- Sep 22, 2017
- 1 min
Sandra Rodriguez
Primary Office: San Antonio Phone: (210) 503-2800 Sandra is an administrator at our law firm’s San Antonio office. Sandra assists all attorneys and other staff with customer service issues, performs a number of general office administration activities, and coordinates the use of our four conference rooms in San Antonio (not a small task!). Prior to Shumway Van Sandra was an administrator for UTHSC. Ms. Rodriguez graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a deg
- Aug 7, 2017
- 1 min
Jared S. Hyde, Esq.
Licensed in: Utah Primary Office: St. George Phone: (435) 767-9639 Jared S. Hyde is an attorney at the firm’s St. George office. His practice focuses on real estate law, business law, civil litigation, HOA law, and collections law. Jared graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School and is licensed to practice law in the State of Utah. Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Jared worked with the firm as a Law Clerk for two years. During law sc
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2 min
Abby R. Natividad
Licensed in: Texas and Virginia Primary Office: San Antonio Phone: (210) 503-2800 Abby is a junior associate attorney at our law firm’s San Antonio office. She primarily assists attorney Gerrit Schulze with the commercial litigation matters. In 2017 Abby relocated to San Antonio with her husband, a native Texan. She is originally from rural Tennessee where she comes from a line of row crop and dairy farmers. Abby received a B.S. in Political Science and a B.A. in English from
- Jun 20, 2017
- 2 min
Polygamy Still Outside Scope of Law and Family Attorney Practice, But is it Gaining Traction?
The general population’s approval rating for same-sex marriage in the U.S. has morphed from a marginal amount to a majority over the last few decades, and now the law reflects that reality. But what about the practice of polygamy, or having more than one spouse? It is now as hotly debated and nearly as disapproved of as same-sex marriage was in the 1950s, but why is that, exactly? If you apply for a polygamous marriage license, as this Montana trio did, you’ll need more than
- Mar 2, 2017
- 2 min
Divorce Lawyers Have Seen it all, and Out of Their Experience Come a Few Tips for Reducing Family Co
Everyone goes through periods of family conflict. They can be called dry spells, hard times, the dark months, or the beginning of the end. They can be caused by troubling mental health issues like depression or alcoholism or simply the growing apart of individuals who were once deeply in love. Whatever the cause, and whatever the name, any intimate relationship of substantial length is likely to experience them—but the conflict doesn’t have to control the family, divorce lawy
- Feb 28, 2017
- 2 min
Analysis of Recent Cases Provide any Fraud Lawyer in San Antonio Useful Information for Proving Resi
Considered to be challenging in its prosecution and elusive in successfully being awarded damages, proving fraud against a seller in the residential real estate context is one of those legal situations that a litigator or fraud lawyer in San Antonio doesn’t necessarily look forward to with much relish. But not all hope is lost, the Legal Intelligencer says, pointing to analyses of recent cases that outline useful factors in litigating such cases and “types of claims that shou
- Jan 17, 2017
- 2 min
Utah Lawyer Notes Changes in the Courts
The month of April brought a lot of new changes for the courts. Clay A. Alger, a Utah lawyer, looks at the new laws and what they mean for the legal system. The most notable change is that cameras and electronic devices are allowed in Utah courtrooms. Utah is joining 37 other states that allow broadcast coverage of trial proceedings, and is now one of the most open states for allowing electronic coverage of the courts. Utah’s new rule says that court proceedings are open un
- Nov 22, 2016
- 2 min
5 Questions Business Owners Should Ask Lawyers, But Rarely Do (Part 3)
Question 3: Can a small money “investor” really ruin a business? What things should I consider before getting money from investors? Answer 3: Anyone giving you any amount of money, property, or time or services for your business, is a potential threat to your business. Because anyone can be a threat, you need to carefully consider who to get money from as investors and the securities law issues that come into play with having investors. Even a relatively small amount of mone
- Nov 18, 2016
- 2 min
Adoption Lawyers Find Portion of Florida's Law Bizarre and Unconstitutional - Glad it's Gone
Most of the would-be-presidents are taking heat for some of their decisions as leaders at whatever governing level they were coasting on before stepping into the even bigger spotlight of becoming a United States presidential candidate. One of those is Jeb Bush, who has recently been exposed for a weird legal situation in Florida that made adoption lawyers squirm in their seats and single mothers downright outraged. It’s worth noting that the source of this story is a well-kn
- Nov 2, 2016
- 2 min
When Practicing Oil and Gas, Law is Crucial for a Law Firm in San Antonio: the Face of Today’s Econo
Oil in Texas is an industry of mythic proportions. Steeped in legend and surrounded by stories of rags-to-riches fortune, the oil and gas economy in the Lone Star state is never far from the surface of the media news. But sometimes it’s not the best news, and reports of fraud, bankruptcy and underhanded dealings in the oil industry are enough to prompt most any law firm in San Antonio, at the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale, to brush up and get ready to handle cases like the on