Biography

As of counsel to the Business Group, I offer comprehensive counsel on complex commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, development, leasing, management and disposition of both undeveloped and income producing properties. A significant part of my real estate practice is spent counseling both landlords and tenants on office, industrial, retail and restaurant lease transactions. As part of the aforementioned areas, I work with a full array of construction law issues, including drafting and negotiating architectural service agreements, construction contracts and management agreements. More recently, I have assisted clients in the preparation of "green leases" and provided counsel related to the operation and maintenance of "green buildings."

I spent the early years of my legal career in the real estate section of a 300-attorney, Texas-based law firm. Immediately prior to joining BoyarMiller, I served as the leasing counsel for Crescent Real Estate Equities where I was responsible for the leasing of more than 8 million square feet of Class A office and retail space.

Prior to being admitted to practice law in 1997, I worked for the Big 4 accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in both the audit and tax areas. I have been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant since 1994.

Representative Matters

• Representation of clients in acquiring and disposing over 10MM square feet of Class A office buildings in Texas, Colorado and California.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a 354,000 square-foot lease of Class A office space in the Westchase District of Houston, Texas.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a 294,000 square-foot lease of Class A office space in the Galleria area of Houston, Texas.

Education

• JD, South Texas College of Law
• BBA, University of Texas

Affiliations

• Houston Bar Association (Real Estate Section)
• Texas Bar Association

Community

• The ALS Association - Greater Houston Chapter (Director/Officer)

Representative Matters

• Represented Leading Edge Turbine Technologies, Inc. and its shareholders in connection with the sale of its assets in January 2010 to Dresser-Rand Group Inc. for initial consideration of approximately $35 million. Leading Edge is headquartered in Houston, where it operates a service and repair facility for industrial gas turbines. The firm also assisted the shareholders in their employment contracts with Dresser-Rand.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a 174,000 square-foot lease of Class A office space in the Uptown/West Loop South area of Houston, Texas.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a lease of a standalone retail building to a major retailer with more than 800 stores nationwide.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a lease of retail shopping center space to a NYSE-traded electronics retailer with locations worldwide.
• Represented a national retailer in the negotiation of retail lease agreements with a number of publicly traded REITs nationwide.
• Represented a client in the negotiation of a 560,000 square-foot lease of a Class A office space in the Energy Corridor of Houston, Texas.

Publications

Savvy Tenants Avoid Surprises by Paying Heed to Trouble Spots
Houston Business Journal, March 28, 2008

Awards and Recognitions

• Heritage Who's Who Business Leaders and Professionals (2009/2010)

Press Releases

January 18, 2010