Shareholder, Real Estate Group
Hilary Tyson

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Hilary Tyson’s practice focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions. She joined the firm and returned to Houston in June 2015 after practicing in the Dallas area for more than 11 years.
Areas of Focus
- Commercial real estate
- Real estate development
- Property and condo association formation and governance
- Property acquisitions and dispositions
Quick Facts
- Graduate of Southwestern University and DePaul University College of Law
- Urban Land Institute
- CREW Houston
Awards & Recognitions
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
Community
- Urban Land Institute (ULI) Houston
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Houston
- Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council
- BARC Animal Shelter - Volunteer
Hilary Tyson’s practice as a member of the Real Estate Group focuses on commercial real estate and related business transactions. She joined the firm and returned to Houston after practicing in the Dallas area for more than 11 years.
She represents developers, homebuilders and equity investors in a wide range of real estate related transactions including land acquisition and dispositions, residential subdivision development, financing, entity formation, and multi-family, retail, office and mixed-use development and leasing. Her experience includes drafting and negotiation of contracts, development agreements, maintenance agreements, Chapter 380 agreements, utility district development and reimbursement agreements, licensing agreements, construction loan agreements and other financing documents, and agreements in connection with the acquisition, financing, development and operation of real estate, including ground leases, retail and office leases, restrictive covenants and condominium restrictions and related association governance documents, and entity formation and governance documents. Hilary is licensed to practice law in Texas and Oklahoma.
Hilary’s interest in real estate development began in college working for homebuilders and architectural firms. During law school she participated in the Community Development Legal Clinic representing Chicago-area not-for profit and community organizations in a variety of business and real estate matters, including negotiation of leases, land acquisition, entity formation and applying for tax exempt status.
Hilary serves on the ULI Development of Distinction Committee and serves as Co-Chair for ULI Houston's UrbanPlan Committee. Hilary also serves of the Properties Committee of the Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council and CREW Houston’s Outreach Committee and Mentoring and Leadership Committee. Hilary is also Co-Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s AIDS Outreach Committee.
Education
- JD, De Paul University College of Law
- BA, Southwestern University
Affiliations
- Texas Bar Association
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
- Houston Bar Association
- Dallas Bar Association
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- 01.10.23
Houstonia Magazine Names 12 BoyarMiller Attorneys to 2022-2023 Top Lawyers List - 06.14.22
BoyarMiller Shareholder Hilary Tyson Receives Texas Access to Justice Award - 12.16.21
Houstonia Magazine Names 12 BoyarMiller Attorneys to 2021 Top Lawyers List - 12.02.19
BoyarMiller Shareholder Hilary Tyson Selected By Texas Bar Foundation - 12.15.17
Midway’s Buffalo Heights Development Included in HBJ’s 2017 Deals of the Year: Commercial Real Estate - 01.09.17
BoyarMiller Represented Cooper Valves in Acquisition Deal - 01.02.17
BoyarMiller Represents Developers of Highly Anticipated Buffalo Heights - 12.20.16
Experts Share Market Perspectives at BoyarMiller Real Estate Forum: Retail and Industrial Sectors Drive Houston’s Commercial Real Estate Activity as Office Market Suffers High Vacancy Rate - 01.08.16
BoyarMiller Elects Three Shareholders - 12.14.15
Houston Real Estate Market Takes a Healthy Pause as Industrial, Retail Sectors Shine – Say Experts at BoyarMiller Annual Real Estate Forum - 06.30.15
Commercial Real Estate Attorney Hilary Tyson Joins BoyarMiller as Business Group Counsel
- 03.30.20
MORE THAN JUST FORCE MAJEURE – Key Contract Provisions to Consider in Light of COVID-19 - 08.22.19
Texas Legislative Update: Impact of the 86th Session on Texas Real Estate - 12.12.18
Gifting a Drone this Holiday Season? Read Regulations and Read them Twice - 08.23.18
Weathering the Storm: Development Post Hurricane Harvey - 01.04.18
The Effect of Trump’s “Sanctuary City” Ban on Houston Real Estate Development - 09.28.17
Leaving No Stone Unturned: Closing the Funding Gap for Real Estate Developments

Texas Bar Foundation Fellow