Francis X. Jacobini II
Over three decades of trials, arbitrations, mediations, and transactional work.
Frank is an Of Counsel at Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P. and is licensed to practice before all Texas state courts, U.S. District Court Northern District Of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit. He is certified to serve as a mediator and arbitrator, has tried hundreds of cases before both the bench and to juries, and successfully mediated and arbitrated numerous disputes.
His employment before law school in the construction industry and in real estate sales/leasing has aided his serving developers, contractors, buyers, brokers, sellers, appraisers, title companies, and a multitude of others. His working for law firms as a licensed legal intern in both Oklahoma and Texas, expanded his experience in practice areas , including business disputes & transactions, family law, probate law, and others.
As a general practitioner for the last three decades, Frank has represented thousands of clients involving a wide range of civil matters. Such broad spectrum of controversies and transactions has bestowed Frank with specialized knowledge for a number of businesses, their operations, their successes, and their vulnerabilities.
Each year since 1988, Frank has maintained more than twice the number of Continuing Legal Education ("CLE") hours required by the Texas State Bar. For such achievement, he was awarded the title Thirty Year Fellow by the Texas State Bar College.
Frank has been a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association ("TCBA") since 1981. He has served as chairperson for several TCBA committees. He has been a speaker for several CLE events sponsored by the TCBA.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Securities Law
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Depending on the type of case, the nature of the claim, the opposing party, and other factors , we may agree to a contingent fee recovery. Some types of transaction services we perform for a flat fee. Please call 817-457-9540 for more information about our charges.
- Texas
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- Licensed to practice law
- Supreme Court of Texas
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- Licensed Legal Intern
- Supreme Court of Oklahoma
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- Selected after passing Oklahoma Bar Examine prior to graduating law school. Limited license to practice without supervising attorney.
- Licensed Legal Intern
- Supreme Court of Texas
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- Real Estate Law Instructor
- Real Estate Training Institute
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- University Of Tulsa
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- Texas Christian University
- B.A. (1976) | Political Science and Economics
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- Thirty Year Fellow
- Texas State Bar College
- Tarrant County Probate Bar Association
- Member
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Appointed Arbitrator for Fee Dispute Committee
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- Activities: Serve as panel chair in disputes between attorneys and consumers.
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Construction Law Section Member
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Real Estate Section Member
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- Activities: Served as speaker at CLE events and panel participant
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Vice Chair, Chair and Committee Member for Transition To Practice
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- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Vice Chair, Chair and Committee Member for Peoples Law School
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- State Bar of Texas
- Member of: Litigation Section, Real Estate-Probate-Trust Law Section, Construction Law Section, Commrecial Law Section, and Family Law Section
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- Texas State Bar # 10516600
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- Property Owners Associations And Code Enforcement
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tenant's Rights-Can a Landlord do that ?
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Construction Trust Fund Act-Misappropriation of trust funds
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Mediator -and Other Family Disputes
- Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County,Inc.
- Mediator
- Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County,Inc.
- Website
- Franks's profile with Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P.
