Practice
Commercial Lending – loan documentation, due diligence, loan closing, opinion letters, purchase and sale of loans, participations, syndications, workouts, foreclosures
Commercial Real Estate (office, shopping centers, retail, multi-family, warehouse, industrial, condominiums, residential communities, mixed-use, farm and ranch investments) – purchase, sale and exchange, financing, development, construction, leasing, evictions
Business Organizations (corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, series LLCs and joint ventures) –formation, termination, merger, conversion, buy-sell agreements, governance, management and operation, opinion letters
Sale and Acquisition of Businesses and Professional Practices – equity sales, mergers and asset sales
Business Contracts (property, services, IT and other agreements) –negotiation, drafting, review, analysis, modification, termination, disputes
Trademarks – state and federal
Clients Served
Lenders, borrowers, sellers, buyers, investors, landlords, tenants, brokers, developers, builders, local governments, economic development corporations, owners, directors, senior management.
Industry Experience
Banking, wealth management, healthcare, construction, manufacturing, distribution, engineering, local government, energy, education, retail, restaurant, food processing, media, agribusiness.
Education
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas – cum laude, 1983; Baylor Law Review, Associate Editor (1982)
- U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1977-1980
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas (licensed 1983)
- Smith County Bar Association – Former Director
- Texas Association of Bank Counsel
- Independent Bankers Association of Texas – Associate Member
- Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
- Lone Star Legal Aid – Pro bono legal services volunteer
- Tyler Economic Development Council – Real Estate Committee member
- AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Very High Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
