Jan 29, 2025

Firm Representing Church in Dispute Over Temple Construction
Supporting the free exercise of religion and nondiscrimination, the firm’s Eric Pinker is representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a dispute with the Collin County community of Fairview. Last summer the town council denied a building permit for construction of a new church facility, and both sides have been in negotiations for several months in an effort to avoid a legal battle. But in a January 27 letter to the town council, Mr. Pinker writes: “While it continues to be the Church’s hope that this matter can be worked out amicably, in the face of continued and unreasonable opposition, it appears the Church has no choice but to defend its rights in court.”
Read more about the dispute here.