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| Practice Areas | Business Litigation | | | Education | College of William & Mary, J.D., 2002, Wellesley College, B.A., American Studies, cum laude, 1995; University of Houston, M.A., Political Science, 1999 | | | Admitted | 2002, Texas | |
| Memberships | Houston and American (Member, Sections on: Public Contract Law; State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. | | | Biography | Managing Editor, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. Author: Note, "Bits and Bytes: The Carnivore Initiative and the Search and Seizure of Electronic Mail," 10 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 827, 2002. Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Leslie Brock Yates, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, 2002-2003. Represented an array of clients including energy companies and governmental, banking and other commercial entities. Member, Greater Houston Partnership Government Relations and Transportation Committee. Member, United Way of Texas Gulf Coast's Young Leaders. Member, Houston Zoo Asante Society. | | | ISLN | 919314090 | | | Transactions | Obtained favorable trial outcome for local governmental entity in public stadium construction contract dispute; Defeated class certification and obtained dismissal of Fair Labor Standards Act action on behalf of local public hospital district; Counseled local governmental entity regarding Texas Public Information Act and access to employee e-mails; Advised candidate for county wide office on ballot validity and related election law issues; Advised construction company on federal funding and bonding requirements for metropolitan transportation project ; Advised construction company on transportation regulations and financing for county wide toll road project; Obtained dismissal of wrongful prosecution claims against former Department of Justice employees represented governmental entities, prosecutors, officers, and animal welfare organization against constitutional tort claims; Advised municipality regarding planning and zoning restrictions on natural gas pipeline; Advised oil production company in inverse condemnation action against home-rule city involving municipal ordinances regarding drilling; Prosecuted code violations and misdemeanors for the City of Houston Municipal Courts as a volunteer prosecutor. | |
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Eminent Domain and 2009 Texas LegislatureCasey T. Wallace, Sandy D. Hellums, Mike Stafford, March 5, 2009 Sparked by challenges like the Supreme Court's landmark Kelo decision and public outcry against projects like the now-defunct Trans-Texas Corridor, the 2009 Texas Legislature is debating issues surrounding eminent domain. |
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