Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

The law firm of Bennett, Weston, LaJone & Turner, P.C., has been serving the Dallas/Forth Worth community as well as those with business interests within the State of Texas and the United States for over 10 years. Our attorneys bring their diverse training and experiences together to provide comprehensive legal assistance to each client we represent — whether they have a private business concern or need assistance with a legal issue involving a publicly traded company. Many of our attorneys have over 25 years of experience in their practice areas.

The Firm has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell.

Statement of Practice

Collections, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Secured Lending, Business Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial Transactions, Finance, Mortgages, Banks and Banking, Corporate Law.

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

1750 Valley View Lane, Suite 120
Dallas, TX 75234-9010, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 214-691-1776
Fax: 214-373-6810

Website

http://www.bennettweston.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

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Linda J. Braga (Associate) admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1989, New York. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Oil and Gas; Public Utilities; Lending and Secured Transactions; Corporate Governance; Title Insurance.

Charles I. Appler (Associate) born Washington, D.C., June 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1977, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Federal Circuits; 1987, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1994, Texas. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Collections; Commercial Litigation; Nonprofit Corporations; Real Estate.

Mary Ann Beaty (Associate) born Big Lake, Texas, March 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1976, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., 1971); University of Texas School of Law, Austin (J.D., 1975). Mary Ann Beaty has been licensed to practice law and in the active practice of law for over thirty years. She has a solo practice with an experienced staff, including and office manager and experienced legal assistant with a strong business management education and a legal secretary with combined experience of over 25 years. With this and other support staff, we have endeavored to establish a law practice that is responsive to your needs. Member of the Texas Association of Family Law Specialists (TAFLS). Member: Dallas, North Dallas (Founding Director, Past President, 1984-1986) and American (Family Law Section, 1975—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Family Law Section, 1971—); College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Child Support; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Divorce; Probate; Estate Administration; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Wills; Mediation; Contracts; Business Organization.

OF COUNSEL

Glenn Arthur Portman (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif; Delta Theta Phi. Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member, Executive Board, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Author: note, "A Problem for the School Systems: Are Mandatory Maternity Leave Rules Enforceable?" 27 Sw. L.J. 541, 1973; comment, Using A "Dummy" Corporate Borrower Creates Usury and Tax Difficulties, 28 Sw. L.J. 437, 1974, republished, 24 Law Review Digest No. 5, July-August 1974; "Waiver of Attorney Client Privilege," South Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Institute, July 1989; "Unexpired Leases Under the Bankruptcy Code," Dallas Bar Association, 1983; "Repossessions," Creditors Rights Seminar, 2000. Co-Author: "Employment and Compensation of Attorneys in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case," State Bar of Texas Advance Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate.