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        • Oppression as Conversion
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        • Majority Shareholder Liability
        • Business Judgment Rule
        • Statute of Limitations
      • Dividend Claims
        • Suppression of Dividends
          • Sub-S Tax Distributions
          • Patton v. Nicholas
          • Morrison v. St. Anthony Hotel
          • Argo v. Shagrithaya
        • "No Dividend" Policy
        • Constructive Dividends
        • Statute of Limitations
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        • Fraud in Share Repurchase
        • Majority Shareholder Fraud
        • Fraud Statute of Limitations
      • Texas Derivative Actions
        • Direct vs. Derivative
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          • Usurping Corporate Opportunities
          • Excessive Compensation
        • Derivative Suits in Closely-Held Corporations
        • Freeze Out Merger
        • Derivative Statute of Limitations
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        • Authority to Hire Corporate Lawyer
    • Texas LLC Law
      • Texas LLCs
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      • LLC Oppression Remedies
    • 50 State Survey of Shareholder Law
  • Downloads
    • Filling in the Gaps: Shareholder Oppression - Part 1
    • Filling in the Gaps: Shareholder Oppression - Part 2
    • LLC Member Oppression
    • Duty of Loyalty and Business Judgment Rule
    • How to Fraud-Proof Shareholder Settlements
    • Shareholder Agreements and Oppression
    • Deadlocked Companies Can't Hire Lawyers
    • Bylaws Template
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Team
      • Kirby D. Hopkins
      • Joseph Centrich
      • Elaine Berkeley
      • Steven J. Clausen
      • Alexis Espejel
    • Reviews
  • Shareholder Law Resources
    • Resources for Small Business Owners
      • Selecting a Business Type
      • Forming a Corporation
      • Texas Business Law
    • Texas Corporations Law
      • Oppression in Closely-Held Corporations
        • Structure of Closely-Held Corporations
        • Problem of Oppression
        • Former Shareholder Oppression Doctrine
          • Shareholder Oppression Cause of Action
            • What Constituted Oppressive Conduct
            • Proving Oppressive Conduct
            • Shareholder Oppression Remedies
            • Defending Shareholder Oppression
          • Ritchie v. Rupe
            • Fact Finding
            • Reasonable Expectations
            • Business Judgment Rule
            • Transferability of Shares
          • Implications of Ritchie
      • Shareholder Agreements
        • Preventing Oppression
        • Buy-Sell Agreements
        • Bylaws Template
        • Wrongful Termination of Employment
        • Voting Agreements
        • Transfer Restrictions
      • Minority Shareholder Rights
        • Information Rights
          • Shareholder Right to Inspect
          • Scope of Inspection
          • Exercising Inspection Rights
          • Director's Inspection Rights
          • Enforcing Inspection Rights
          • Mandamus Procedure
          • Inspecting Foreign Corporations
          • Shareholder Accounting Remedy
        • Voting Rights
        • Right to Share Profits
        • Transferability Rights
        • Fiduciary Duty to Shareholders
          • Yeaman: Corporate Trustee Duties
          • Duty to Recognize
          • Duty of Impartiality
          • Duty to Account
      • Individual Shareholder Claims
        • Cates v. Sparkman
        • Stinnett v. Paramount
        • Ultra Vires Rule
          • Ultra Vires Claim
          • Ultra Vires Remedy
        • Dilution Claims
          • Preemptive Rights
        • Confidential Relationships
      • Breach of Trust
        • Elements of Breach of Trust
        • Breach of Trust Remedies
          • Duncan v. Lichtenberger
          • Gage v. Rosenbaum
        • Defense of Fairness
        • Business Judgment Rule
        • Liability of Majority Shareholders
        • Statute of Limitations
      • Conversion
        • Stock Conversion Tort
        • Proof of Ownership
        • Dominion and Control
          • Cancellation
          • Refusal To Transfer
          • Denial of Ownership
          • Breach of Agreement to Transfer
          • Fraudulent Transfer
          • Interference with Transferability
        • Oppression as Conversion
          • Defense of Good Faith
        • Stock Conversion Remedies
        • Majority Shareholder Liability
        • Business Judgment Rule
        • Statute of Limitations
      • Dividend Claims
        • Suppression of Dividends
          • Sub-S Tax Distributions
          • Patton v. Nicholas
          • Morrison v. St. Anthony Hotel
          • Argo v. Shagrithaya
        • "No Dividend" Policy
        • Constructive Dividends
        • Statute of Limitations
      • Stock Fraud
        • Fraud in Share Repurchase
        • Majority Shareholder Fraud
        • Fraud Statute of Limitations
      • Texas Derivative Actions
        • Direct vs. Derivative
        • Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors
          • Usurping Corporate Opportunities
          • Excessive Compensation
        • Derivative Suits in Closely-Held Corporations
        • Freeze Out Merger
        • Derivative Statute of Limitations
      • The Company Lawyer
        • Authority to Hire Corporate Lawyer
    • Texas LLC Law
      • Texas LLCs
      • LLC Member Oppression
      • LLC Oppression Remedies
    • 50 State Survey of Shareholder Law
  • Downloads
    • Filling in the Gaps: Shareholder Oppression - Part 1
    • Filling in the Gaps: Shareholder Oppression - Part 2
    • LLC Member Oppression
    • Duty of Loyalty and Business Judgment Rule
    • How to Fraud-Proof Shareholder Settlements
    • Shareholder Agreements and Oppression
    • Deadlocked Companies Can't Hire Lawyers
    • Bylaws Template
  • Blog
  • Contact
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Hopkins Centrich PLLC provides cutting edge, high quality, creative legal solutions to minority shareholders in Texas Closely Held Corporations when their rights have been trampled.

