Texas Breach of Contract Attorney

A contract is a legally enforceable promise.

Both written and oral contracts can be legally enforced.

A breach of contract in Texas happens when one party to a contract fails or refuses to do what the contract requires of them.

David Langenfeld is an experienced Texas breach of contract attorney who specializes in providing expert legal guidance and representation for clients harmed by such violations.

He fights for the rights of people and small companies who have suffered damages because another person or entity has breached their lawful contract.

Examples of breach of contract issues in Texas that David may be able to assist with:

• Employment Contracts – Typically involves management-level employees, directors, officers, partners, and other professionals and executives. These agreements often set forth the terms of employment, compensation, job duties, and circumstances under which the employee may be terminated and what compensation or benefits the employee may be entitled to if this occurs.
• Partnership and Operating Agreements – When people go into business together, they often set out each other’s rights and responsibilities through a written agreement. Unfortunately, things sometimes don’t work out and one or more partners are unlawfully vacated or deprived of compensation or benefits in violation of their agreement, which constitutes breach of contract.
• Vendor Contracts. Businesses often enter into agreements to purchase goods or services from vendors. These agreements usually define what goods or services will be provided, in what amounts, and the price to be paid. When the vendor fails to provide the goods and services as legally promised, or the business refuses to pay the agreed-upon price, the contract may have been breached.
• Buy-Sell Agreements – This is also known as a “buyout agreement” and is a legally binding contract between owners of a business that provides the terms and conditions under which an owner’s interest can be bought or sold upon the occurrence of a specified triggering event. Triggering events typically include death, disability, retirement, divorce, bankruptcy, or irreconcilable differences between the parties.

There are many other types of contracts, but the above are a few of the most common.

When one party to a contract proves the other party has committed breach of contract, they may be entitled to recover money damages such as:

• Benefit of the Bargain Damages – This is also sometimes called “Expectation Damages.” This is an amount of money to put the party in the position they would have been in had the other party performed lawfully.
• Reliance Damages – This is an amount of money to put the innocent party in the same financial position they would have been in had they never entered into the contract.
• Liquidated Damages – Sometimes the parties agree that it will be difficult to measure the amount of financial loss one party may suffer if the other party breaches the contract. Therefore, they state in the actual contract itself how much one party is entitled to receive if the other party commits breach of contract.
• Attorney’s Fees – In addition to money damages that result from the breach of contract, the non-breaching party may be entitled to recovery attorney’s fees and court costs which were necessary to enforce their rights under the contract.

At my law firm I fight for the rights of people and small businesses who have been the victims of a breach of contract and those who have been unjustly accused of breaching their contract.