Austin Real Estate Lawyers
We have served our clients well in their real estate matters for over four decades, representing individuals, owners, builders, investors, building material vendors, and commercial property developers. Our clients have relied on us to draft the necessary documents to facilitate transactions, after developing a thoughtful, forward looking plan that maximizes value and includes tax planning. Our real estate experience includes resolution of disputes, when litigation becomes necessary to defend our clients’ real property rights. Specific areas of our real estate practice include:
- Purchase and sale agreement review: Our attorneys review and verify transaction terms to identify risks, protect your legal rights and minimize post-closing liabilities.
- Title examination and curative work: We thoroughly scrutinize public property records to identify legal ownership and resolve existing clouds on the title.
- Commercial lease negotiations: Our team helps business owners find a compromise with property owners, covering terms related to rent escalations, exit strategies and tenant improvement allowances.
- Land use and zoning issues in Austin: We serve commercial property developers as their legal advocates who verify zoning, submit rezoning applications and ensure the project is compliant with local regulations.
- Mineral interests: Our knowledge of real estate law extends to mineral interests, and we help owners establish clear ownership and represent them in court when negotiations fail.
- Construction contracts and lien disputes: We assist contractors in meeting the requirements for filing a lien and also help property owners address existing liens.
- 1031 exchanges: Our real estate lawyers are knowledgeable in 1031 exchanges, and we can help you defer federal capital gain taxes when selling qualified investment or business real property.
- Partition lawsuits: We are more than happy to represent you in a partition lawsuit, especially if you find it difficult to reach an agreement with your co-owners.
- Property boundary and easement disputes: Our attorneys can handle difficult cases that involve encroachments, adverse possession and easement conflicts.
- Entity formation for real estate holdings: Our team serves as your legal counsel who guides you through entity formation, files legal documents on your behalf and provides advice on challenging matters.
- Foreclosure defense and workout negotiations: We have the legal experience to seek foreclosure stays through court intervention or negotiate loss mitigation workouts with lenders to help prevent a sale.
- Structuring real estate transactions: Our team of real estate attorneys has extensive knowledge of utilizing structures to help you obtain tax exemptions when possible.
- Environmental compliance: We understand the struggle of staying updated with Texas’s environmental laws, and we are here to help your properties remain compliant.
Our real estate practice goes hand in hand with our corporate and business law practice, estate planning, formation of new entities, and corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions.
Contact Us
From offices in Austin, our lawyers advise and represent clients in communities throughout Travis County, Caldwell County, Bell County, McLennan County, Hays County, Williamson County and Bastrop County, and across Texas. Call us at 512-361-2268 or contact us by email to arrange an initial consultation with one of our experienced Austin real estate attorneys.