Dallas Bar Association

Real Property Law Section

Real Property Law Section

The Real Property Section aims to advance the objectives of the Dallas Bar Association within the field of real property by providing educational resources and philanthropic opportunities to its members.

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Meeting Schedule:

Monthly Meetings of the Real Property Law Section are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 12:00 noon at the Dallas Bar Association headquarters.
For more information, email mlcamp@mail.smu.edu

Our programs for 2013 are the following:

Monday May 13, 2013:  Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 2.0 - Chris Christensen, PeirsonPatterson, LLP 

Monday, June 10, 2013:  Surveyor Research/Field/Calculation and drafting procedures relating to an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey - Jim Brown, Bock & Clark Corporation

Monday, July 8, 2013:  Conservation Easements - Joel N. Crouch - Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Ungerman, LLP

August -- No Meeting.

Monday, September 9, 2013: Recent Revisions to the Mechanic's Liens Statutes - Steve E. Kennedy - McGuire, Craddock & Struthers

Monday, October 14, 2013: Texas Title Insurance Endorsements for Commercial Real Estate Transactions - Lee Cox - Allegiance Title Company

Monday, November 11, 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Section News:

The Real Property Section is a proud 2013 sponsor of the DBA Home Project, Bar None, and Mansion Expansion Restoration. 

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PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES:

Check with the Community Involvement Committee page for ongoing opportunities.

 

Section Officers:

Name: Martin Camp
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: SMU Dedman School of Law
Firm Address: 3315 Daniel Avenue
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75275
Business Phone: (214) 768-4036
Email: mlcamp@smu.edu

Name: David L. Pratt
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC
Firm Address: 3700 Thanksgiving Tower, 1601 Elm Street
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 777-4272
Email:  dpratt@krcl.com

Name: Sara J. Evans
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm:Sara J. Evans PC
Firm Address, Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75248
Business Phone: (214) 680-8299
Email:  sevanstxatty@gmail.com

Name: Benjamin F. S. Herd
Officer Position:  Treasurer
Firm: Thompson & Knight LLP
Firm Address: One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75201
Business Phone: (214) 969-1184
Email: 

Name: Marsha L. Dekan
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: SETTLEPOU
Firm Address: 3333 Lee Parkway, Eighth Floor
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75219
Business Phone: (214) 520-3300
Email: mdekan@settlepou.com

Name: Aaron Tobin
Officer Position: Board Advisor
Firm: Anderson Tobin, PLLC
Firm Address: 13355 Noel Road, Suite 1900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75240
Business Phone: 972-789-1160
Email: atobin@andersontobin.com

Resource Links

 

 

Section Membership

 

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Real Property Law Section, please send a letter of request and a $25.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.

Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster

Section Admin-Webpage

 

Section Downloads:

