SanGiovanni, Paul Louis

Neal has been practicing law for 32 years.

Neal’s background is in litigation - 3 years as a Marine Corps JAG officer followed by 6 years practicing insurance defense law, medical malpractice defense, business, banking and real estate.  His practice now includes a mix of transactional work and litigation and he brings a unique perspective to each side of the practice – planning and contracts designed to avoid litigation and to achieve successful outcomes in litigation, and litigation designed to achieve cost effective and productive outcomes.

Estate planning services include wills and trusts, powers of attorney and similar planning documents as well as probate of estates.

Business law practice includes general business consulting and litigation, franchised business consulting, creation and formation of LLC’s and corporations, drafting of contracts and business forms, employment law, shareholder and member disputes, partnership disputes, collection of debts and defense of collection suits, bank loan and deposit disputes and loan workouts.

Real estate practice includes representation of purchasers and sellers in  residential and commercial property transactions, construction contracts and disputes, lien filings and enforcement, title and boundary disputes, contract disputes, commercial leasing and landlord-tenant law.  

Consumer law practice includes representing consumers and businesses in disputes involving automobiles, boats, warranties, bank deposit and loan disputes, credit and debt disputes, credit card disputes, identity theft, collections defense, and debt collection. 

Neal has a wide range of existing clients including physicians, dentists, auctioneers, environmental engineers, insurance professionals, mortgage brokers, TV broadcast professionals, leasing companies, retail stores and restaurants, music industry clients, construction management service professionals, real estate franchisers and professionals, commercial property owners, residential rental property owners, investors, banks, and various franchised operations. 

Neal co-counsels with other attorneys in representing clients who have suffered personal injuries, whether as a result of automobile, truck, motorcycle or bicycle accidents or premises liability. 

Neal practiced for 6 years as an insurance defense attorney and knows the ins-and-outs of the claims process and the methods insurance companies use to deny claims and defend cases.  He also worked for a number of years as a litigation attorney representing the property and casualty insurance guaranty fund in Texas and contracting to a large insurance company to defend cases.  Since 1995 he has focused his personal injury practice on winning compensation for the victims of negligent drivers and their families.

Neal also has a number of years of experience dealing with the aftermath of medical and hospital malpractice, defamation, industrial accidents, as well the injuries suffered when machines, tools and other products are defective.  Neal can assist you in locating excellent co-counsel in these cases also.           

Neal graduated summa cum laude from Abilene Christian University in 1976 and from the University of Texas at Austin With High Honors in 1979.

Neal is licensed to practice in Texas and is a member of the Austin Bar Association.  Neal is a very active volunteer for the Austin Bar and teaches law classes for the People’s Law School and for the City of Austin Small Business Development Office.  For several years he was the featured attorney on K-EYE television in the Know the Law segment sponsored by the Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas.

Neal is a former U.S. Marine Corps JAG officer and a former associate law professor at Pepperdine Law School.  Neal has served as a Municipal Judge in Lakeway.