Tree Service Contract Lawyers for Odessa, Texas

I am a business attorney focused on practical, efficient contract drafting, review, and negotiation for healthcare organizations and growth-stage and established businesses. My work includes commercial agreements such as NDAs, MSAs/SOWs, leases, vendor and services agreements, SaaS, and employment and severance agreements. I partner closely with clients to identify key legal and business risks, deliver clear, business-minded redlines with concise issue summaries, and keep transactions moving. Clients value my responsive turnaround, judgment, and ability to balance risk with commercial objectives.

Practicing attorney and former law professor with 28 year's experience, including class actions and appeal. Primary practice areas: commercial litigation, contracts, business counseling, formation, collections, asset protection, employment, and government regulation. Extensive law teaching experience, including legal writing, legal research, contract drafting, civil procedure, contracts, conflict of laws, and business organizations. Attorney Rusco heads Rusco Law. Rusco Law attorneys practice in California, New York, Texas, Colorado, and Wisconsin. For more information, please visit www.ruscolaw.com. For more information about business counseling services, please visit https://www.ruscolaw.com/practice-areas-and-services-offered. Rusco Law combines big-firm expertise with small-firm personal attention to give a limited set of clients unparalleled representation and service. We provide: • Complete litigation services, from pre-filing demands through Supreme Court appeals. Extensive experience in commercial, employment, tribal, and personal injury matters. • Sophisticated business counseling with an emphasis on start ups, including formation, risk management, internal governance, employment policy, regulatory advocacy, and trademark/trade secret/patent protection. • Detailed contract negotiation, review, and compliance monitoring, including major construction and service agreements. • Full-spectrum legal support for principals and their families, including passionate injury representation, including childcare and playground accidents.

Experienced real estate, business, and tax practitioner, representing start up and established businesses with formation, contracts, and operational issues.

I offer flat/fixed fees rather than hourly work to help lower your legal costs and align our interests. I specialize in contract law and focus on making sure your contract is clear, protects your interests and meets your needs. You can expect fast, straightforward communication from me, making sure you understand every step. With my experience, you'll get a detailed review of your contract at a fair, fixed price, without any surprises. I have over 30 years of business and legal experience that I bring to your project. I graduated from The University of Texas School of Law with High Honors in 1993 and practiced at Texas' largest law firm. I have founded companies and so understand how to be helpful as both a lawyer and business owner.

I grew up in Beaumont, Texas. I attended Baylor University for college and the The University of Texas School of Law for law school. I gained extensive experience in many areas of transactional law through my former position as corporate counsel at National Western Life Insurance Company and my current position as an Associate at Nance & Simpson, LLP.

My passion is protecting the passions of others. I have 5+ years of contract review, and all aspects of entertainment law including negotiation, mediation, intellectual property, copyright, and music licensing. I also have experience working with nonprofits, and small businesses helping with formation, dissolution, partnerships, etc. I am licensed in both Texas and California.

Education: Georgetown Law (83), Yale (75- BA in Economics), Hotchkiss School (1970). Practice areas have included commercial litigation, individual litigation, and securities litigation and arbitration.

Ms. Melton-Mitchell is a seasoned executive that has obtained a law degree and is practicing law as a second career. She has spent over 25 years in the health care industry and is well versed in health law, contract law, financial law, trusts and estates, M&A and other types of transactional law. She maintains evening and weekend hours to allow clients flexibility in connecting with her around their schedule.

Kenneth D. Ferguson is a distinguished attorney who earned his Juris Doctorate from St. Mary’s School of Law in May 2022. During his time at St. Mary’s, Kenneth displayed exceptional dedication and skill in the field of law, culminating in a historic achievement when his team secured victory in the first-ever National Mock Trial Championship for the university. This remarkable feat showcased Kenneth’s innate talent for advocacy and his unwavering commitment to excellence, earning him a well-deserved induction into the prestigious Order of the Barristers organization. Kenneth serves as a respected member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Young Lawyers Association, where he contributes his insights and expertise to the development of the legal community. Additionally, he holds the esteemed title of Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, a recognition of his outstanding contributions to the legal profession. Kenneth is also a valued member of the Texas Bar College, demonstrating his commitment to continuous learning and professional growth. Kenneth is licensed to practice law in a multitude of jurisdictions, including all Texas Courts, the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, and their respective Bankruptcy Divisions.

I have been in corporate practice for over 14 years dealing primarily with complex engineering, construction, and project management contracts as well employment contracts.