Are Your Trade Secrets Really Safe?
A look at practical measures for protecting competitive information in Texas and beyond.
Business, IP, Internet, and
Litigation Counsel for
Business Critical Decisions.
Practical legal judgment across business transactions, intellectual property, construction, Internet, sweepstakes, and commercial disputes.
When you hire the firm, you work directly with Hank Fasthoff from first review through resolution.
Practical Advice. Direct Attorney Involvement. Decisive Next Steps.
Legal judgment for business issues that don't stay in one lane.
Fasthoff Law Firm PLLC puts more than 29 years of practical legal judgment to work for clients who need focused guidance and direct attorney involvement. Founded and led by Hank Fasthoff, the firm helps clients make informed decisions without layers of process getting in the way.
Legal issues rarely stay in one lane. A business transaction can involve IP, software, privacy, real estate, employment, and dispute concerns at the same time. Fasthoff Law Firm is built for that overlap, with Hank Fasthoff handling the work directly from start to finish.
Form companies. Protect assets. Resolve disputes.
Full-spectrum counsel organized around the legal work clients need.
Business & Transactions
Structure, negotiate, document, and manage business relationships from formation through growth, acquisition, real estate, and ongoing counsel.
IP, Internet & Compliance
Protect brands, content, software, online businesses, promotions, and digital assets with practical IP and compliance-focused counsel.
Resolve Disputes
Handle commercial conflict, enforcement, collections, injunctions, construction disputes, IP litigation, and judgment recovery.
Focused evaluation. Practical strategy.
Direct attorney involvement.
Every engagement begins with enough context to understand your issue, your business stakes, and your deadlines. Hank reviews your matter directly and provides a practical recommendation on whether and how the firm can help.
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Start With the Issue
Share your issues, key documents, deadlines, and the decision you need to make.
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Attorney Evaluation
Hank reviews your matter, identifies legal and business pressure points, and determines the right fit.
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Plan the Next Move
When representation makes sense, you receive a practical recommendation, proposed scope, and next step.
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Trusted by Long-Term Clients
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"Hank is a great litigator who delivers terrific results without drama and at affordable prices. If I could duplicate Hank in each jurisdiction where I supervise litigation for entertainment clients, I would.
MK
Mark Kovinsky
Client
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"I have worked with Hank for close to 15 years. His experience is invaluable to help guide our growing software company. First class work and representation."
JP
JP
Software Company Executive
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"Breadth of experience and down-to-earth confidence and approach to protecting the company's assets is why we chose Hank. Proactive without being overly aggressive which saved money in finding satisfactory resolutions."
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Ken
Business Owner
Practical insights on business, IP,
Internet, and litigation issues.
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An operating agreement is not a formality. It is one of the strongest structural protections for a single-member company.
What to Know Before Running a Sweepstakes
State registration, official rules, and common pitfalls that turn promotions into compliance problems.
LLC Operating Agreements and Non Compete Terms
When non compete and related restrictions belong in operating agreements and how to keep them enforceable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fees depend on the type of matter, its complexity, and its scope. Most engagements are quoted upfront with a defined scope and fee structure. Some work is billed hourly, while other work is flat-fee or project-based, and you'll see a proposed fee arrangement before any work begins.
No, though phone calls are helpful. In order for phone calls to be most productive, however, it's usually best for you to submit an inquiry using the contact form on the site and provide as much information about your needs as possible, along with any relevant documents. That permits Hank to orient himself to the underlying facts before discussing the matter on a call, which streamlines the use of everyone's time.
Yes. Many business issues involve overlapping legal disciplines, and Hank has extensive experience in most business-related fields and can handle most issues, with some exceptions such as tax law, patent prosecution, securities work, and specialized labor matters. When situations involve practice areas outside of Hank's scope of work, he will either bring in a specialist to work with him or refer you to one of his contacts with relevant experience.
Yes. Sweepstakes and contest compliance work is handled for clients across the country, including official rules drafting, state registration and bonding analysis, chance versus skill evaluation, platform promotion rules, prize fulfillment and tax reporting, and advertising review.
Yes. While the firm is based in Houston and The Woodlands, clients are located throughout Texas, across the country, and internationally. Hank is licensed in Texas, New York, and Tennessee, and numerous federal district and appellate courts, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Yes. Submitting an inquiry doesn't create an attorney-client relationship, but details shared with an attorney during a consultation are protected by the attorney-client privilege even if no attorney-client relationship is formed through an engagement letter.
Yes. Many clients keep the firm on as outside general counsel, a standing relationship where Hank handles contract review, vendor and customer issues, employment basics, and day-to-day legal questions without the cost of an in-house hire. It fits businesses with steady legal needs but not enough volume for a full-time lawyer.
Hank has handled many types of litigation cases in Texas state and federal courts and in arbitration for more than 29 years, and matters are prepared from the first demand letter as if they'll continue through the litigation process. Most disputes settle, and they tend to settle better when the other side knows you're prepared to litigate.
Ready to move forward with a legal game plan?
Share the issue. Get direct attorney review. Receive a concrete recommendation.