The Cramer Law Group

Focus and practice areas

The firm dates to 1994 and works with clients across Texas from a base in Rockwall. Its main work covers business law and litigation, construction law and litigation, and mechanics liens. Contract disputes, including breach of contract claims, run through much of that work. The firm also handles routine contract drafting and collections for its business clients.

Beyond the business and construction side, Michael Cramer handles family law and divorce, real estate matters, and estate planning through wills and trusts. Real estate work often ties back to the same clients, since property and construction questions frequently overlap. The practice also covers revocable living trusts and litigation over contested trusts and wills. That range gives the firm both transactional and courtroom work under one name.

The firm serves clients throughout Texas, with a focus on Dallas, Rockwall, and the surrounding communities. A statewide reach paired with a local base fits a practice that mixes court work with advice to nearby businesses.

How the firm is built

The firm runs on a single attorney, so every client works directly with Michael Cramer. His name is the firm's name, and the site lists him as its founder. A one-lawyer structure means the person who answers the first call is the person who then handles the file. For a client, that keeps the point of contact steady through a matter.

His clients have included construction companies, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, franchisors, property owners, and architects. That client base points to steady work across the construction and building trades, where several parties often hold a stake in the same project. As a reviewer, I read the direct-access structure as the detail that shapes how the firm handles a matter from the first meeting onward.

A solo practice also means the same lawyer weighs the business advice and, when talks break down, argues the resulting dispute. That continuity across the advisory and litigation stages can help a client who wants one person to hold the whole picture.

Michael Cramer's background

Cramer earned his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1994, the same year the firm opened. Before law school, he completed a B.B.A. in marketing at the University of North Texas in 1991. That business background fits the commercial clients he advises. The site credits him with more than 30 years of practice.

His admissions reach the state courts of Texas and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. Those four federal admissions cover the entire state, which matters when a business or construction dispute moves from state court into federal court. A lawyer admitted in all four Texas federal districts can handle federal contract and construction claims wherever they arise in the state. Much of his experience centers on business litigation and construction litigation.

Construction and business disputes

One named part of Cramer's construction work involves delay claims brought against the State of Texas. Construction delay claims turn on project schedules, change orders, and the record of who caused lost time. Public contracting rules apply when a state agency is on the other side, which adds another layer to the dispute. Matters like these reward a lawyer familiar with how a project documents its schedule and its changes.

On the transactional side, Cramer counsels business owners on entity selection and assists with formation, contracts, collections, and dissolution. Entity selection sets whether a business runs as an LLC, a corporation, or another form, and that choice affects taxes and liability. Collections work follows when an invoice goes unpaid, and it can escalate to a lawsuit when needed. He also pursues and defends breach of contract claims when a deal goes wrong.

Business litigation covers a range of commercial fights: partnership disagreements, unpaid accounts, and arguments over the terms of a deal. Cases can settle through negotiation or move to trial in state or federal court, and Cramer's admissions let him follow a matter into either forum. The construction and business work often runs together, since a single project can raise both a contract question and a payment claim.

Mechanics liens

Mechanics liens give unpaid contractors and suppliers a claim against the property they worked on. Texas sets strict filing deadlines for these liens, so timing drives the matter, and suppliers and subcontractors often rely on them to secure payment. Because the firm also represents owners and architects, it sees liens from both the claimant's and the property owner's side.

Wills, trusts, and family matters

Estate planning at the firm includes wills and revocable living trusts, along with disputes when a trust or will is contested. A revocable living trust lets a person hold assets in trust during life and pass them on without probate, while a will goes through the probate courts. Contests over a trust or will also run through those courts. Handling both the drafting and the litigation side lets the firm help before a dispute starts and after one arrives.

Family law and divorce fill out the practice. Texas divorce cases move through the state district courts and cover property division, and where children are involved, custody and support. Property division in Texas follows community property rules, which treat most assets gained during the marriage as jointly owned. Cramer takes these matters alongside the business and construction work, which is a wide span for a solo practice.

How clients get started

The firm offers a complimentary initial consultation and can schedule same-day services. An initial consultation gives a prospective client a chance to lay out the facts before deciding how to proceed. It provides services in English and Spanish, which widens the set of Texas clients it can serve. Spanish-language service can matter in a state with many Spanish-speaking residents and business owners.

The verifiable details stay consistent across the firm's pages: a 1994 founding, a Rockwall office, one named attorney, and practice areas centered on business and construction. The founding year lines up with Cramer's 1994 law degree, so the firm and his career start together. The site does not list a formal entity name such as a P.C. or PLLC.

The office is in Rockwall, and the firm has served clients throughout Texas since 1994. Michael Cramer remains the named attorney behind the work across every practice area the firm lists.