Saunders, Walsh & Beard

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  • Established in 2012
  • Firm Size 13
  • Saunders Walsh & Beard is a business litigation law firm in Craig Ranch at the four corners of Plano, Frisco, Allen & McKinney. Our Preeminent-Rated attorneys handle a broad range of business, construction, employment & real estate matters.

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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Platinum Client Champion
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About this firm

North Texas Attorneys

Serving Clients in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and surrounding counties Saunders, Walsh & Beard is a multi-practice law firm located in McKinney, Texas. Our AV Preeminent-Rated lawyers handle a broad range of civil litigation, construction, and business/commercial planning law cases for clients throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the State of Texas.

Client Commitment

Our mission is to take a genuine interest in our clients and their concerns, to understand their objectives, and to meet or exceed their expectations. We dedicate ourselves to this motto: Our clients' needs come first. We strive to serve each client with an unparalleled level of personal service and attention. In order to provide our clients with the best service possible, we offer a wide variety of Client Services. We have built our expertise in these areas through years of hard work and experience. Please explore our Practice Area pages to learn more about how we can serve you.

Combining more than 200 years of collective experience, Saunders, Walsh & Beard will work tirelessly to provide superior legal services in a timely, effective, and cost-efficient basis, and to maintain the highest standards of professional integrity.

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Areas of Practice (306)

