Tax sales
We handle tax-sale redemption, litigation, and high-volume portfolios.
Tess LawWe move fast. We take hard positions. We fight for your rights.
Tess Law handles tax matters, civil cases, appeals, and claims against government. We tell you what matters. We do the work. We keep the case moving.
Recent appellate results
Two courts.Two published wins.Fifth Circuit
Appellate Court of Maryland
Your problem may be difficult. Our answer will be direct.
We take cases that require speed, clear judgment, and the nerve to challenge the easy answer.
Civil cases
We handle business disputes, emergency court requests, trials, and enforcement. We find the pressure point and act on it.
Appeals
A bad ruling does not have to be the last ruling. We take difficult positions and build arguments that can change the result.
City harm
If a city agency hurt you, its own records may explain what happened. We can find the records and help bring the case.
When the court gets it wrong, we keep going.
Tess Law helped win published appellate decisions in Texas and Maryland. Each win reversed an adverse order. Each decision now guides cases beyond the clients who brought it.
Polk v. Crawford
Texas residency barrier enjoined. Trial-court ruling reversed.Texas blocked our client from competing for an escrow-officer license because he lived in the wrong state. The Fifth Circuit found that Texas had produced no evidence to justify that barrier. It reversed the trial court and directed it to enter a preliminary injunction while the case continues.
No. 25-20524, 2026 WL 2240022Vertex TL, LLC v. 2921–2923 McElderry Street, LLC
Order vacated. Maryland tax-sale law clarified.A property owner tried to erase valid charges from the amount needed to redeem after a tax sale. The Appellate Court of Maryland rejected that position, vacated the order against Vertex, and sent the case back to determine the amount due.
No. 0927, September Term 2025Representative matters only. Every case turns on its own facts and law. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.