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2013 June bc_-survey_procedures_03182013_handout.pdf13.93 MB
2013_April_-"Lease Accounting Speech".pdf287.01 KB
2013_April_-"Preparing for the Lease Acccounting Rule Changes".pdf410.36 KB
2013_march_negotiating_non-recourse_carve-outs_in_light_of_recent_court_decisions.pdf210.21 KB
2013_January_"Case Law Update" by David A. Weatherbie.pdf491.33 KB
2012_December_"Promising to be Prudent: A Private Law Approach to Mortgage Loan Regulation in Common-Interest Communities" by Professor Julie Forrester993.35 KB
2012_November_"Ethical Issues In Representing Multiple Clients In Real Estate Transactions" by Professor Fred Moss of SMU.pdf121.09 KB
2012_October_"Practical Responses to Accessibility Litigation" by Richard M. Hunt.pdf641.81 KB
2012_September_"Landlord/Tenant Inssues in Bankruptcy Case" by Jason B. Binford.pdf288.78 KB
2012_July_"New World of Mortgage Regulation" by Barry D. Johnson of SettlePou329.85 KB
2012_June_ "Foreclosure" - Rule 735 and 736 by Mike Baggett and G. Tommy Bastian357.71 KB
2012_May_ "Changes in Texas Indemnity and Mechanics' Lien Law" by Michael F. Albers317.06 KB
2012_April_ "Title Insurance Related Legislation" by Peter Graf2.82 MB
2012_March_ Growing Pains, Working through the 2011 ALTA Survey Standards by James Brown of Bock & Clark1.71 MB
2012_February_“Government Incentives for Development” by Shupe and Ventura245.5 KB
2012_January_ "Case Law Update" by David A. Weatherbie535.24 KB
2011_December_THE TEXAS SERIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - a Valuable New Option and a Coming Trend or Too Many Unanswered Questions 12-12-11597.5 KB
2011_November_ 82nd Legislature Final Regular Session Update729.49 KB
2011_October_ Oil and Gas Primer for the Real Estate Practitioner2.76 MB
2011_September_ Vapor Intrusion Progression Timeline86.4 KB
2011_September_ Vapor Intrusion Pathway Potential Scenarios Figure709.84 KB
2011_September_presentation.pdf162.73 KB
2011_September_powerpoint_figures.ppt1.67 MB
2011_September_epa_vi_conceptual_site_model.pdf1.54 MB
2011_September_environmental_acronyms_-_jill_kotvis.pdf47.52 KB
2011_September_basic_conceptual_site_model_csm_figure.pdf1.96 MB
2011_July_dallas_bar_association_real_property_section.pps4.02 MB
2011_June_written_in_reverse_final.ppt8.78 MB
2011_May_basic_real_estate_insurance_terms.pdf625.99 KB
2011_April_commercial_real_estate_market_overview.pdf114.01 KB
2011_April_cw_-_dallas_bar_association_commercial_re_market_update.pdf2.11 MB
2011_March_technology_presentation.mighell_mullen.pdf8.49 MB
2011_February_real_estate.court_.records.update.pdf73.95 KB
2011_January_case_law_update_david_weatherbie.pdf533.88 KB
2010_November_acquisitions_and_dispositions_of_non-performing_and_sub-performing_mortgage_loans.pdf4.4 MB
2010_October_receiverships_revisited.pdf15.47 MB
2010_September_reasonable_enforcement_of_deed_restrictions.pdf2.12 MB
2010_July_using_reits_to_raise_capital_and_acquire_real_estate.ppt685 KB
2010_June_residential_real_estate_update.pdf169.68 KB
2010_May_the_brave_new_world_of_mediation.pdf23.98 KB
2010_April_non-judicial_real_property_foreclosures_legal_considerations__documentation.pdf6.46 MB
2010_weatherbie_case_update.pdf251.23 KB
2009_September_texas_municipal_setting_designations_john_slavich.pdf963.74 KB
2009_March_how_to_properly_bury_your_donkey.gregg_s._weinberg.pdf920.73 KB
2009_February_securities_issues_in_real_estate_investments_j._mitchell_little.pdf10.34 MB
2009_January_case_law_update_david_a._weatherbie.pdf207.87 KB
2008_December_rising_above_ethical_minimums_in_multiple_client_re_representations.pdf2.03 MB
2008_October_online_search.top_10_tips.pdf82.03 KB
2013 June survey_procedures_man_for_dba_05092013.pdf80.64 KB
2008_October_online_records.stack_.pdf1.03 MB
2008_October_dallas_county_clerk.progress_report.pdf1.36 MB
2008_July_the_metroplex_is_at_the_waters_edge_-_let_the_wars_begin_j.mark_mcpherson.pdf7.18 MB
2008_April_2008_adopted_rules_rates_and_forms_for_writing_title_insurance_in_texas_janet_s._minke.pdf5.43 MB
2007_December_rcla.pdf26.13 KB
2007_November_subordination_nondisturbance__attornment_agreements_keenan_kolendo.pdf170.73 KB
2007_October_assuming_securitized_debt_-_process_players_rules__costs_kyle_b._beaty__merri_henry_mccoy.pdf590.54 KB
2007_August_from_the_pink_dome_-_the_top_10_new_dirty_laws_j._mark_mcpherson.pdf4.13 MB
2007_July_possible_changes_in_texas_ethics_rules_prof._linda_eads.pdf70.95 KB
2007_June_legislative_update_significant_bills_of_80th_texas_legislature_affecting_re_lending__other_commercial_matters.pdf555.38 KB
2007_June_texas_title_policy_endorsements_explained_janet_s._minke.pdf159.34 KB
2007_May_update_on_water_rights_issues.pdf21.34 KB
2007_April_fairness_is_as_fairness_does.2005_bankruptcy_code_amendments_affecting_re_transactions_alan_s._trust__andrea_f._roosth.pdf317.64 KB
2007_March_1031_exchange_tpics_for_lawyers_wamu_george_barlow.pdf381.03 KB
2007_February_land_trusts_in_texas_c.bryan_dunklin__trey_crawford.pdf98.95 KB
2007_January_case_law_update_david_a._weatherbie.pdf323.88 KB
2006_April_top_10_things_for_real_estate_practitioner_to_know_about_bankruptcy_e._lee_morris__davor_rukavina.pdf1.52 MB
2006_May_texas_property_tax_update_jason_c._marshall.pdf327.46 KB
2006_July_online_re__court_records.future_getting_better_robert_stack.pdf1.05 MB
2006_June_construction_law_causes_of_action_andrea_a._hight.pdf332.56 KB
2006_February_art__science_of_effective_atty-client_communication_steven_c._couch_.pdf80.32 KB
2006_January_case_law_update_david_a._weatherbie.pdf400.45 KB
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