  • Commercial / Business Litigation
  • Business Law
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance / Insurance Defense Trial Litigation
  • Corporate / Partnership Formation
  • Local Government Law
  • Civil Appeals
  • Eminent Domain
  • Condemnation
  • Government
  • Appellate Practice
  • Business Arbitration
  • Business Associations Law
  • Business Cooperatives
  • Business Development
  • Business Dissolutions
  • Business Enterprises
  • Business Estate Planning
  • Business Formation
  • Business Fraud
  • Business Litigation
  • Business Mediation
  • Business Organization
  • Business Planning
  • Business Reorganization
  • Business Start-Ups
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Successions
  • Business Syndication
  • Business Torts
  • Business Transactions
  • Business Transfers
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Buying and Selling of Businesses
  • Closely Held Business Law
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Entrepreneurial Business Law
  • Family Business Law
  • Family Business Mediation
  • Family Business Successions
  • Joint Ventures
  • Limited Liability Company Law
  • Minority Business Law
  • Pass-Through Entities
  • Private Business Law
  • Professional Practices
  • Small Business Law
  • Sole Proprietorships
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Collections
  • Commercial Collections
  • Garnishments
  • Post Judgment Collections
  • Professional Collections
  • Retail Collections
  • Unsecured Collections
  • Civil Practice
  • Federal Civil Practice
  • Commercial Law
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Commercial Bad Faith
  • Commercial Constitutional Law
  • Commercial Fraud
  • Commercial Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Mediation
  • Commercial Torts
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Commercial Transfers
  • Commercial Trusts
  • Complex Commercial Litigation
  • Retail Liability
  • Sale of Goods
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Commercial Conveyancing
  • Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
  • Commercial Real Estate Contracts
  • Commercial Real Estate Development
  • Commercial Real Estate Finance
  • Commercial Real Estate Litigation
  • Commercial Real Estate Sales
  • Commercial Real Estate Syndication
  • Commercial Real Estate Workouts
  • Industrial Real Estate Law
  • Retail Development
  • Shopping Center Acquisitions
  • Shopping Center Development
  • Shopping Center Law
  • Architectural Law
  • Construction Arbitration
  • Construction Claims
  • Construction Contracts
  • Construction Defects
  • Construction Equipment Liability
  • Construction Finance
  • Construction Insurance
  • Construction Insurance Defense
  • Construction Liability
  • Construction Liens
  • Construction Litigation
  • Construction Mediation
  • Construction Products Liability
  • Construction Workouts
  • Construction and Design Law
  • Construction and Surety Law
  • Contractor Performance Bonds
  • Contractors Liability
  • Materialmens Liens
  • Mechanics Liens
  • Public Construction Law
  • Public Works
  • Scaffolding Liability
  • Structural Work Act
  • Stucco Litigation
  • Contracts
  • Breach of Contract
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Contract Fraud
  • Contract Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Closely Held Corporations
  • Corporate Commercial Law
  • Corporate Contracts
  • Corporate Control Contests
  • Corporate Dissolutions
  • Corporate Ethics
  • Corporate Fiduciary Law
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Formation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Insurance
  • Corporate Insurance Defense
  • Corporate Investigations
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Corporate Organization
  • Corporate Partnerships
  • Corporate Planning
  • Corporate Real Estate
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Corporate Successions
  • Corporate Trusts
  • Corporate Workouts
  • Family Corporations
  • Incorporation
  • Nonprofit Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Proxy Contests
  • Public Corporations
  • S Corporations
  • Small Business Corporations
  • Takeovers
  • Tender Offers
  • Debtor and Creditor
  • Creditors Rights
  • Debtor and Creditor Collections
  • Debtor and Creditor Remedies
  • Debtor and Creditor Reorganization
  • Debtor and Creditor Rights
  • Debtor and Creditor Workouts
  • Debtors Rights
  • Unsecured Creditors Rights
  • Inverse Condemnation
  • Property Rights
  • General Practice
  • Federal Practice
  • County Government Law
  • County Liability
  • False Claims Act
  • Federal Government Law
  • Federal Tort Claims
  • Government Affairs
  • Government Agency Practice
  • Government Ethics
  • Government Immunity
  • Government Investigations
  • Government Relations
  • Government Risk Management
  • Government Tort Liability
  • Governmental Defense
  • Governmental Law
  • Governmental Liability
  • Local Government Defense
  • Local Government Liability
  • Local Government Relations
  • Political Subdivision Liability
  • Public Officials Liability
  • Public Policy
  • State Government Law
  • State Legislative Practice
  • Government Contracts
  • Bid Protests
  • Defense Contract Fraud
  • Defense Contracts
  • Federal Contracts
  • Government Construction Contracts
  • Government Contract Arbitration
  • Government Contract Cost Accounting
  • Government Contract Fraud
  • Government Procurement
  • Local Government Contracts
  • Public Bidding
  • Public Contract Law
  • Public Works Contracts
  • Physicians Contracts
  • Medical Staff Contracts
  • Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance Subrogation
  • Commercial Insurance
  • Commercial Property Insurance
  • Excess Coverage
  • Excess and Reinsurance
  • Extra Contractual Insurance Claims
  • Fidelity and Surety
  • Fidelity and Surety Bonds
  • Fire Insurance
  • Fire Insurance Subrogation
  • Fire Loss
  • First Party Insurance
  • First and Third Party Insurance
  • General Liability
  • Indemnity
  • Insurance Adjuster Liability
  • Insurance Administration
  • Insurance Agents and Brokers Defense
  • Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions
  • Insurance Agents and Brokers Malpractice
  • Insurance Arbitration
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Insurance Collection
  • Insurance Company Demutualization
  • Insurance Contracts
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Fraud
  • Insurance Guaranty Association Law
  • Insurance Insolvency
  • Insurance Investigations
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Insurance Mediation
  • Insurance Pooling Arrangements
  • Insurance Premium Fraud
  • Insurance Products
  • Insurance Receivership
  • Insurance Recovery
  • Personal Liability
  • Property Subrogation
  • Public Liability
  • Reinsurance
  • Reinsurance Arbitration
  • Reinsurance Mediation
  • Risk Management
  • Self Insured Law
  • Subrogation
  • Surety Bonds
  • Surety Law
  • Unfair Insurance Practices
  • Insurance Defense
  • Arson and Insurance Fraud
  • Casualty Insurance Defense
  • Commercial Insurance Defense
  • Extra Contractual Insurance Defense
  • Fire Insurance Defense
  • First Party Insurance Defense
  • First and Third Party Insurance Defense
  • Flood Insurance Defense
  • General Liability Defense
  • Insurance Bad Faith Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense
  • Insurance Defense Subrogation
  • Insurance Fraud Defense
  • Loss Recovery
  • Personal Liability Defense
  • Public Liability Defense
  • Reinsurance Defense
  • Self Insured Defense
  • Surety Defense
  • Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Arbitration
  • Intellectual Property Enforcement
  • Commercial Leasing
  • Industrial Leasing
  • Office Leasing
  • Retail Leasing
  • Shopping Center Leasing
  • Media Libel
  • Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Complex and Multi-District Litigation
  • Defense Litigation
  • E-Discovery
  • Federal Civil Litigation
  • Federal Litigation
  • Long-Arm Litigation
  • Trial Practice
  • Utility Law
  • Trade Secrets
  • Theft of Trade Secrets
  • Trade Secret Misappropriation
  • Torts
  • Civil Liability
  • Intentional Torts
  • Tort Defense
  • Tort Liability
  • Labor and Employment
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J. Brantley Saunders: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
J. Brantley Saunders
Principal
4.9
14 Reviews
McKinney, TX

