About Us Tom Carnes is a lawyer in the Texas Hill Country with a diverse civil litigation and mediation practice that includes virtually all kinds of civil disputes, ranging from all types of family law matters, to disputes between businesses or stakeholders in a business, to real estate and construction disputes, to post-employment or post business association disputes involving trade secrets or covenants not to compete, to consumer disputes and deceptive trade practices. If your matter is anything other than a criminal or personal injury matter, chances are that Tom has the expertise and experience to provide you with the highest quality legal representation or mediation services. Tom’s experience combines ten years of large firm experience with cases all over the U.S. with ten years as a solo and member of a small partnership practitioner. This unique experience enables Tom to deliver high quality legal services on a par with the largest Texas firms, but to do so both efficiently and affordably. In addition, Tom runs his practice like the small business that it is. Phone calls are returned in hours, at most, not days. All aspects of the engagement, from strategy to billing, are transparent to the client. In short, along with outstanding legal services Tom’s clients can expect uncommon customer service.