Texas Bar Confirms Active Investigation Into GVA Grievance Against Attorney Fry Wernick

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / February 26, 2026 / GVA Property Management, an Austin-based multifamily real estate investment and operating company, today announced that it has filed a formal grievance with the State Bar of Texas against attorney Ephraim “Fry” Wernick of Vinson & Elkins, LLC. GVA alleges that Wernick threatened to present criminal charges in an attempt to win $10,000,000 in settlement money for his client, Bryan Kastleman, who was dissatisfied with returns on speculative investments.

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Texas Bar Confirms Active Investigation Into GVA Grievance Against Attorney Fry Wernick | Texas

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