Palmos Russ Law Firm

02/03/2025

Waco Apartment Complex Settles Wrongful Death Case

Bryan F. Russ III ("Trey") was recently hired in 2024 to file a wrongful death case against an apartment complex in McLennan County, Texas. Trey’s clients’ son was visiting a tenant of the apartment complex when he was violently murdered by an unknown assailant. The lawsuit filed by Trey alleged that the apartment complex had been a hotbed for dangerous crimes over the past several years and that the complex had failed to take necessary and reasonable steps to attempt to prevent and curtail the number of violent crimes and that the same led to the death of Trey’s clients' son.

https://www.kwtx.com/2024/07/10/parents-murder-victim-file-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-waco-apartment-complex-owners/

https://wacotrib.com/news/local/crime-courts/waco-texas-summit-villages-apartments-shooting-wrongful-death-austin-bowar/article_dfa9110a-63ed-11ef-9298-03621148b677.html

Several months after the case was filed the attorneys for the complex called Trey requesting to settle the case. The case settled pursuant to a confidential settlement agreement.

An assistant manager sent Villages apartment owners an email four months before the shooting, "essentially begging" for on-property security and video cameras, the suit states.

11/11/2022

Our law firm is so very grateful for all of our veterans and especially our very own veteran, Tasha De La Torre!!

10/21/2022

Jury Upholds Dying Man's Wishes

Bryan F. Russ III (“Trey”) in October of 2022 won a jury trial in a deed contest in Falls County, Texas. Trey represented a rancher that had been gifted approximately 250 acres of land by a close family friend (hereafter "Mr. X") four days before Mr. X passed away in the hospital. Approximately four years after Mr. X's death, Mr. X's family brought suit against Trey's client alleging that Mr. X did not have the necessary mental capacity to sign the deed and/or that someone had unduly influenced Mr. X to sign the deed conveying the property to Trey's client. After a three day jury trial, the Falls County jury returned a verdict in favor of Trey's client finding that Mr. X did have capacity and that Mr. X was not unduly influenced.

10/21/2022

Unanimous Jury Verdict In Under 5 Minutes

Bryan F. Russ III (“Trey”) in September of 2022 won a jury trial in a partition lawsuit in Robertson County, Texas. Trey represented a large ranch as Plaintiff in a partition action wherein commissioners appointed by the Court had previously made an award/division partitioning the undivided interests in the property between Trey's client and the Defendants in the case. The Defendants objected to the award and requested a jury trial challenging the fairness of the commissioners' award. After a jury trial on the merits, the Robertson County jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Trey's client after only 4 minutes of deliberation.

01/25/2020

Litigation, personal injury, criminal law, family law, real estate, probate, estate planning, creating business entities, condemnation work, etc.!!

We do it all!!

08/09/2019

Congratulations to our very own Tasha De La Torre on winning “Best Administrative Assistant” at the 2019 Best of the Best of Robertson County!!!

We appreciate all that you do and happy birthday!!!

02/21/2019

To all landowners: If you are contacted by a representative for Plains regarding this new pipeline you should seriously consider legal representation. We are here to help.

Exxon Mobil Corp, Plains All American Pipeline and Lotus Midstream LLC said on W...

09/27/2018

Bryan F. Russ III ("Trey") previously filed suit in late 2015 on behalf of Plaintiff landowner against Defendant oil and gas company for Defendant's refusal to allow Plaintiff its right to utilize gas from the producing wells free of charge pursuant to two underlying oil and gas leases. Trey and his client won the case and the trial court ordered that Plaintiff was entitled to its rights under the leases. Defendant appealed the case to the 10th Court of Appeals.

Yesterday, the 10th Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed the ruling of the trial court upholding the rights of Trey's client to utilize gas from the wells free of charge.

11/23/2017

Happy Thanksgiving from the Palmos Russ team!!!

06/06/2017

CASE RESULT: A suit filed in late 2016 in Austin County, Texas alleging claims of breach of contract, DTPA and fraud against the firm's client (a general contractor) represented by Trey Russ was recently nonsuited with prejudice by Plaintiff's counsel just 3 hours before Trey was set to depose the corporate representative for the Plaintiff. Case dismissed. Client prevails.