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David West
Shareholder

Non-profits come to David West and the Cox Smith team for assistance with protecting their interests in property, gifts, estates or trusts, whether seeking court interpretation of an instrument, applying the “cy pres” doctrine to determine who receives a bequest, modifying a trust to accommodate changed circumstances, changing the corporate structure of an entity, or appointing a new fiduciary.  In addition, we counsel non-profits on the nature of their duties and the special defenses they may have.  Cox Smith also defends non-profits in claims involving the operation of the entity, including breach of fiduciary duty or good faith, negligence, and fraud.

The litigation attorneys at Cox Smith who specialize in this area of counsel help clients navigate the specialized rules, laws, complex relationships, and specialized courts in this area of practice.

Board-certified in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, David has tried over 30 cases in state and federal courts all over Texas and argued cases before the courts of appeals and before arbitration panels.  David has represented non-profits, trust departments, financial institutions, corporations, and individuals in complex cases involving trusts, estates, financial transactions, business disputes, and real estate and construction matters.  Examples include claims involving breach of fiduciary duty; breach of duty of good faith; construction of wills and trusts; modification of trusts; suits for accounting; suits to modify the structure of non-profits; suits to remove or appoint fiduciaries; claims involving investments; allocation of mineral interests among beneficiaries; life insurance disputes; partition actions; commercial lending disputes; lender liability claims; bank operations; Uniform Commercial Code issues; breaches of contract; business torts; corporate entities; and, construction issues.  With 26 years of practice, David also counsels clients on litigation avoidance and strategies to reduce the risk of claims.

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