Billy Coe Dyer
Top rated Eminent Domain attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Eminent Domain
Education Qualification:
The University of Texas School of Law
Practice Areas:
Eminent domain
811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2520Houston, Texas, 77002
First Admitted: 1985, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.mcfarlandpllc.com/attorney/dyer-billy-coe/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, 2024
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
- CC Telge (State of Texas v.) - Jury verdict for $28.9 million, 2,223% above State’s offer of $1.3 million in a partial takings case for the Grand Parkway; the State took 40 acres out of a 613 acre tract being developed as a residential subdivision in Harris County, Texas, resulting in development changes yielding a lower value; this is believed to be the largest jury verdict for a property owner in a condemnation case ever in the State of Texas (The Texas Lawbook, February 7, 2018); the State appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the property owner; subsequently, the Texas Supreme Court denied the State’s petition for review, 2018
- Harris County MUD No. 390 v. Reserve at City Park South: Jury Verdict for $5.74 million for MUD's acquisition of a five-acre tract in South Houston. The MUD's acquisition, for an administrative building and recreational facilities, disrupted the property owner's plans for a retail center and gas station/C-Store development on the property. The MUD initially offered $1,633,485; its position at trial was $3.8 million. , 2024
- 2015 SAC Self Storage, LLC (U-Haul) (State of Texas v.) - $19.9 million award, 2024
- 2015 SAC Self Storage, LLC (U-Haul) (City of League City, Texas v.) - Settlement for landowner with net recovery to client of $8.75 million on offer of $3.5 million, 2024
- Felts v. Harris County, 915 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. 1996), 1996
- State v. Northborough Center, Inc., 987 S.W.2d 187 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1999, rev. denied), 1999
- State v. Whataburger, 60 S.W.3d 256 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, pet. denied), 2001
- Interstate Northborough Partnership v. State, 66 S.W.3d 213 (Tex. 2001), 2001
- State v. Delany, 197 S.W.3d 297 (Tex. 2006), 2006
- State v. Reina, 218 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, no pet.), 2007
- State v. Fiesta Mart, Inc., 233 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied), 2007
- FKM Partnership, Ltd. v. Board of Regents of University of Houston, 255 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. 2008), 2008
- State v. CC Telge Road, LP, 605 S.W.3rd 742 (Tex. App.-Hou. [1st Dist.] 2020, pet. denied), 2020
- Settlement of $2.17 million for owner of vacant land on SH 288 in Brazoria County on offer of $358,357, a 605% increase, for taking of 8.7 acres out of a 46.1 acre tract, 2022
- Jury verdict 265% above the State’s first offer – Jury trial for the owners of a restaurant and a veterinary clinic in whole taking, resulting in a judgment of $9 million, on an offer by the State of $3.4 million; the State appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the property owner
- Jury verdict 215% above the State’s offer for the owner of a shopping center in the State’s partial taking to widen the Katy Freeway, resulting in a judgment of $9.5 million on an original offer of $4.4 million; the State appealed and then dismissed its appeal
- Jury verdict in 2017 for $11.5 million, 426% above State’s offer of $2.7 million –in a partial takings case for the Grand Parkway for the owner of retail pad sites in front of a big-box shopping center in Montgomery County, Texas; the State appealed and then dismissed its appeal, 2017
Representative Clients:
- Kagan Realty Investors, a highly regarded, Houston commercial real estate firm focused on creating and maintaining long-term tenant relationships and providing exceptional property management, 2024
- Whataburger, an American regional fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in hamburgers. Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, it opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950, 2024
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1993, 2024
Honors:
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Homer Thornberry, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Judicial Clerkship, Fifth Circuit, US Court of Appeals, 1986
- Best Lawyers in America - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Best Lawyers, 2025
- Recognition for expertise in Eminent Domain, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2024
- The Texas Law Review is a student-edited and -produced law review affiliated with the University of Texas School of Law. It ranks number 15 on Washington & Lee University's list, number 11 on Google Scholar's list of top publications in law, and number 4 in Mikhail Koulikov's rankings of law reviews by social impact., Texas Law Review, University of Texas School of Law, 1985
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Lawyer of the Year,” Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Houston), Lawyer of the Year, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2017
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Lawyer of the Year,” Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (Houston), 2017, 2024, Lawyer of the Year, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2024
- The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity., Phi Beta Kappa, Trinity University, 1982
- The Order of the Coif is an American honor society for law school graduates. The Order was founded in 1902 at the University of Illinois College of Law., Order of the Coif, University of Texas School of Law, 1985
- The Texas Law Review is a student-edited and -produced law review affiliated with the University of Texas School of Law. It ranks number 15 on Washington & Lee University's list, number 11 on Google Scholar's list of top publications in law, and number 4 in Mikhail Koulikov's rankings of law reviews by social impact., Texas Law Review, University of Texas School of Law, 1983
Educational Background:
- University of Texas Law School, J.D., with honors, 1985
- Trinity University, B.A. in Economics and History, summa cum laude, 1982
Industry Groups:
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Investment
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