Houston Business Litigation Lawyer

Texas Contract Disputes Attorney

Phone: (713) 226-5175
Toll Free: (800) 870-9584

Attorney Robert J. Kruckemeyer has been practicing in the areas of business and commercial litigation since 1984. His clientele include banks, oil companies, real estate interests, large and small corporations, closely held and family-owned businesses and individuals. Mr. Kruckemeyer handles a wide variety of business and commercial litigation matters in Houston and the surrounding counties, throughout Texas and in the Gulf Coast region. Mr. Kruckemeyer practices in an array of forums including, federal and state trial courts, in hearings before administrative agencies, in arbitrations and mediations and the state court of appeals.

Recognized by Texas Judges and attorneys as an outstanding lawyer, Robert Kruckemeyer was awarded an "AV" rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory in 1999 and was named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in 2005. An "AV" rating signifies peer recognition of preeminent legal ability and the highest ethical standards. Robert is also a member of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Mr. Kruckemeyer represents banks in debt recovery and collateral preservation and protection (including foreclosure on real property, ships, equipment and vehicles). He represents energy companies in debt collection, lease disputes and mineral rights disputes. The holder of 2 United States patents, Mr. Kruckemeyer represents owners of intellectual property rights and patent holders in litigation. Real estate interests hire Mr. Kruckemeyer to litigate ownership and landlord/tenant disputes. He represents businesses and individuals with fraud claims and claims involving unfair competition, trade secrets and covenants not-to-compete. He represents individuals with consumer protection claims. Mr. Kruckemeyer also works with colleagues on personal injury claims having obtained multi-million dollar recoveries for a child with cerebral palsy and for persons paralyzed in motorcycle and/or automobile accidents.

In one significant case, Mr. Kruckemeyer obtained an award for over $750,000.00 from an administrative law judge against the Texas Department of Transportation. The difficulty in that case was that Mr. Kruckemeyer had to prove not only that TXDOT breached the contract, but that it did so "in bad faith."

Practice Areas Include:

Admiralty (including Ship Foreclosure); Arbitration (As an Advocate and a Neutral); Business Litigation; Business Torts; International Business Disputes; Cerebral Palsy; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; International Commercial Arbitration; Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Collections; Debtor and Creditor Remedies (including Attachment, Injunctions, Garnishment, Restraining Orders and Sequestration); Governmental Contracts (including appearances before state administrative agencies); Governmental Construction Contracts; Governmental Construction Arbitration; Landlord and Tenant; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Litigation; International Litigation; Products Liability; Automobile Crashworthiness; Automobile Design; Automobile Products Liability; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; and Unfair Competition.

The Robert J. Kruckemeyer Philosophy

Mr. Kruckemeyer's philosophy is simple: Provide clients with outstanding results within their budgetary constraints.

While the concept is a simple one, implementing this philosophy is a difficult task. "I worked at the big law firms on cases where price was no object. I found that a significant portion of the litigation process included wasted effort and lawyers filing motions and discovery that had little relevance to the ultimate issues in the case in an effort to make the litigation process itself exceedingly difficult or in order to cover every possible contingency no matter how remote. My approach is to determine early in the litigation process what is significant and to focus on that." Mr. Kruckemeyer sums it up this way, "Imagine that litigation is a football field covered in mines. If I am on my opponent's 40 yard line I want to clear the mines from the 40 yard line to the goal line. Some firms want to spend your money clearing the mines on their own 5 yard line. That is not cost effective or beneficial to the client."

For a confidential consultation, or to determine if Mr. Robert J. Kruckemeyer is available to handle your business or commercial litigation matter, contact Robert J. Kruckemeyer.

Robert J. Kruckemeyer
Attorney at Law
800 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002
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Phone: (713) 226-5175
Toll Free: (800) 870-9584
Fax: (713) 225-0827