Firm Overview

Based in Austin, Texas, our firm has counseled clients in thousands of condemnation and eminent domain cases throughout Texas. Our firm has a combined sixty years of experience with each step of condemnation and eminent domain proceedings, from administrative settlements and special commissioners' hearings to civil trials and appeals.

Our firm has worked as landowners' counsel on all types of condemnation projects, including highways, drainage projects, pipelines, water treatment plants, and electric transmission lines. Our clients have faced condemnation on projects including I 35, US 290, SH 121, SH 360, SH 183, US 75 Central Expressway, SH 130, SH 45, US 183, US 183A, and significant thoroughfares throughout Texas.

The firm also handles inverse condemnation matters where government activities result in a "taking" of property, without the condemnation process being initiated. These matters may include an actual physical invasion of the property or a regulation of property that goes beyond the government's police power, resulting in a "taking" or damaging of property.

Our clients include some of the most notable personalities in Texas but also thousands of everyday people who don't believe they are getting a fair shake from the government. Regardless of whether the case is large or small, we have always strived to ensure that our clients are justly compensated when their land is taken by the government.

The valuation of property requires a comprehensive understanding of the appraisal process and the legal principles which affect the amount of fair and adequate compensation. Because the government is experienced in taking property, it is important that you are well prepared and represented throughout the process. Because our practice is almost exclusively devoted to condemnation and land use issues, we are able to counter the government's considerable resources.

It is clear that in Texas, more change is coming. Texas boasts one of the most robust economies in the country year after year, and growth is a fact of life. New and expanded infrastructure means the government will need more private land, and landowners are currently, or will soon, face acquisitions on a number of new projects, including the Trans Texas Corridor, I 69, SH 45, SH 121, and other proposed projects currently under consideration by governmental entities and legislators. Whether your land is taken by the Texas Department of Transportation, by a local utility district, by a municipal or county government, or by any other governmental entity, we have the experience to help.