Ashley Patten ,Patten Title, Robert Karlseng, Patten And Karlseng, Maverick National Services Breach of Contract, theft, conversion, fraud Austin Texas
Ashley Patten and Robert C. Karlseng are Texas Lawyers who act and portray themselves as title insurance agents and providers of escrow closing services in primarily Texas and in several other U. S. States.
They operate under several different names including:
www.pattentitle.com
www.pattenandkarlseng.com
www.ashleypatten.com
www.mavericknational.com
www.texanstitle.com
Patten Title, The Patten Law Firm
Patten and Karlseng, PC
The Karlseng Law Firm
Karlseng, LeBlanc, and Rich, PC
Maverick National Services
Rich Law Firm, A closing office for Capital Title of Texas
Patten Title, a closing office for Texas American Title
Consumers, Real Estate, and Mortgage professionals are encouraged to not use these companies as they are engaged in fraudulent activities.
Ashley Patten and Robert "Bob" Karlseng lost a 22 + Million dollar lawsuit in 2/2008 for committing fraud against their business partner Jonathan Cooke. In addition to fraud, breach of contract, and conversion all valid transgressions against Mr. Cooke, they have wronged several other business partners during the course of their nine years in the title insurance business.
Currently, they are involved in at least two other lawsuits where they have breached contracts, violated non-competes and literally used the law to steal companies away from their associates and business partners.
The Texas Department of Insurance, the regulatory body for insurance in Texas, has done almost everything they can to run these guys off but they continue to circumvent the law and are still practicing attorneys in Texas. In addition, they have used their deep pockets, to manipulate the title insurance rules and continue to run title operations in Texas and throughout the United States.
They continue to violate employment agreements and push their other business owners into bankruptcy by using State Bar rules in a manner in which they were not meant.
Sending your title business or referring your clients to use these lawyers is a mistake as they are only concerned with money and will not be there in the future. Their bad reputation will ultimately cause your clients and the end consumer to question your judgment in the selection process.
Stay Away from Bob Karlseng and Ashley Patten.
Titleguru
Austin, Texas
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Titleguru
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
Clarification and Amendment to Original Report
#3Author of original report
Fri, May 29, 2009
It is imperative as currently, I am being sued for Libel and this website refused to remove this article that I follow up and make some changes to this report.
The purpose of this follow up is to clarify, amend and update the public about these lawyers.
1. As of April 22, 2009, the Fifth Court of Appeals has reversed the Trial Court's decision (basically reversing the judgment) based that evidence was presented to the trial court that confimred the possibilty the part of the arbitrator and the Plaintiff's lead council at the time of the arbitration.
This means that Ashley Patten and Robert Karlseng are not judicially guilty of fraud, breach of contract, and conversion, nor are the law firms mentioned in the original report.
2. It is also imperative to point out, that, the Patten Law Firm, Claude Rich, Maverick National Services, and Claude Rich the fee attorney for Capital Title were never accused or sued for Fraud, Breach of Contract or conversion nor are they presently being accused or sued for such things. Finally, although the Mr. Patten and Mr. Karlseng have or had some financial relationship with the above parties named in Item 2, the author is not privy to the actual current relationhip between Patten, Karlseng, and the above parties mentioned in item 2. Any relationship that does or did exist between any of the parties in Item 2, the author has no knowledge of any cases pending or otherwise that would implicate these parties of any fraud or conversion.
3. The Rich Law firm does not exist, per Mr. Claude Rich. The author now, nor in the past has no factual information that such law firm exists or existed; other than that Claude Rich is an attorney and a member of the Texas Bar, and is at present a fee attorney for Capital Title of Texas.
4. The websites: www.pattenandkarlseng.com, www.texanstitle.com, www.ashleypatten.com are not in existence and the author is not aware that the parties included in the original document / report owned or operated these domains at the time the original report was published.
5. The author is only aware of one lawsuit pending against Mr. Patten and Mr. Karlseng for Breach of contract other than the lawsuit mentioned above.
