Brackett & Ellis, founded in 1978, is a civil law practice representing a wide range of clients from individuals and small businesses to large publicly and privately held corporations and nonprofit organizations. Its business transactions practice is concentrated in the areas of commercial lending and finance; corporate mergers and acquisitions; entity formation; employment law; real estate; taxation; and estate planning and probate. It provides a full range of services in its litigation practice, including alternative dispute resolution, personal injury defense, professional malpractice, products liability, insurance, commercial, bankruptcy, employment, deceptive trade practices, lender liability and construction litigation. Brackett & Ellis public law practice consists of representing independent school districts and private educational institutions with a broad range of legal services, as well as assisting independent school districts and municipalities in collecting delinquent taxes. It is located in Fort Worth, Texas.