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Our attorneys and staff have decades of experience in virtually every aspect of Texas business law. We have designed and incorporated businesses, managed their every legal concern, engaged in litigation on their behalf, aided with mergers and acquisitions, managed sales and succession plans.

Hopkins Centrich knows Texas business law. We are uniquely positioned to help shareholders when their rights have been or are being violated.

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We use cutting edge legal and business technology to allow our attorneys and staff more time to work with our clients. We communicate, respond quickly and efficiently to changing circumstances, work effortlessly within narrow timeframes, all while delivering innovative and flexible legal solutions at competitive fees.

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We are "all in" for minority shareholders and small business owners .Our practice is devoted to business. It’s what we do. With precision and creativity.

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We have decades of experience with shareholder disputes, but we are always learning. We research, publish, and make presentations to fellow attorneys and business owners.

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We have negotiated buy-outs and other settlements for hundreds of minority shareholders. When negotiation isn’t possible our clients win in the courtroom.

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Hopkins Centrich’s attorneys all have ‘big firm’ backgrounds. They formed our firm with the goal of keeping the best of those firms while providing our clients with a far more personal experience.

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Shareholder Information
and Inspection Rights

Shareholders have the right to inspect the books and records to “ascertain whether the affairs of the corporation are properly conducted.

Minority Shareholder
Oppression

Controlling shareholders can abuse their power over minorities through oppressive conduct, greatly diminishing the value of the minority shareholder's ownership.

Forced Sale of Stock

Controlling shareholders may try to “squeeze out” minority shareholders by forcing them sell their shares for far less than they are worth.

Shareholder Rights
Disputes

Conflicts happen in every business. Sometimes, the owners work it out. When they can’t, it’s essential that minority shareholders seek legal representation as soon as possible.

Buy-Sell Agreement
Negotiation

What happens when a shareholder dies? Wants to retire and ‘cash out?’ Is disabled? A Buy-Sell Agreement covers these scenarios – and more. It is a basic building block of any company.

Fraud and
Misrepresentation Claims

A minority shareholder may be shocked to discover the company has been committing fraud in its business dealings. Or, the company has been far more or far less profitable than they’ve been told.

Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims

Majority shareholders owe a fiduciary duty to do their best for the company, to always put the company’s needs first.

Ownership Dilution

There are many ways for majority shareholders to maneuver to dilute the minority shareholders’ interests. It is seldom, if ever, in the best interests of the good for the company.

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No one ever plans to need a attorney, however when the circumstances call for it, I highly recommend Hopkins Centrich Law Firm 100%. After calling several firms, they provided me with excellent representation. I was astonished at their professional service and the outcome of both of my cases left me more than satisfied. They went above and beyond to help me.
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Our experience with Hopkins Centrich was seamless. The attorneys are extraordinarily responsive and go above and beyond to meet the urgent demands. We recommend their services.
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Hopkins Centrich was my local counsel for my business litigation case where we won a $32m Jury Verdict in 2021, the largest verdict in Montgomery County and 7th largest in the state of Texas for 2021.
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