Porter Law Firm

Focus and practice areas

Real estate sits at the center of what Porter Law Firm handles, and it covers both commercial and residential matters. The firm works on property owners association law, the field often called HOA or POA law. It also takes construction defect claims and property tax appeals, two areas that grow out of owning and building on Texas real estate.

The work reaches past property into business and corporate legal services, along with commercial litigation. On the personal side, the firm handles tax planning, estate planning, and the drafting of wills and trusts, plus probate. In my opinion, that spread lets a client keep transactional and dispute work under one roof, which matters when a real estate deal turns into a disagreement.

A real estate transaction moves through several steps that a firm can handle: reviewing the contract, checking title, clearing liens, and preparing closing documents. Commercial deals add layers such as entity ownership, leases, and financing terms. The firm's residential and commercial coverage means it can take both a single-home closing and a larger commercial purchase.

How the team is built

The site lists around sixteen attorneys, and their titles include managing partner, partner, senior attorney, associate attorney, and of counsel. Brad E. Porter is the managing partner and owner. Chris J. Archambault is managing partner over the POA division, and William H. "Bill" Barfield is managing partner over litigation.

Below the partners, the roster names senior attorneys Brittany Brink, Mark Ritchie, and Jonathan Sandstrom Hill. The associate ranks include Richard "Ricky" Dittemore, Caleb McAuslan, and Madison Rhodes. Weston P. Ray and Sean M. Reagan hold of counsel roles, and Ryan Sherer is listed as an attorney. Splitting the managing partner role across a POA division and a litigation division shows the firm sorts its work by subject area, with a lead partner attached to each.

Porter Law Firm says several of its attorneys are board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. That certification comes from the State Bar of Texas and asks an attorney to show substantial experience in a field, pass a written exam, and gather peer references. As a reviewer, I read board certification as a concrete marker, because a client can confirm it through the Texas board.

Where the firm keeps offices

Porter Law Firm runs offices in Houston and Austin, and by its own account it has operated since 2009. The firm says it serves clients in both cities and the surrounding areas. Keeping a presence in both Houston and Austin gives clients in each metro a local point of contact.

A firm with more than fifteen years behind it has had time to settle its practice groups and its roster. Two offices also let the firm cover clients across central and southeast Texas from a base in each region.

Property, associations, and construction

Property owners association work covers the rules that govern deed-restricted neighborhoods and condominiums. Disputes here often turn on assessments, covenant enforcement, and the powers a board holds under the governing documents. The firm runs a dedicated POA division under a managing partner, and it represents homeowners and homeowner associations, so it sees both sides of that relationship.

Construction defect claims generally open with an inspection and technical reports on what failed and why. In Texas, these matters run under notice and repair procedures before a lawsuit moves forward. Property tax appeals follow their own track. The process starts with a protest to the local appraisal review board and can move to district court or arbitration when the protest does not resolve.

Business, tax, and estate work

On the business side, the firm handles corporate legal services and commercial litigation. Corporate work tends to cover entity formation, ownership agreements, contracts, and the paperwork that keeps a company in good standing. Commercial litigation picks up when those arrangements break down and a dispute heads toward negotiation, mediation, or court.

Tax planning and estate planning round out this group. Wills and trusts set out how assets pass, and probate is the court process that carries those instructions out after a death. Grouping planning and probate together means the attorney who drafts a plan can stay close to the process that later applies it. Property tax appeals also touch this side, since a lower appraisal changes what an owner pays each year.

Who the firm represents

On the real estate side, the firm acts for buyers, sellers, homeowners, and homeowner associations. That client mix spans transactions and disputes alike, whether the matter is a purchase closing or a contested claim. In my opinion, a firm that handles both the deal and the later dispute can carry context between the two stages.

The business and tax practices widen the client base to owners and companies that need corporate structuring, commercial litigation, or tax planning. Porter Law Firm keeps pages on Facebook and LinkedIn, where a prospective client can see how it presents its work. For anyone weighing the firm, the attorney roster and the board certifications listed on the site are the details worth checking first.