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PRACTICE AREAS

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When chosing a law firm, you want an experienced and effective legal team matters. 

At DCLF you get both.  

Estate Planning
Probate

Estate Planning,

Wills & Trusts,

Probate

Establishing a legacy by planning your estate is one of the best ways to show your loved ones you care.  Creating a Will is part of that process, but there are other tools at your disposal to help you fully reach your goals.  You've worked hard throughout your life and you own stuff. Let us help you protect it. DCLF can help you plan ahead.   

  • Wills (creation and modification)

  • Trusts (creation and modification)

  • Probate (With and without Wills) 

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Download your FREE COPY of our E-Guide

5 Steps to Keeping Your Money in Your Pocket 

to help you prepare for planning your estate.

Business Succession Planning

Business 

Succession 

Planning

Strategic Planning for Business Owners Who Want

Continuity, Control, and a Clear Path Forward

At D. Charles Law Firm, we know that building a successful business is only part of the journey—it’s planning for what comes next that protects everything you’ve worked for. Our Business Succession Planning services for entrepreneurs and small business owners focus on preparing your business for leadership transitions, retirement, sale, or generational transfer. We develop custom business succession and exit strategies that align your legal planning with your long-term financial and family goals. Led by Deshonda P. Charles, a Houston-based business succession planning attorney, entrepreneur, and professional speaker, our firm combines real-world business insight with strategic legal guidance to help owners make informed, confident decisions. Are you ready for what’s next?

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Our Business Succession Planning services help you:

  • Prepare for retirement, sale, or leadership transition with intention and clarity

  • Protect family-owned and closely held businesses

  • Align business succession planning with estate planning and asset protection goals

  • Reduce risk, disruption, and conflict during ownership or management changes

  • Develop a clear exit strategy that preserves value and legacy

  • Gain insight through education, speaking engagements, and strategic counsel tailored to business owners.

Employment Law

Employment

Law

DCLF handles the following employment law related matters from beginning to end:

 

  • Discrimination

  • Wrongful and Unlawful termination

  • Sexual harassment

  • Wage and hour disputes

  • Employee severance matters

  • Employee Grievances

  • Termination appeals

  • Title VII

  • FMLA

  • ADA (ADAAA)

  • FLSA

  • TCHRA

Family Law

Family

Law

At DCLF we are family.  Your family is important to you and it is important to us. When matters of divorce, child custody, spousal or child support find their way into your family, DCLF will help you navigate the complicated legal system so you can make informed decisions about what really matters.

 

  • Divorce

  • Child Support

  • Spousal Support

  • Child Custody

  • Visitation (Possession and Access)

  • Modification (custody, visitation, and support)

  • Enforcement (visitation and support)

  • CPS cases

  • Name Change

Personal Injury

Personal 

Injury

  • Car Wrecks (Single Driver and multiple passenger) 

  • Truck Wrecks 

  • Motorcycle wrecks

  • Slip and falls

  • Contaminated Foods

Civil Law

General Civil

Law Matters

  • GC Services for Small Businesses

  • Contract creation and review

  • Business formation (Incl. LLC, S-Corp, and Non-Profit Organization formation)

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