Texas: Agriculture Lawyers

Whether you are a horse breeder, farmer, rancher, landowner, or agricultural producer, an agriculture lawyer can help.

Agriculture lawyers assist with a broad range of matters involving crop-growing and livestock-raising, including farmland use, farming operations, employment, farming rights, pest control, pesticides and agricultural accidents.

Equine law is a common area of agriculture law that relates to horse breeders, boarding barns, trainers, horse-related businesses, horse event hosts and individual horse owners.

Use FindLaw to hire a local agriculture lawyer to assist with issues like equine law, government subsidization, and employment of seasonal and migrant farm workers.

Lawyers in Texas can provide legal services in just about any practice area. However, people usually need to find a lawyer that has the expertise and experience to practice an area of law specific to their legal case. Common legal practice areas in Texas include:

• Criminal defense
• Child support enforcement
• Business law
• Real estate law
• Arbitration
• DUI defense
• Personal injury
• Workers' compensation
• Intellectual property
• Medical malpractice
• Estate planning
• Social Security disability
• White collar crime
• Family law
• Elder law

Consider the following:

Comfort Level

- Are you comfortable telling the lawyer personal information? Does the lawyer seem interested in solving your problem?

Credentials

- How long has the lawyer been in practice? Has the lawyer worked on other cases similar to yours?

Cost

- How are the lawyer's fees structured - hourly or flat fee? Can the lawyer estimate the cost of your case?

City

- Is the lawyer's office conveniently located?