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Case Watch: Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams Llp V. Lopez, Ramona L. Lampley
Case Watch: Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams Llp V. Lopez, Ramona L. Lampley
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The Texas Supreme Court effectively gave a “thumbs-up” to attorney-client arbitration agreements in Royston, Rayzor, Vickery, & Williams, LLP v. Lopez, 467 S.W.3d 494 (Tex. 2015), reh’g denied (Sept. 11, 2015). The plaintiff, Frank Lopez, hired Royston, Rayzor to represent him in a divorce. As part of the representation agreement, Lopez agreed to arbitrate any disputes arising out of the attorney-client relationship, but the law firm excluded from the arbitration agreement any claims it might have against Lopez for expenses or fees. Lopez later sued Royston, Rayzor and the firm moved to compel arbitration.
Lopez contended that the arbitration agreement …