Coats Rose is dedicated to providing clients with the latest information to help their businesses to run smoothly during this critical time. We are closely monitoring COVID-19 legal developments and are dedicated to providing up-to-date information regarding potential impacts to businesses.
With various stay-at-home orders put in place across the country to help “flatten the curve” as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, three federal stimulus bills were signed into law in the last few weeks and are now being rapidly rolled out.
UPDATE: The $2.2 trillion stimulus package referred to as the CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The Act provides economic assistance to businesses of all types (including nonprofits) and public entities. The Act also provides monetary assistance and other forms of relief for qualifying individuals.
The Federal Reserve announced Monday that it will use the “full range of [its] authorities to provide powerful support for the flow of credit to American families and businesses.” New measures have been added to the Fed’s list of planned actions to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
Author: Sol S. Reifer, JD, LL.M-Estate Planning, Accredited Estate Planner
The rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is creating a plethora of unique estate planning and legal challenges across the globe, particularly given the volatility of the financial markets.
This summary is limited to the expanded paid leave and payroll tax provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as those are the topics about which we anticipate receiving the most questions in the immediate future. The bill provides job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), paid sick leave for certain full- and part-time employees, and grants tax credits to employers to recoup the cost of the leave provided.
DALLAS – March 18, 2020 – Coats Rose, P.C., a leading business transaction and litigation law firm, is pleased to announce that R. Anderson Sessions been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers© Rising Stars list.
DALLAS – March 17, 2020 – Coats Rose, P.C., a transactional and litigation law firm focused on development, is pleased to announce the addition of two attorneys in its Dallas office, bolstering the firm’s litigation practice.
HOUSTON – March 10, 2020 – Coats Rose is pleased to announce the addition of Lisa L. Pittman to the firm’s Austin office. Pittman’s pioneering work in the cannabis business industry in Texas has earned her the title, “The First Lady of Texas Cannabis Law.” Her practice is focused on hemp and cannabis business planning and compliance, as well as commercial litigation.
NEW ORLEANS – March 5, 2020 – Coats Rose is pleased to announce that Megan Riess has been selected to the 2020 Leadership in Law class by the New Orleans CityBusiness newspaper. Leadership in Law recognizes 50 area legal professionals for their professional and community involvement and achievements that have set the pace for the overall community.
HOUSTON – March 2, 2020 – Coats Rose, P.C., a transactional and litigation law firm focused on development, is pleased to announce the addition of five attorneys in its Houston, Austin, Dallas and New Orleans offices, bolstering the firm’s real estate, public finance, and affordable housing and community development practices.
HOUSTON – February 28, 2020 – Coats Rose of counsel, Ret. Judge Dwight Jefferson successfully defended a small oil and gas trading company in a Lanham Act trademark infringement case brought by Chevron Intellectual Property LLC and Chevron U.S.A, Inc.
HOUSTON – February 25, 2020 – Coats Rose attorney Tim Green represented the developer in the creation of a 105-acre public improvement district (“PID”) in Angleton, Texas. The PID was created for the purpose of reimbursing the developer for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and roads serving an approximately 350-lot single family residential development located in Brazoria County, Texas.
HOUSTON – January 30, 2020 – Coats Rose, P.C., a transactional and litigation law firm focused on development, announces the promotions of two lawyers to director, S. Shannon Davis Hunter and F. Christopher Wootten, from the firm’s Houston and New Orleans office, respectively.
January 2, 2020 – HOUSTON – Amy P. Verhulst, Director of Marketing, Business Development and Communications at Coats Rose, has been elected to serve as the 2020 President of the Legal Marketing Association Southwest (LMASW) Region. Verhulst will preside over a 10-member Board of Directors for the region, which includes over 375 members across seven states including: Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah, with Local groups located in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Houston, New Orleans/Baton Rouge, and Phoenix.
HOUSTON – Dec. 26, 2019 – Coats Rose, P.C., a leading business transaction and litigation law firm, is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Haecker Ryan* was selected to the 2020 Louisiana Super Lawyers® list in the area of Class Action/Mass Torts.
AUSTIN – December 9, 2019 – Effective today, our Austin office has moved to a new location. All correspondence should be addressed to the new address: Terrace 2, 2700 Via Fortuna, Suite 350, Austin, Texas 78746. Directions to the office and to visitor parking for the building are included below:
DIRECTIONS TO THE AUSTIN OFFICE
Traveling Southbound on MoPac (Loop 1):
Exit Capital of Texas Highway 360 North
Stay in left lane on frontage road and take MoPac (North Loop 1) turn-around before intersection/stoplight at 360
After turn-around, travel north on frontage road and move over quickly to right lane
Turn right at Tuscan Terrace, which is the first entrance into The Terrace Complex
Make a left turn onto Via Fortuna
Make your second left turn into the Terrace 2 parking lot/garage
Coats Rose is located in the Terrace 2 Building, Suite 350
Traveling Northbound on MoPac (Loop 1):
Exit Capital of Texas Highway 360
Proceed through stop light at 360 and move to farthest right lane of frontage road
Turn right at Tuscan Terrace, which is the first entrance into The Terrace
Turn right at Tuscan Terrace, which is the first entrance into The Terrace Complex
Make a left turn onto Via Fortuna
Make your second left turn into the Terrace 2 parking lot/garage
Coats Rose is located in the Terrace 2 Building, Suite 350
Traveling Eastbound on Capital of Texas Highway 360 from Barton Creek Mall:
At stoplight on far side of MoPac (Loop 1), turn left onto frontage road
Travel north on MoPac frontage road and move over quickly to right lane
Turn right at Tuscan Terrace, which is the first entrance into The Terrace Complex
Make a left turn onto Via Fortuna
Make your second left turn into the Terrace 2 parking lot/garage
Coats Rose is located in the Terrace 2 Building, Suite 350
Traveling Westbound on Capital of Texas Highway 360 from US 290/Ben White Blvd:
Turn right onto MoPac (Loop 1) northbound frontage road and stay in right lane.
December 6, 2019 – HOUSTON – Coats Rose of counsel Keith Short was honored by the Houston Achievement Place (HAP) as the 2019 Pathlighter Award Honoree in recognition for his generosity and service in leadership to the Houston community.
HOUSTON – December 4, 2019 – Coats Rose attorneys and staff fulfilled wish lists of Houston-area children in need this year by donating toys, bikes, clothes and books for the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation’s (HYLF) annual Adopt an Angel program.
HOUSTON – NOVEMBER 26, 2019 – Coats Rose attorney Tim Green represented the developer in the creation of a 107-acre public improvement district (“PID”) in Tomball, Texas. The PID was created for the purpose of financing public infrastructure to a serve single-family residential development.
