Houston, Texas · Domestic & International Practice
When it's your name on the docket.
From criminal defense and immigration to family, tax, real estate, and cross-border disputes — nine areas of practice from a Houston firm with international reach.
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What we do
Nine areas. One firm.
A charge, a petition, a divorce, a letter from the IRS, a judgment that needs collecting — the problems that upend a life or a business. That is the work we do, in Houston and across borders.
Criminal Defense
When you are accused, the clock starts running. We defend people in Houston courts — and the work starts the day you call.
Learn moreImmigration
Family petitions, green cards, citizenship, and removal defense — counsel for the paperwork and for the courtroom.
Learn moreFamily Law
Divorce, custody, support, and modifications — handled with care for the family on the other side of the paperwork.
Learn moreCivil Litigation
Disputes in Texas courts — from the first demand letter to judgment — for individuals and businesses.
Learn moreTax Defense
IRS and state tax disputes, audits, and collections — defense for the letters nobody wants to open.
Learn moreDebt Defense
Debt-collection lawsuits, garnishments, and creditor claims — you have more defenses than the collector wants you to know.
Learn moreContracts
Drafting, review, and disputes over agreements — including cross-border and international business matters.
Learn moreAsset Recovery & Enforcement
Judgment domestication, asset tracing, and post-judgment enforcement — U.S.-side recovery for domestic and international claimants.
Learn moreReal Estate & Property
Property transactions, title matters, and real-estate counsel for individuals and businesses.
Learn moreThe firm
Full service. One standard.
Lawal & Coker is led by partners Omotayo “O.J.” Lawal and Babatunde “T.C.” Coker — with attorneys admitted in Texas and Nigeria and more than 100 years of combined experience behind every matter.
About the firmInternational reach
A bridge between jurisdictions.
With attorneys admitted in Texas and Nigeria, Lawal & Coker is the U.S.-side partner for clients and law firms abroad — judgment domestication, asset tracing and enforcement, and cross-border corporate matters, with particular fluency in energy, trade, and natural resources.
Asset recovery & enforcementWhat to expect
Three steps from first call to a plan.
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Call the office
Tell us briefly what is going on. We will say honestly whether it is something we handle and get you in front of a lawyer quickly.
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Sit down with a lawyer
Bring what you have: the paperwork, the notice, the court date. We listen first, then explain your options in plain language.
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Leave with a plan
You will know what happens next, what it is likely to cost, and who at the firm is working on it.
Talk to us
The sooner you call, the more we can do.
Tell us briefly what is going on and we will say honestly whether it is something we handle — and what should happen next.
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