Austin Law News

Senior Counsel J.R. Skrabanek Quoted in U.S. News & World Report Article

By Coy West / March 3, 2017

Snell Firm Senior Counsel J.R. Skrabanek was quoted in the U.S. News & World Report article, “How to Break a Contract Without Paying Dearly,” on February 24, 2017. In the article, Mr. Skrabanek offers simple yet effective advice to help mitigate consumers\’ damages in contract disputes. The full article can be found here. Based in […]

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Senior Counsel J.R. Skrabanek Quoted in Legal NewsLine Article

By Coy West / February 22, 2017

J.R. Skrabanek, Senior Counsel at the Snell Law Firm, was quoted in the February 16, 2017 Legal NewsLine article, \”Subway\’s win in class action over free sub offer appealed to Ninth Circuit.\” In the article, Mr. Skrabanek weighed in on a federal district court\’s recent decision to enforce a T-Mobile arbitration clause against consumers pursuing […]

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Snell Law Firm Featured in Austin Lawyer

By Coy West / February 15, 2017

the Snell Law Firm’s new ad commemorating its ten-year anniversary was featured in this month’s issue of Austin Lawyer. Check it out at https://issuu.com/austinbar/docs/al_feb17-digital/8. We are very proud to be celebrating this important milestone and have exciting plans in store for later this year. Details to follow! Based in Austin, Texas, the Snell Law Firm […]

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Jason W. Snell Becomes Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

By Coy West / December 22, 2016

the Snell Law Firm is proud to announce Jason Snell’s nomination to the Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).  Mr. Snell’s invitation was extended upon the recommendation of the national officers of The Fellows and Fellows leadership in “recognition of a lawyer whose public and private career has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare […]

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Snell Law Firm Hits PR Nutrition with Lawsuit on Behalf of Special Olympics

By Coy West / November 14, 2016

On November 10, 2016, the Snell Law Firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Special Olympics against PR Nutrition and Travis Goodwin, former Vice President of PR Nutrition, in Harris County, Texas District Court seeking to recover $270,000 in unpaid sponsorship fees. PR Nutrition—headquartered in Dallas, Texas—sells nutritional products for athletes. In 2015, Special […]

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the Snell Law Firm Wins Trial for Clients in a Travis County Real Estate Dispute

By Coy West / October 31, 2016

On Friday, October 28, after a lengthy legal battle and a bench trial in Travis County District Court, the Snell Law Firm obtained a victory for clients David and Wendy Salazar, who were sued over a home they sold in 2013.  Travis County District Court Judge Karin Crump also awarded the Salazars more than $33,000 […]

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Jason W. Snell Featured in New Video by the Austin Bar Association

By Coy West / September 15, 2016

How did you Plug In to the Austin Bar Jason Snell? from Austin Bar Association on Vimeo. For more information about the Austin Bar Association, please visit www.austinbar.org.

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Q&A with J.R. Skrabanek, New Senior Counsel at the Snell Law Firm

By Coy West / August 30, 2016

Tell us a bit about your background and career path. What led you to pursue a career in law? I\’m a native Texan hailing from Aggieland. When I found out in the ninth grade that I wasn\’t good enough to make the soccer team, on a whim, I joined the debate team. I fell in […]

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Class Certification Motion Filed By the Snell Law Firm & Others for Over 13,000 Tenants

By Coy West / August 26, 2016

Over 50% of Austin\’s population are renters and it is well known that Austin rents have skyrocketed. Over 50% of Austin renters are considered \”rent distressed,\” meaning they spend over 30% of their income just on rent. the Snell Law Firm along with two other law firms have filed a motion for class certification in […]

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East Austin Rail Station to Be Transformed Into Mixed-Use Project to Be Called Cityline at MLK Station

By Coy West / August 18, 2016

Through an affiliate, Cityline Companies LLC purchased the four-acre site at East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Alexander Avenue in June. The plan is to build a three-story complex with 134,000 square feet of office space and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 22 townhomes. Cityline has filed a site development permit […]

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