Gammon Shmerler Law Office

Focus and practice areas

Gammon Shmerler Law Office works with clients in Austin and the surrounding Texas Hill Country. The firm handles five main areas: real estate and foreclosure, personal injury, commercial litigation, business law, and construction law. That mix places property disputes and business matters next to injury claims. It gives the firm a footing in civil litigation and in transactional work at the same time.

Real estate and foreclosure

The real estate practice covers property transactions, landlord-tenant disputes, boundary disputes, and foreclosure defense for homeowners and property owners. The firm also handles real estate litigation within this group. As a reviewer, I read that spread as a firm set up to handle both the paperwork of a property deal and the courtroom side when a disagreement hardens. The presence of foreclosure defense points to work that helps owners hold onto property under pressure from a lender.

Personal injury and wrongful death

On the injury side, the firm takes cases involving wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability, and car accidents. These are fault-based claims, where the firm represents people who say another party caused harm. The work turns on evidence: medical records, accident reports, and testimony about what happened. A firm that lists medical malpractice alongside product liability takes on cases that often rely on outside review and detailed records.

Business, commercial, and construction matters

The firm also lists commercial litigation, business law, and construction law. Business law covers the formation and running of a company: entity setup, contracts, and the agreements between owners. Commercial litigation is the dispute side of that work, where a contract or a partnership breaks down and one side files suit. Construction law connects to both, since building projects run on contracts and can produce disputes over payment, delay, or defects. A firm that carries these three together can represent a client both when a deal is drafted and when it later ends up in court.

How the team is built

The firm names five attorneys on its site: William B. Gammon, Ben Shmerler, Charlotte Secord, Savannah Arnot, and Melanie Machann. William B. Gammon is the managing attorney and the founding lawyer. The site gives detail on his background and lists the other four by name. A group of this size can put more than one lawyer on a file while staying small enough for a client to reach the person handling the case.

The managing attorney's background

William B. Gammon began his solo practice in Austin in 1987 and joined the Texas bar that same year. He earned his law degree at The University of Texas School of Law and his undergraduate degree in philosophy at The University of Texas. He was born in Virginia and came to Texas as a child, after his father took a job with NASA. The firm credits him with more than 40 years of business and legal experience.

His own work covers litigation, transactional matters, and alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation. That last point carries weight for clients who want to settle a dispute outside a courtroom. Mediation brings in a neutral third party who helps the sides reach their own agreement. Arbitration puts the decision with a private arbitrator. Both can close a case faster than a full trial, and Gammon handles each.

How these matters generally proceed

Foreclosure defense usually starts before a sale date, when a homeowner receives notice from a lender. A defense lawyer reviews the loan documents, the notices, and the timeline for errors or missed steps. Many Texas foreclosures move through a non-judicial process, so the schedule is tight and each filing counts. A firm that lists foreclosure defense works on this clock-driven timetable.

Personal injury claims follow their own sequence. The injured person, or the family in a wrongful death case, files a claim against the party said to be at fault. Medical malpractice and product liability cases usually call for independent review of the treatment or the product before a court will weigh them. Car accident claims turn on police reports, insurance coverage, and the record of injuries and costs. A firm that groups these under one heading handles the demand stage, the negotiation with insurers, and a trial if the parties cannot agree.

Boundary disputes and landlord-tenant matters follow separate paths. A boundary case turns on a survey and the deeds of record. A landlord-tenant dispute can involve a lease, a security deposit, or an eviction filing in a justice court. Commercial litigation and business law bring in contracts, partnership questions, and sometimes a trial. In my opinion, keeping these areas in one office gives a client a single place to turn when a business problem crosses into a property or injury question.

Offices and history

The firm keeps a main office in Austin and a second office in Wimberley, Texas, available by appointment. Its history traces to 1987, when William B. Gammon opened the practice, and the firm counts more than 35 years of work in the Austin area and the Hill Country. The Austin office anchors the practice, and the Wimberley office gives Hill Country clients a nearer place to meet.

Ben Shmerler's background

Ben Shmerler earned his law degree from Drexel University College of Law in 2023. His listed work extends into banking, employment and labor, estate planning, government matters, and land use and zoning. Those subjects add another layer to the firm's business and property work. Banking concerns can arise around financing and financial institutions, while employment matters bring workplace obligations into the discussion. Estate planning addresses personal arrangements for property and decision-making.

Land use and zoning deserve separate attention because they concern the public rules that govern how property may be developed or used. The record also places government matters within Shmerler's practice. That combination is relevant when a property or development question depends on an agency decision, zoning rule, or other public requirement. His profile further includes contracts and agreements, which connect the terms of a transaction to these regulatory questions.

Additional financial and consumer work

William B. Gammon's listed practice includes bankruptcy and consumer law. These areas broaden the financial side of his work beyond disputes involving a single loan or property. Bankruptcy involves a formal legal process for debt, creditor claims, and available relief. Consumer law concerns the rights and duties that arise in transactions between individuals and businesses. The overlap gives Gammon experience with financial problems that may reach across several legal relationships.

Employment and personal planning matters

Shmerler's employment and labor work adds a workplace dimension to the office's business practice. Employment questions may concern the legal relationship between a company and its workers, while the firm's broader business work addresses the company's agreements and operations. His estate planning practice reaches a different type of client need. It places personal planning for property within the background of a lawyer whose profile also includes banking and government matters.

The Austin office location

The main office is at 901 S. MoPac Expressway. That address places the firm on a major north-south route through Austin and provides a specific point of contact for clients coming to the office. The listed telephone number is (512) 444-4529. The record does not provide separate hours or walk-in terms, so clients who need an appointment can use that number to confirm arrangements.