Mills Shirley L L P

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Working for Your Success Since 1846
For more than 163 years, Texans and Texas businesses have known they can count on the Law Firm of Mills Shirley for effective representation on litigation and transactional matters, in-depth legal knowledge, and carefully considered legal counsel. We have built our law firm on a foundation of client service and client success.
163 Years Representing Texans
and the Texas Business Community
Our clients continue to trust us with important legal matters that affect their professional and personal lives. We are proud of the positive impact we have had on Texas law, Texas businesses, and Texas citizens.
The spirit of the firm is visible in the commitment
of its attorneys to lasting and personal
client relationships, cost-effective representation, and service to the communities in which they work and live.

Business and Commercial Defense: If you are forming a new business, dealing with contract disputes, or managing an on-going business, our team of business lawyers can help. We offer a wealth of experience when it comes to protecting our clients' business interests. Whether dealing with a contract dispute, broken business deal, or management issue, our team of business attorneys is ready to help.
Business and Corporate Transactions: Our corporate attorneys can provide guidance with respect to forming a new business entity, financing a new venture, buying or selling a business, acquiring new assets, drafting corporate agreements, handling corporate governance issues, or any other general corporate matters.
Commercial and Residential Real Estate: The real estate group has the expertise to represent a broad range of clients in the sale or purchase of commercial or residential real estate.
Construction Defense: Our business litigation lawyers represent contractors, architects, engineers, and others in construction disputes.
Petrochemical Defense: From catastrophic accident response to toxic tort defense, we have worked with the petrochemical industry since its inception.
Governmental Defense: Our attorneys provide counsel and litigation defense to governmental entities including cities, school boards, police departments, and colleges.
Employment Law: In addition to litigation defense, our law firm offers mediation services, arbitration, and employment law workshops to prevent litigation.
Appellate Law: Our law firm handles appeals for our own clients as well as for the clients of other attorneys and law firms.
Family Law: Our divorce lawyers guide clients through divorce, post-judgment modifications, and other family law matters.
Wills, Trusts, and Estates: We offer clients comprehensive estate planning services.

From our offices in Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, and Clear Lake, we provide clients with the pioneering service and successful reputation we have earned over the past 160 years. Contact us to speak with an attorney about your legal needs.

Houston's Top Lawyers
Many of our firm members have been recognized as Houstons' TOP LAWYERS by H Texas Magazine-2006.

New Office in Clear Lake
We've opened a new office in Clear Lake to support our business & NASA and NASA-related businesses.

Carla Cotropia - Texas Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation, 2010

Fred Raschke - Texas Super Lawyer, Civil Litigation Defense, 2010