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The Law Offices of Brent Devere opened in Austin in 1998.. We handle a wide range of litigation including and not limited to the following:. commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, consumer litigation, real estate litigation, premises liability litigation and bankruptcy litigation.. Brent Devere is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 4 areas: Consumer & Commercial Law, Residential Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate Law & Consumer Bankruptcy Law.

Steve Butler is an Austin real estate lawyer who focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, development, entitlements, financing and leasing. His practice areas include representing investors and developers in drafting and negotiating agreements for the purchase, lease and sale of improved and unimproved properties, representing lending institutions and borrowers in negotiating and documenting financing transactions, and representing investors, developers and homebuilders in residential, commercial, retail and office development projects.

Simoneaux Law Firm, PLLC is managed by Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso who has been practicing law for almost a decade:. Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with minors in Economics and Spanish from the University of New Orleans in 2003. She was awarded her Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Western State College of Law in 2008. During law school, she served as the Year in Review Editor for the Western State College of Law Law Review and graduated in the top five percent of her class. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 2008, Louisiana State Bar in 2009, and Texas State Bar in 2016. Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso is admitted to practice in all state courts of California, Louisiana, and Texas, as well as, the United States District Court for the Central District of California and the Eastern District of Louisiana.. Prior to committing her practice exclusively to real estate law, Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso experienced tremendous success as a civil litigator representing clients in ERISA, personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, class action, and family law cases. Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso has successfully represented clients at trial, mediation and binding arbitration where her clients received settlements and/or verdicts in excess of one-million dollars.. Since dedicating her practice exclusively to real estate law, Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso has delivered aggressive representation and outstanding results on behalf of her clients throughout Texas, California, and Louisiana in complex matters such as sale and purchase agreements, lease agreements, construction disputes, and deceptive trade practices.. Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso has lectured on legal topics relating to real estate law matters, such as “Rights of First Refusal, Rights of First Offer, Options to Purchase.”. In 2017, Attorney Maggie R. Simoneaux-Cuaso was named as “Top Ten in the USA” Real Estate Law by Lawyers of Distinction.

Rola Daaboul is an associate attorney and seasoned litigator at Reed & Scardino. Rola’s experience in representing businesses and individuals spans a vast area of civil litigation, including complex commercial litigation and business torts, securities, professional malpractice, employment and entertainment litigation. Recognizing that litigation is an exhausting, demanding and expensive exercise in endurance, Rola focuses on cost-effective pre-litigation techniques to identify strengths and weaknesses and develop strategies that efficiently accomplish client objectives and mitigate future risk while minimizing legal fees. Providing valuable counsel is not limited to simply informing clients of the intricacies of their case, it is important that interruptions to clients’ businesses and lives are kept to a minimum. Rola strives to establish and maintain client relationships built on trust and dependability and aims to keep her clients at ease throughout the litigation process.. Having successfully handled disputes from beginning to end in state and federal courts of various levels, Rola brings an innate passion for advocacy to the courtroom. Representative matters include:. Rola is the co-author of the legal textbook Cases and Materials in Entertainment Litigation and aided in the development of the curriculum and final exam currently used for South Texas College of Law’s Entertainment Law Course. She occasionally guest lectures on various copyright and trademark litigation topics at South Texas College of Law. In addition, Rola authored the Entity Representative Deposition brief featured in the Texas Bar’s 35th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course.. Rola is an avid runner, biker and kickboxing enthusiast. She has also been heavily involved in the underground music scene and has played guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals for a number of bands.. Rola received her J.D. with Pro Bono Honors from South Texas College of Law in 2010 where she also competed in mock trial and moot court competitions. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy and a Minor in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006.

Mr. Robinson's practice emphasizes the litigation that includes consumer protection, veterans' claims, criminal defense, real estate law, expunctions of criminal records and cases involving breach of contract. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Robinson was a Recon Marine who served his country honorably in the War on Terror.. Mr. Robinson graduated from The University of Arkansas Fayetteville. He also graduated law school with an LLM. from Sydney Australia.

Mr. Locke's interests include tennis, helping others, and real estate law.. He established the Palmer Drug Abuse Program in Corpus Christi in 1979 and in Austin in 2000 as programs helping teens and young adults recover from alcohol and drug abuse;. Conceived of and participated in obtaining designations of the Corpus Christi Aquarium as the Official Aquarium of the State of Texas, and. The Mexic-Arte Museum of Austin, Texas as the Official Mexican and Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas; and. conceived and participated in the implementation as chairman of the Corpus Christi Zoning and Planning Commission of the neighborhood zoning plan process for the city of Corpus Christi.

