U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Austin Bar Association
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Texas Young Lawyers Association
Honors/Awards:
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch – Real Estate Law 2024, 2025
Member of the Board of Barristers, Texas Tech University School of Law
Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation of 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2023
Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters – Eminent Domain Law 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Educational Background:
B.A., Government, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
“The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain” – Town Hall Meeting, Sealy, Texas, March 12, 2014
“Texas Eminent Domain Practices and Procedures” – Brazoria County Bar Association, Angleton, Texas, February 13, 2015
“The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain” – KSHN 99.9FM “The Partyline” – Liberty County Bar Association, Liberty, Texas, November 6, 2015
“The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain” – KSHN 99.9FM “The Partyline” – Liberty County Bar Association, Liberty, Texas, January 8, 2016
“Eminent Domain and Private Property Rights” – Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, October 12, 2016
“Eminent Domain” – No East Loop BBQ Social, Bryan, Texas, April 12, 2025
“Inverse Condemnation After Hurricane Harvey” – Town Hall Meeting, Katy, Texas, September 7, 2017
“Eminent Domain: Procedures, Practices, and Valuation” – Bell County Conservation Expo, Belton, Texas, September 20, 2018
“Eminent Domain’s Expanding Impacts” – Austin Bar Association Environmental Law Section CLE, Austin, Texas, March 7, 2019
“Eminent Domain for Real Estate Professions” – Commercial Real Estate Association of Montgomery County, The Woodlands, Texas, April 10, 2019
“The Administrative Phase of the Texas Condemnation Process” – Guest Lecturer, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, September 17, 2020
“2021’s Public Infrastructure Impact to the Texas Real Estate Community” – Commercial Real Estate Association of Montgomery County, The Woodlands, Texas, February 10, 2021
“Eminent Domain” – Brazoria County Bar Association, Angleton, Texas, January 14, 2022
“Eminent Domain for Texas Landowners” – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Owning Your Piece of Texas: Key Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know, Conroe, Texas, February 7, 2022
“Eminent Domain” – Austin County Bar Association, Bellville, Texas, May 10, 2022
“The Eminent Domain Process” – Town Hall Meeting, Taylor, Texas, October 13, 2022
“Eminent Domain: Procedures, Projects, and Strategies” – Katy Bar Association, Katy, Texas, October 26, 2022
“Landowner Valuation Testimony at Trial” – Austin Bar Association Eminent Domain Section CLE, Austin, Texas, April 17, 2024
“Eminent Domain and TxDOT Projects” – Town Hall Meeting, Columbus, Texas, May 9, 2024
“DeLa Express Pipeline to become longest in Texas, raising eminent domain concerns” – First Alert (CBS) 7, Odessa, Texas, September 25, 2024
“Taking of Private Property: What to Know When Condemnation Approaches” – Austin Bar Association Real Estate Section CLE, Austin, Texas, February 11, 2025