6. There is currently no Judicial action pedning or otherwise that would conclusively implicate the above parties for any wrong doing in any capacity.
7. Other than his own, and one other, the author is not aware of any cases where the above parties have violated any employment agreements. AND SPECIFICALLY
Titleguru
Austin,Texas,
U.S.A.
clerical correction(s) and added judgment copy.
#3Author of original report
Mon, January 12, 2009
added Patten and Karlseng PC (title)
change "as they are engaged" to "as they were engaged"
Judgment
CAUSE NO. 06-02783-L
H. JONATHAN COOKE, IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Plaintiff,
v.
ROBERT C. KARLSENG; KARLSENG DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
LAW FIRM, P.C.; ASHLEY BRIGHAM
PATTEN; PATTEN AND KARLSENG LAW
FIRM, P.C.; JACQUES YVES LEBLANC
And LEBLANC, PATTEN AND KARLSENG
LAW FIRM, P.C., 193RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Defendants.
FINAL JUDGMENT
On February 15, 2008, Plaintiff H. Jonathan Cooke filed a motion for an order of this court confirming the Amended Award made by an arbitrator, Honorable Robert Faulkner (ret.), pursuant to an agreement of arbitration. In said Motion, Mr. Cooke also sought to have this Court render judgment on the amended award.
On February 22, 2008, this cause came on to be heard. Plaintiff and Defendants appeared through their respective counsel of record.
The Court, after hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel, is of the opinion that Plaintiff is entitled to judgment confirming the amended award.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED by the Court that H. Jonathan Cooke, Plaintiff in this cause, have judgment as follows:
As a result of Defendants' fraudulent conduct and breach of the partnership agreements, Mr. Cooke shall have and recover jointly and severally from all Defendants damages in the amount of $14,000,000.00.
With respect to the real estate investments, Mr. Cooke shall have and recover additional damages as follows: (i) $177,288.56 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng and Karlseng Law Firm.; (ii) $87,624.00 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng, Karlseng Law Firm P.C., Ashley Brigham Patten, and Patten & Karlseng P.C.; and (iii) $49,910.70 jointly and severally against all Defendants.
Mr. Cooke shall have and recover attorneys' fees for services rendered through the arbitration of this cause as follows: (i) $6,317,770.86 jointly and severally against all Defendants; (ii) $79,779.85 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng and Karlseng Law Firm P.C.; and (iii) $39,430.80 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng, Karlseng Law Firm P.C., Ashley Brigham Patten, and Patten & Karlseng P.C. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this award of attorneys' fees is part of the judgment.
Mr. Cooke shall have and recover interest as follows: (i) $1,314,537.74 jointly and severally against all Defendants; (ii) $16,587.47 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng and Karlseng Law Firm P.C.; and (iii) $8,198.28 jointly and severally against Robert C. Karlseng, Karlseng Law Firm, P.C., Ashley Brigham Patten, and Patten & Karlseng, P.C. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this award of prejudgment interest is part of the judgment.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this judgment bear interest at the rate of five percent (5%) per annum.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT Mr. Cooke shall transfer all of his interest in Title Partners, LP; North American Land Management, LLP; Escrow Partners Dallas, LP; Escrow Partners Dallas GP, Inc.; Escrow Partners Houston, LP; Escrow Partners Houston GP Inc.; Escrow Partners Austin, LP; Escrow Partners Austin GP, Inc.; Escrow Partners, San Antonio, LP; and Escrow Partners San Antonio GP, Inc. to Defendants.
All taxable costs of the Court (apart from arbitration costs) expended or incurred in this cause are adjudged jointly and severally against all Defendants. All writs and processes for the enforcement and collection of this judgment or the costs of court may issue as necessary. All other relief not expressly granted in this judgment is denied.
Signed on this 22 day of February, 2008
JUDGE PRESIDING
(SIGNED BY CARL GINSBERG)
**ITEMS IN BOLD OR UNDERLINED WERE ADDED AFTER THE FACT FOR THE READER AND ARE NOT CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL JUDMENT.