ADMINISTRATIVE, TRANSACTIONAL & COMPLIANCE SERVICES

• Liquor Licensing and Alcoholic Beverage Code Compliance
• Liquor License Administrative Hearings, Protest Hearings and Appeals
• Business Entity Formation, Legal Compliance and Registered Agent Services
• Purchase and Sale of Businesses
• Concession Agreements and Management Contracts
• Trademark and Service Mark Registration and Licensing
• Sexually Oriented Business Licensing and Compliance
• Employment Law Compliance
• Private Club Formation

CIVIL LITIGATION SERVICES

• Dram Shop and Liquor Liability Litigation Defense
• Employment Litigation Defense
• Insurance Coverage Litigation
• General Civil Litigation and Commercial Liability Defense
• Nuisance Litigation Defense
• Shareholder Disputes

TAX SERVICES

• Texas Comptroller Audit Defense and Redetermination Hearings
• Texas Comptroller Sexually Oriented Business Fee Representation

INSURANCE SERVICES

• Insurance Coverage Counseling
• Insurance Defense Representation
• Special Counsel Services

CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES

• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Violation Defense
• Texas Penal Code Violation Defense
• Houston Municipal Code Violation Defense

SIGNIFICANT CASES

• TABC v. Spec's (2017)

Texas liquor law attorneys: We focus on liquor law so that you can focus on business.

With over 50 combined years of experience practicing all facets of Texas liquor law, the Houston-based attorneys at Monshaugen & Van Huff, P.C. have represented a wide-range of clients including hotels, bars, retailers, nightclubs, and restaurants in the Lone Star State. We represent both local and national clientele.

We believe that it takes legal knowledge, practical experience, and personal relationships to provide the most effective legal representation to our clients.

Our areas of expertise include:

• Liquor licensing and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code compliance
• Liquor license administrative hearings, protest hearings and appeals
• Business entity formation, legal compliance, and registered agent services
• Purchase and sale of businesses (asset transfers and stock transfers)
• Concession agreements and management contracts
• Trademark and service mark registration and licensing
• Sexually oriented business licensing and compliance
• Employment law compliance
• Dram shop and liquor liability litigation defense
• Employment litigation defense
• Insurance coverage litigation
• General civil litigation and commercial liability defense
• Texas Texas Comptroller Audit Defense and Redetermination Hearings
• Internal Revenue Service audits and criminal defense
• Insurance coverage counseling
• Insurance defense representation
• Federal and IRS Tax Code violation defense
• Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code violation defense
• Texas Penal Code violation defense
• Houston Municipal Code violation defense
• Special counsel services.

The well-respected Monshaugen & Van Huff, P.C. liquor law attorneys have established connections with staff members in the Austin-based district offices and headquarters of the TABC, in addition to the Attorney General’s and Comptroller’s offices in Texas, the City of Houston and other municipal agencies. Due to these relationships, we can professionally and efficaciously help our clients negotiate the multifaceted regulatory landscape wherein they operate. Although our firm is based in Houston, we frequently represent hospitality industry clients in cities throughout Texas, including Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso, Beaumont, and Corpus Christi.

Please contact us with any questions you may have.

Thank You,
MVH LAW