Hughes Watters Askanese, LLP

Hughes Watters Askanase LLP (“HWA”) is a woman owned multi-service commercial Texas  law firm with complimentary interrelated areas that provides a one-stop shop for our individual and business clients.  HWA’s practice groups include: 

• Default Servicing:  consumer and commercial  foreclosure and lien enforcement on real and personal property and other collateral, evictions,  bankruptcy, collections, deficiency suits, guarantor suits, sequestrations, receiverships, post-judgment

• Creditors’ Rights:  consumer and commercial lending, regulatory compliance, contract and lease review

• Commercial Litigation: offensive and defensive, state and federal courts, arbitration, administrative and regulatory proceedings 

• Real Estate & Finance:  complex commercial acquisitions, sales and finance

• Corporate Law & Business Transactions:  formation, structuring, and strategy 

• Software Licensing, Trademarks & Tradenames 

• Business Bankruptcy:   trustee, creditor and creditors’ committee representation 

• Probate:   individuals and creditors

We  leverage a wealth  of resources and experience among practice groups to provide cost effective, comprehensive guidance, insights, and solutions for our clients.   HWA is a modern egalitarian law firm that embraces its diversity and strives to provide Value. Driven. Law.  

Auto Recovery & Lien Enforcement

The Default Services Practice Group attorneys have dealt with nearly every default servicing, lien enforcement, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issue imaginable and their practical and technical knowledge of the law and practice norms is virtually unparalleled.

For 40 years, HWA’s seasoned attorneys  have prosecuted sequestration (replevin), receivership, collection and deficiency  lawsuits  (including post-judgment) in state and federal courts  in situations where self -help cannot be effected because the borrower is hiding the vehicle, a mechanic or storage facility is holding the vehicle subject to an alleged lien for “overstated” charges and/or the vehicle has been seized or impounded by the Texas border patrol,  the state or federal district attorney in connection with a criminal action and/or other regulatory authorities.  HWA attorneys regularly appear in federal bankruptcy court to protect and/or  enforce  the  security interests of their clients in motor vehicles and have good working relationships with the judiciary, the Chapter 7 and  13 bankruptcy trustees and debtor’s counsel.  These relationships are often a critical factor in resolving disputed matters.

Technology 

HWA is technology and process focused and positioned to provide legal services that meet the most stringent technological and data security standards.  HWA’s disaster recovery plan is fine-tuned and tested.

Our  automated case management system is independent of third-party vendors allowing flexibility  to accommodate changes,  client customized requirements and volume increases without the need for additional staffing.  The case management system enables us to provide more detailed real time tracking, timeline management and reporting. The timelines for each process are built into the case management system with multiple quality control steps and attorney review at critical milestones as the process moves from one step to the next to ensure superior data accuracy and high quality control.

Established

Founded in 1978 and now successfully operated by its second generation of partners, HWA is one of the few downtown Houston law firms that has not changed its original name or focus due to acquisition or merger.

HWA has the experience and capacity to serve your Texas legal needs.  We would be honored to have the opportunity to represent you.