| Board-certified in commercial real estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Richard brings more than thirty years of experience to his clients. Richard helps property owners, developers, public entities and utilities navigate real estate, construction, and eminent domain issues. He handles both the transactional and litigation sides of these practice areas. His litigation experience informs his transactional work, and his transactional experience informs his practical approach to litigation.
Richard has significant experience structuring and closing complex, multi-party real estate agreements, drafting large project construction contracts, and litigating construction disputes. He has handled eminent domain matters involving condemnation for: buildings, pipelines, electric and water utilities, highways and toll roads, airports and railroads, bridges and virtually every type of real property improvement and infrastructure. |
Background
Awards & Recognitions
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate – Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Texas Super Lawyers list (2007-2024), Rising Stars list (2004-2006), Super Lawyers
Top Attorneys, Real Estate (2024-2025), Construction (2014, 2016), Civil Law, Litigation (2016-2021), Construction (2022-2023), Fort Worth Magazine
Top Attorneys, Real Estate (2023-2024), Construction: Eminent Domain (2017, 2019), Construction (2022), 360 West Magazine
Superb rating by Avvo
Areas of Practice
Real Estate
Construction
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Associations and Memberships
State Bar of Texas – Real Estate Section, Construction Law Section, Litigation Section
Tarrant County Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation
Tarrant County Bar Foundation
First Methodist Church of Fort Worth Foundation – President
Education
University of Tulsa College of Law, J.D., 1992
University of Texas, B.A., 1989
Bar/Court Admissions
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas