Recent Snell News

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 […]

Read More

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.

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

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 […]

Read More

J.R. Skrabanek Joins the Snell Law Firm as Senior Litigation Counsel

By Coy West / August 8, 2016

August 8, 2016 – Austin, TX – the Snell Law Firm PLLC announced today that J.R. Skrabanek has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Mr. Skrabanek’s practice will focus on business and civil litigation including contract disputes; shareholder or partner disputes; business torts; unfair competition and other torts; real estate litigation; construction litigation and plaintiffs’ […]

Read More

Texas Tech Law Wins First Place in 2016 State Moot Court Competition

By Coy West / July 25, 2016

Texas Tech University School of Law won first place in the 2016 State Moot Court Competition at the Texas Young Lawyers Association. This is Texas Tech’s fifth championship since 1975. The event took place during the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Fort Worth in June. Participating law schools also included Baylor Law School, […]

Read More

Austin Judge Hits Former La Grange Antiques Dealer with $1.3M Judgment

By Coy West / May 2, 2016

© 2015 The Texas Lawbook. By Natalie Posgate (May 2) – A Travis County judge on Monday awarded $1.3 million to two Santa Fe antique dealers who lost a significant amount of their jewelry collection to consignment fraud by a La Grange woman. The judgment follows a weeklong trial that occurred in February in which […]

Read More

Our New Office Location

By Coy West / March 28, 2016

We moved! the Snell Law Firm is now located in the Chase Tower at 221 W. 6th Street, Suite 900, Austin, Texas 78701. Situated in the heart of downtown Austin, the new location offers our clients a panoramic, more modern facility with accessible and convenient on-site parking. We could not be more excited about the […]

Read More

Jason W. Snell Presents at 2015 National Lawyer Referral Workshop

By Coy West / November 1, 2015

On October 29, 2015, Jason Snell together with Milwaukee attorney Jonathan Safran of Samster, Konkel & Safran gave a presentation at this year’s National Lawyer Referral Workshop held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The presentation, entitled “Selling Your Bar Association Leadership on LRIS a/k/a How to Talk to Your Bar Leadership,” offered attendees insight into the […]

Read More