Legal Lincensures: Texas 1988; 1989 District of Columbia; and 1990 Colorado. Since 1991, Mediator on contract, franchise, entertainment, workplace, construction, business, wrongful death, family, trademark, and healthcare disputes. 2019 & 2020 Top Attorney in Dispute Resolution, 360West Magazine. 2019 & 2020 Top Attorney in Dispute Resolution, Ft. Worth Magazine & Ft. Worth Inc. Since 2018, Mediator Panel of American Health Care Lawyers Association. 2017 Distinguished Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Assn (highest rank). 2007 - 2015, Principal & General Counsel, Washington Equity Planning. 2004 - 2006, Consultant, Offices of Ethics & Institutional Integrity, World Bank Group. 1992 - 2009, Mediator, Federal Circuit Court and D.C. Superior Courts. 1989 - 2001 Mediator, legal counsel, senior management, and other special, bipartisan appointed positions, U.S. House of Representatives. Since 2019 Director, Empower Fort Worth 501c3 - assisting community of first responders, lawyers, and healthcare workers in dealing with stigma of mental health

John A. Hay III, serves as managing partner the Austin based law firm of The Hay Legal Group PLLC. Mr. Hay focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate, real estate litigation, construction, development, mediation, finance and mortgage lending.. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Hay holds his Texas Escrow Officer’s License, and as a Fee Attorney for Independence Title Company handles the Firm’s commercial and residential real estate closings. As managing partner, Mr. Hay also oversees many of the day to day matters of the Firm and directly manages the title team. Mr. Hay’s experience includes representing parties to commercial and residential transactions, general council work for real estate brokerages, representing real estate agents, drafting commercial and residential loan documents, real estate entities such as joint ventures, single asset entities, construction and development companies, property entitlement issues, title insurance claims, foreclosure, landlord/tenant matters, financial institutions, property tax protests, divorce proceedings and administrative matters. Prior to forming The Hay Legal Group PLLC (fka Hay Darby PLLC/Hay Compere PLLC), Mr. Hay managed a residential mortgage company ranked in the Top 20 by the Austin Business Journal where he earned the NAMB Lending Integrity seal of approval and obtained the highest designation in the industry as a Certified Mortgage Consultant (CMC), and was one of roughly ten in Texas with this designation. Additionally, Mr. Hay held his real estate license and represented clients in both residential and commercial transactions. Outside of the office Mr. Hay is very active in philanthropy donating countless hours and resources to various organizations. These include St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Texas Appleseed, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Young Texans Against Cancer, Caritas, Big Hearts for Brave Hearts, Citizen Generation, and an organization he co-founded, Burnt Orange Benefit.

Jim Robichaux focuses on complex business disputes, eminent domain, oil and gas litigation, banking and fiduciary litigation and personal injury defense in toxic tort and premises liability cases. His practice involves cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts and before arbitration panels.

I became a lawyer in 1998 and began my legal career as an Assistant Attorney General in 1999 in the Habeas Corpus Division.  In 2004, I left the AG's office and went into private practice.  I am a founding member of Terry & Kelly, PLLC and concentrate on personal injury cases because I am sick and tired of insurance companies treating people badly and choosing profits over people.

Expertise in commercial legal matters as a transactional lawyer for large and small businesses, including electric cooperatives, especially related to real estate transactions and development, including eminent domain matters related to railroads and electric transmission lines, as well as certificates of licensing thereof; environmental compliance related to pulp, paper and forest products industry (including Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act issues); and commercial transactions including building-supply and corrugated packaging sales and sourcing contracts; timber and other mineral rights; and similar matters.  Representative transactions included involvement in $30 million rail yard acquisition on behalf of BNSF Railway Company, in CA, and $2.4 billion timberlands sale, in TX and GA, and separation agreements related to spinoffs of two publicly traded companies, Guaranty Financial Group and Forestar Real Estate Group, from Temple-Inland.Specialties: Negotiation, drafting, and review of various types of commercial contracts, leases, easements, rail trackage rights agreements, governing documents and other complex agreements.  Overseeing environmental compliance practice areas of Fortune 500 level pulp, paper and forest products company.

Craig Williams is the firm’s senior Real Estate lawyer. He represents shopping center developers, owners of office buildings, owners of farms and ranches, real estate investors and end users. He also represents individuals and businesses in the acquisition, sale and financing of all types of real property and assists tenants in negotiating leases for retail, office, warehouse and industrial space.

Brian Deitch was born in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas where he studied Economics and Business Foundations. His studies in economics taught him to examine problems from every angle and calculate the outcome from any choice made. Following his graduation as a Longhorn, he attended his first year of law school at South Texas College of Law. In his first year, Brian was named a Dean’s Merit Scholar. Brian then transferred to the University of Houston Law Center where his studies focused on litigation and business law. While at the University of Houston Law Center, Brian served as a candidate for the Houston Journal of Health Law & Policy, and went on to serve as the Journal’s Managing Editor.. Brian actively participates in several organizations including the Austin Bar Association, Austin Young Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Real Estate Council of Austin. Brian also serves as the Co-Editor in Chief for the Technology for the Litigator Newsletter produced by the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association and on the Board of Directors as the VP of Membership for Club Red of Central Texas (American Red Cross Young Professionals of Central Texas). Brian was recently selected to serve on the Hill Country Conservancy‘s 2012 EPIC Leadership Council.. Brian is member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Ari Kuchinsky focuses his practice on commercial real estate and is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.