Recent Case Successes
for Herman Howry & Breen LLP
| Property Rights Litigation - In Spring, 2005, Herman Howry & Breen secured a judgment recovering title to over 400 acres in Marble Falls, Texas. Tim Herman and Lisa Clute represented a Texas corporation, a Panamanian corporation and an individual shareholder from Luxembourg who claimed that the property had been fraudulently encumbered, foreclosed and later sold to a Texas company. The case involved unique issues of corporate and real estate law and took almost three years to conclude. In April 2005, the federal district judge signed a final judgment awarding the land to Herman Howry & Breen’s client. |
| Shareholder Dispute - An out of state corporation found itself sued in Travis County over a shareholder dispute and a struggle for control of the company. Sean Breen of Herman Howry & Breen was retained to defend the company and its officers in the Texas proceedings. The proceedings included litigation in state and federal courts on issues including jurisdiction, a shareholder rights plan and the implementation of a “poison pill” stock purchase rights plan. The case was favorably resolved in just over a month
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| Probate and Estate Lawsuit - Herman Howry & Breen made headlines over a recent probate and estate planning dispute. Randy Howry had a very successful outcome for his client, the former executor of the much publicized Cailloux Foundation, based in Kerrville. Howry’s client was part of the defense, along with the law firm Baker Botts and Wells Fargo Bank in a lawsuit filed by the Cailloux family. Before the trial started, Howry negotiated a favorable settlement for his client that relinquished his client of any financial responsibility for the case. The lawsuit then mushroomed into a trial that ordered the defendants to pay $71 million in damages. |
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Super Lawyers 
All Partners Make the Super Lawyers List for 2005
Herman Howry & Breen Partners Tim Herman, Randy Howry and Sean Breen were once again selected for the Super Lawyers List of 2005-2006. This is the second year in a row all three partners have been chosen for the list in the areas of commercial and business litigation. |
Randy Howry Helps Kick Off Blood Drive
The Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas has challenged all lawyers, doctors and CPAs to donate blood during the month of June in a contest to see which organization will produce the most donors. On hand to kick off the event on June 1, 2005, were (l-r in photo) President Guadalupe Zamora, MD of the Travis County Medical Society (TCMS); Marshall Cothran, TCMS CEO, President-Elect Randy Howry of the Austin Bar Association and President Carol Boyd of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
To schedule an appointment to donate blood or get more information, call the Austin Center at 206-1266 or the Round Rock Center at 233-LIFE (5433) or visit the Center’s web site at www.bloodandtissue.org.
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American YouthWorks
Donate Used Computer Equipment to Worthy Cause
As President-Elect of the Austin Bar Association, Randy Howry has various ideas on how to better integrate the Bar Association into more community initiatives. One such way is through the donation of computer equipment by law offices to a worthy organization - American YouthWorks (AYW). AYW is a nationally recognized program that helps youths and adults complete their high school education and prepare for employment. The program focuses on those who have dropped out from school or who are at risk of dropping out. The Austin organization was chartered in 1996 as a public school and is located at 216 East Fourth Street in downtown Austin.
According to American YouthWorks Director Richard Halpin, “we are in need of computers, printers and monitors to help our students complete assignments as well as learn practical skills such as keyboarding, file management, basic computer programming and software familiarization. The program we are organizing with the Austin Bar Association will be a great boost to our students, faculty and program goals.”
If you would like to learn more about this worthwhile program or make a donation, please call Randy Howry at 474-7300 or email rhowry@hermanhowry.com.
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