The attorneys at Jenkins & Young, P.C. handle various intellectual property matters including the following:

• Copyright Law
• Trademark Law
• Licensing
• Domain names
• Unfair competition
• Trade secret law

Copyright

Copyright registration vests with the author upon creation of a fixed, tangible medium. Enforcing your copyright requires federal registration. Federal copyright registration may be obtained for written articles, books, printed material, music, computer software, artwork, photography, videography and more. Copyright registration is a fairly straightforward and relatively inexpensive form of intellectual property protection.
See the United States Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more helpful information on how copyright registration can protect your work.

Trademarks

JY attorneys can achieve state and federal registration of your trademark or service mark.

Jenkins & Young, P.C. is located in Lubbock, Texas and helps businesses collect debts in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

JY attorneys have years of experience helping our clients.

Our efforts include:

• Pre-suit collection
• Asset searches
• Skip tracing
• Garnishment
• Multistate litigation
• Foreclosures
• Enforcement of judgments
• Recovery of collateral
• Filing of security interest
• Bankruptcy

Clients seeking to collect consumer debt face a complex matrix of legal issues. JY attorneys have procedures in place to navigate the complexities of debt collection.

Getting you paid

JY attorneys help our clients and debtors avoid costly consumer collection litigation, and potentially save thousands of dollars in litigation costs. Our goal is to get cases resolved, and to always be mindful of compliance with debt collection laws.

• Consumer and commercial debt collection litigation for creditors statewide in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.
• Members of:
  • National Creditors Bar Association
  • The Forward’s List
  • Texas Creditors Bar

Let us help you get started

JY helps clients already in business as well as those just starting a business, with comprehensive services including, negotiating lease space, purchasing building space, reviewing loan agreements, forming business entities and negotiating vendor contracts.

Deciding whether to form your business as a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or LLC is an important decision and JY can help you. JY has attorneys who have owned their own small businesses and its attorneys have the experience needed.

Concentrating on the law so you can focus on your business

JY understands the local, state, and federal laws surrounding business ownership, allowing you to concentrate on what is really important.

Personal injury law refers to legal remedies and defenses involved in civil lawsuits brought as a result of wrongful conduct. The experienced personal injury lawyers at JY in Lubbock, Texas have experience on both the plaintiff and defense sides of personal injury issues and can protect your interests.

Our firm concentrates on helping businesses operate with minimal legal intrusion. Areas covered by our experienced labor and employment lawyers include the following:

• Employment contracts, including non-compete agreements
• Executive compensation
• Executive severance
• Employment benefits
• Unemployment disputes

In addition, we provide counsel and training when needed to management teams on a diverse range of employment law issues like the following:

• Sexual harassment
• Discrimination
• EEOC proceedings
• OSHA proceedings
• Unemployment claims
• Texas Payday Act claims
• Public employment issues
• Fair Labor Standard Act claims
• Wage and hour claims
• Labor and union claims

JY has vast experience in handling the defense of matters covered by insurance including the following:

• Veterinary malpractice
• Personal injury
• Business interruption
• Legal malpractice
• Non-subscriber litigation
• Employment litigation (ex. sexual harassment, wrongful termination and wage and hour disputes)
• Business torts such as business disparagement, tortious interference, slander and libel.

At JY, we know that if your customer files bankruptcy, it can have devastating effects on your business. Our lawyers are experienced in all aspects of bankruptcy matters and can represent your business in getting all it is entitled to from the bankruptcy estate.

Our services include:

• Filing proofs of claim
• Handling adversary actions
• Objecting to bankruptcy plans
• Motion practice
• Recovering your collateral

There are times when commercial business transactions and relationships cause disputes that can only be settled by litigation.

When a commercial dispute in Texas or New Mexico is headed toward litigation or arbitration, you need the assistance of an experienced commercial litigation attorney at Lubbock-based Jenkins & Young, PC.

Our record speaks for itself.

JY has vast experience in litigation and arbitrating commercial disputes in forums throughout Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma in both state and federal courts, including appeals in these forums and our attorneys are licensed to handle cases all the way to the United States Supreme Court.

Commercial litigation services include the following:

As a business person, you know that even minor litigation can have a significant impact on your company. Protect the assets and reputation of your company by seeking experienced help early.

Our lawyers have vast experience handling constuction litigation, filing liens and making sure both contractors and property owners get the service and legal protection they deserve.

Our lawyers can help you in a wide variety of matters, including the following:

• Lien preparation
• Contract disputes
• Contract preparation
• Mechanic’s Lien Release
• All litigation associated with any construction issue.

At Jenkins & Young, P.C., we believe that now is always the right time to ensure your estate reflects your wishes. You do not want to leave your heirs left in the dark, or entangled in sometimes messy court proceedings.

Our experienced attorneys can help make sure your wishes are established with appropriate wills, trusts, and other documentation, and that those wishes will be properly executed.

Things to consider

There are many critical considerations that go into the planning of an estate:

• Do you have an up-to-date will? If not, a court will make certain assumptions and dispense with your estate as it sees fit.
• Will your minor children be cared for by someone of your choosing?
• Have all tax consequences been taken into consideration so all possible assets go to your loved ones?