Business and Commercial Law, Small Business Law, Civil Trial Law, Construction Defect Litigation, Insurance Defense Trial Litigation, Insurance, Insurance Coverage, Coverage Opinions, Reservations of Rights, Construction, Insurance / Commercial Litigation, Premises Liability, Governmental Disputes / Eminent Domain, Commercial Litigation, Litigation of Partnership / Shareholder Disputes, Local Counsel in Collin County Cases, Breach of Contract, Business Formation, Business Law, Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Civil Practice, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Contracts, Eminent Domain, General Practice, Litigation, Mediation, Real Estate, Commercial Collections, Retail Collections, Secured Collections, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, Condemnation, Inverse Condemnation, Land Annexation, Property Rights, Franchises and Franchising, Industrial Leasing, Retail Leasing, Insurance Defense, Boundary Disputes, Coverage Litigation, Commercial Real Estate View More

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Mark A. Walsh: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Mark A. Walsh
Managing Partner
4.9
22 Reviews
McKinney, TX

Civil Trial Law, Business and Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Disputes, Partnership and Shareholder Litigation, Non-payment or Underpayment of Commissions and/or Profits, Contract Drafting and Review, Business Organizations / Formations / Strategy, Outside General Counsel to Business and Real Estate Clients, Insurance, Insurance Defense Trial Litigation, Construction Defect Litigation, Construction, Construction Law, Litigation and Arbitration of Construction Disputes, Construction Defects, Change Order / Work Scope / Delay Damages Disputes, Personal Injury Defense in Construction Accidents, Defending and Prosecuting Lien and Bond Claims, Construction and Commercial Litigation, Contract Disputes / Prosecuting and Defending Lien and Bond Claims, Governmental Contracting Disputes / Bid Protests, Condemnation, Eminent Domain, Government, Local Government Law View More

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Omar Alahmady: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Omar Alahmady
Associate
No Reviews
McKinney, TX
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Chapman Allen Bauerlein: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Chapman Allen Bauerlein
Partner
5.0
1 Review
McKinney, TX

Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Defense, Civil Litigation View More

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Abigail Christmann: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Abigail Christmann
Senior Associate
No Reviews
McKinney, TX

Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Construction Law, Insurance Defense, Insurance, Commercial Real Estate View More

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Matthew Duke: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Matthew Duke
Associate
No Reviews
McKinney, TX

Business, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Wills-Trusts-Probate, Contracts View More

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Lewis L. Isaacks, Jr.: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Lewis L. Isaacks, Jr.
Partner
5.0
McKinney, TX

Eminent Domain, Business, Commercial Litigation

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Mark D. Johnson: Attorney with Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Mark D. Johnson
Partner
No Reviews
McKinney, TX

Contract Disputes, Commercial Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense View More

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (45 reviews)

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  • Analytical Capability

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  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Attorney on 12/10/18 in Construction Litigation

    Fantasic Attorney, the Consumate Professional.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Partner on 11/26/18 in Construction Law

    Not only is Jacob Thomas an excellent lawyer, but is a very good person. He is a consummate profession while at the same time representing his clients with the upmost skill. I always enjoy working on cases with Jacob Thomas.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Partner on 11/26/18 in Civil Litigation

    Jacob is both insightful and well prepared, qualities which benefit his clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Attorney on 11/26/18 in Civil Litigation

    Mr. Thomas is a professional in all matters relating to litigation. He is a well prepared and zealous advocate for his clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Partner on 11/12/18 in Commercial Real Estate

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Partner on 11/12/18 in Commercial Leasing

    We refer him cases and he always does a great job.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Managing Partner on 11/12/18 in Construction Law

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Attorney on 11/12/18 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Of Counsel on 09/29/14 in Construction Litigation

    I consider Jacob (Jake) to be an excellent attorney to whom I regularly refer clients when their matter creates a conflict of interest for me. That probably communicates my confidence in him for all aspects of your inquiry than anything I could say.... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Jacob Douglas Thomas by a Partner on 09/29/14 in Commercial Litigation

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Location

  • McKinney, TX
    Craig Ranch Professional Plaza , 6850 TPC Drive, Suite 210
    McKinney, TX 75070
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