Sec. 38.002.  PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.  To recover attorney's fees under this chapter:
(1)  the claimant must be represented by an attorney;
(2)  the claimant must present the claim to the opposing party or to a duly authorized agent of the opposing party;  and
(3)  payment for the just amount owed must not have been tendered before the expiration of the 30th day after the claim is presented.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.