Billy Coe Dyer Attorney

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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