TEXAS REAL ESTATE LAW – ASSET PROTECTION & ANONYMITY –
TEXAS & NEVADA SERIES LLC’s – LAND TRUSTS & LIVING TRUSTS

This website is a service of DAVID J. WILLIS ATTORNEY AND REAL ESTATE BROKER, a Texas law firm with offices in Houston and Dallas. Its purpose is to provide high-quality online legal services relating to Texas real estate law (residential and commercial) and asset protection (utilizing Texas Series LLCs, Nevada Series LLCs, land trusts, living trusts, and strategic planning). We provide documents and services to anyone involved in buying, selling, leasing, or investing in residential or commercial real estate in Texas.  

New clients are accepted at Contact Us. Our clients are investors and businesspersons from Singapore to San Antonio to Spain so we operate in multiple time zones. Accordingly, emails are given absolute priority over phone calls and are answered promptly. Quality legal services online is undoubtedly the wave of the future but it may not be for everyone. Those who require personal one-on-one time may request an office appointment (higher fees apply).

Transactional documents are delivered within 24 to 48 business hours. LLC formation documents are usually processed same day. We know of no one rendering quality legal services who is faster or more efficient.

David J. Willis is a double board-certified Texas lawyer on the creative cutting edge when it comes to the intersection of real estate law and asset protection. Services are reflected in our legal articles (column to the left) offering analysis and guidance that could cost thousands at a large law firm. This information is available without charge and is our equivalent of a free consultation.

We form LLC’s in Texas and Nevada (top asset protection states) to achieve operational efficiency as well as liability protection, anonymity, deterrence of lawsuits, and insulation from judgments. We recommend the new Series LLC which compartmentalizes assets and liabilities (into Series A, Series B, etc.) so the same company may safely hold multiple properties or businesses. To date, we have formed more Series LLC’s than any other law firm in Texas. Read Asset Protection in Texas.

Many clients arrive with a dozen or so entities of various types woven together in complex and confusing ways. We can often reduce these structures down to two LLC’s – a shell management company that conducts business alongside a separate Series LLC holding company that quietly owns assets. For a compact outline, view three levels of asset protection as well as our asset protection diagram.

We have a limited inventory of established Texas and Nevada shelf companies that include our best anonymity and asset protection features. These premium LLC’s are ready for immediate shipment.

Wraparounds, assumptions, “subject to” sales, owner financing, land trusts, options, and other creative transactions are a specialty of ours. We send documents to investors all over Texas. Articles on these topics are found in the column to the left.

Living trusts avoid probate while preserving homestead protections and ad valorem tax status. A living trust (combined with a pour-over will) should be considered as part of any estate plan. We also offer a method by which a living trust simultaneously controls an investor’s LLC. Read Living Trusts in Texas.

Asset protection includes removal of judgment liens from the homestead. This can be challenging but has been made easier by Property Code Sec. 52.0012(c) for liens abstracted after September 1, 2007.  Read Lien Removal in Texas.

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Adherence to high ethical and performance standards is part of our firm philosophy. This office subscribes to The Texas Lawyer’s Creed and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Realtors. Our clients’ confidentiality is paramount. Even so, we are occasionally asked for a client list. This is never provided. We would no more reveal the identity of our clients than would a Swiss bank.

We have a two-track fee schedule – reduced fees for online services and higher market-rate fees for in-office services. Generally, flat fees (plus costs) apply rather than hourly rates. We strive for transparency at Fees & Policies which apply to all clients in place of engagement letters or fee agreements. Entry-level services include:

Although we have internet presence and capability, this is not a discount law firm. We do not offer free consultations, free Q&A, or free legal services of any kind.

We are occasionally compared to Legalzoom, investor “guru” websites, or other online sources. We are not enthusiastic about this comparison since such sources supply only basic forms that may not be prepared by attorneys or be Texas-specific. By contrast, this firm offers custom documents at a high level of expertise. We spend considerable time re-writing internet junk that has caused more harm than benefit to our clients.

LoneStarLandLaw serves clients worldwide. Our principal office is in the Houston area. David J. Willis is a Texas real estate attorney serving Houston, The Woodlands, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Midland, and El Paso. David J. Willis is also a Texas asset protection attorney for anyone who owns real estate or business interests in Texas and is considering forming a Texas Series LLC or a Nevada Series LLC as part of an asset protection plan.