims, including both property and personal injury-related claims
Xintong Song
Xintong primarily practices in the area of commercial litigation. She handles complex commercial litigation involving breach of contract, breach of non-compete agreement, fraudulent transfer, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, executive compensation, business ownership disputes, and property tax.
Andrea W. Paris
Andrea Paris has over 10 years of experience as a labor and employment and education lawyer. Andrea has represented public school districts, private schools, and private businesses, including Fortune 100 companies, in state and federal litigation and before the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Andrea has tried multiple cases in state and federal court, handled educator termination and nonrenewal hearings before Independent Hearing Examiners...
Manuel Ramos
Manny Ramos practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and general litigation. Mr. Ramos handles complex commercial litigation involving trade secrets, fraud, breach of contract, and breach of employment agreements. His practice also includes representing attorneys and accountants in professional liability cases and in grievance. Mr. Ramos also assists creditors and agencies in collection disputes.
Landon D. Young
Landon Young practices primarily in the areas of insurance defense and general litigation. He assists clients in a broad range of litigation matters, including researching and preparing pre-trial motions, briefs, and other pleadings in both state and federal courts. Mr. Young is also involved in all manners of litigation including discovery, depositions, hearings, mediation, and trial. Mr. Young has extensive trial experience in both District and County courts of Texas.
Joe D. Tolbert
Joe Tolbert has represented businesses and individuals for over 28 years. He counsels clients on a variety of business issues and has an active trial practice in the areas of commercial litigation and construction law. Throughout his career, he has protected his clients’ interests when negotiating contracts and in resolving legal disputes that his individual and corporate clients experience. As part of his trial practice, he has been the lead attorney in numerous mediations, trials, and arbitrations...
Michael W. Sweet
Mike Sweet has substantial experience representing individuals, corporate trustees and executors, grantors, beneficiaries and heirs in a comprehensive range of legal services in estate planning, probate, trust and estate tax. He also advises business clients with their organizational, contractual and transactional needs.
Coby D. Smith
Coby Smith has practiced over 20 years representing clients in state district and appellate courts in a broad range of legal issues. He has appeared before the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and courts of appeal throughout Texas. As an appellate attorney, he works closely with trial counsel on summary judgment motions, expert witness challenges, jury charges, post-trial motions, writs of mandamus and prohibition, direct and interlocutory appeals, writs of certiorari, superseding...
Jerrod L. Rinehart
Jerrod Rinehart represents both domestic and international insurers, including Underwriters participating in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market. He defends clients in first-party and third-party litigation claims, including property damage, products liability, professional liability and personal injury. Over the years, he has successfully resolved large, catastrophic property cases. Additionally, he has represented secured creditors in bankruptcy litigation.
Michael E. Raeder
Michael Raeder practices primarily in the areas of general litigation and insurance defense. He assists clients in a broad range of litigation matters. He has represented numerous corporations, insurance companies, and their insureds in Federal, District, County, and Administrative courts across Texas. Mr. Raeder has extensive successful trial experience in Texas Federal Courts, District Courts, County Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts and Administrative Courts. Mr. Raeder has experience representing...
Russell J. Norment
Russell Norment has practiced in the areas of commercial real estate and banking for over 38 years. He represents lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, developers, contractors, buyers and sellers in a wide range of commercial transactions. He also has substantial experience in commercial leasing, representing both landlords, developers and tenants. Mr. Norment represents businesses and individuals in the formation of business entities, asset sales and acquisitions, and general contract negotiation,...
J. Andrew Norman
Andrew Norman practices in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, corporate governance, and business transactions. He represents a wide range of businesses and individuals on matters related to commercial transactions, real estate, oil and gas, and banking and commercial lending, including the formation of business entities, asset sales and acquisitions, and general contract negotiation, preparation and enforcement. Additionally, Mr. Norman has experience representing insurance clients...
Elaine S. Morris
Elaine Morris has substantial experience representing insurance companies in insurance coverage opinions and related litigation. She researches, analyzes and prepares coverage opinions for both domestic and international insurers, including Underwriters participating in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market. Ms. Morris analyzes both the legal and practical ramifications of policy language development, claims handling procedures and insurance coverage issues. She advises clients on a variety of insurance...
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