Houston, TX
Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Debt Settlement ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Successful Appeal for Client
The trial court issued a temporary injunction on an employment contract covenant not to compete. Mastriani successfully appealed the temportary injunction snd the trial judge was reveresed
OUTCOME: Successful Appeal of a District Court Judgment
In Cause # 01-12-01035-CV, I was retained after a District Judge had awarded a summary judgment against a party. Once retained I effectively brought the District Judge's errors to the Appellate Court ... and the Appellate Court Reversed the District Judge. The case related primarily to affidavits and their required content to win a summary judgment. I proved that the District Judge erred and the case was remanded to the District Court where a successful outcome was reached.
OUTCOME: Take Nothing Judgment in Favor of Consumer
I represented a consumer that was sued by a Debt Buyer. It was our first trial in front of the new Judge. We successfully defeated the Debt Buyers claims without our client having to testify at trial. ... Although we have won cases of this nature routinely we felt compelled to publish this one. We provided the court the necessary briefing and elucidation to make informed rulings of evidentiary issues such that Debt buyers would not be able to come to court with shoddy evidence. We of course lost money on this matter given the extensive briefing requirements but all cases are given equal weight and the zeal to vindicate are client's rights where practical overcomes monetary gain. We are confident that this decision will serve as precedent in this court on future rulings.
OUTCOME: Enlightened U.S. House on Misuse of Arbitration to Collect Consumer debts
Mastriani was cited as authoritative by a Staff Attorney for Public Justice in his July 22, 2009, Testimony to the Subcommittee on Domestic Polic of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Over ... sight and Government reform
OUTCOME: Landmark decision for Consumer against Banks
I represented Mr. Gachiengu in a case of first impression in the Fifth Circuit Federal Court wherein the court held in our favor that a litigant with an arbitration award had only one year to confirm t ... he award. This limited the exposure of consumers and protected them from banks.
OUTCOME: Overturned a Large Judgment on Appeal and Won at Trial
Our client was saved from a large American Express default judgment upon our successful appeal. When the case was tried again at the trial court level we also won and the client went from owing thousan ... ds to debt free on this particular account
OUTCOME: Large Interest Rate Judgment Eradicated
Very important case putting more requirements on banks to properly prove interest and protecting consumers for banks without proper proof to get huge interest rate awards against consumers. I appealed ... a Citibank judgment that was awarded against Ms. Hay while she was represented by another attorney. The court held in favor on my argument that the bank did not properly supply the requisite information for interest.