Mr. Herndon focuses in the area of Commercial Real Estate, primarily in matters consisting of ongoing representation of developers of industrial parks, office buildings, hotels, multi- and single-family projects in contracting for acquisition and sale, making development and infrastructure agreements, financing, and handling regulatory permitting and problems.
BACK TO TOPPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Admitted to bar, 1970, Texas.
General Counsel to the Governor and Executive Director of the Criminal Justice Division, State of Texas, 1981-1983. Assistant Secretary of State, Texas, 1979-1981.
Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970).
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Represented the city of Texas City, Texas, and Texas City Foreign Trade Zone in negotiating a lease from the State of Texas of land for construction of a $350 million container terminal port facility.
- Represented a California development firm in contracting for a complex, phased purchase of multiple parcels, 200+ acres, of prime commercial property in Austin, and dealing with numerous regulatory issues for the proposed development.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member: Austin Bar Association, American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas.
BACK TO TOPAWARDS AND HONORS
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc., Real Estate Law, 2013
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale.com
COMMUNITY
- Board, Texas Department of Human Services, 1989-2001
- Board, Texas Public Finance Authority, 1988-1989
- Board of various charitable organizations, currently Computers for Learning
OUR ATTORNEYS
- Michelle Alcala
- Kathryn E. Allen
- Matthew B. Baumgartner
- Eric G. Behrens
- Russell E. Booth
- Wm. Terry Bray
- Susan P. Burton
- Stephen W. Butler
- Boyce C. Cabaniss
- Patricia A. Campbell
- Peter J. Cesaro
- William Christian
- Susan G. Conway
- Brian T. Cumings
- Lauren D. Damen
- Will W. Dibrell
- J. Chrys Dougherty (Retired)
- Rod Edens, Jr.
- Christopher L. Elliott
- Cliff Ernst
- Helen Currie Foster
- Julie R. Frey
- Sandra Lee Griffin
- John M. Harmon
- R. Alan Haywood
- Robert J. Hearon, Jr.
- Clarke Heidrick
- James A. Hemphill
- David Herndon
- James V. Hoeffner
- Kevin Holcomb
- Nancy Rice Hudson
- Thomas B. Hudson, Jr.
- Mary A. Keeney
- Peter D. Kennedy
- G. Douglas Kilday
- Matthew B. Kutac
- David P. Lein
- William H. Locke
- E. Clark Lutz
- John B. McFarland
- Edward S. McHorse
- John J. (Mike) McKetta III
- Robin A. Melvin
- Nicholas C. Miller
- Frank R. Monroe
- Matthew C. Powers
- Thomas I. Queen, Jr.
- Daniel O. Ramón
- Preston Randall
- Paul B. Saenz
- Pete Schenkkan
- Andrea E. Schutz
- Steven D. Smit
- David P. Smith
- Roy C. Snodgrass III
- Andrea Moore Stover
- Patrick F. Thompson
- Christopher H. Trickey
- Rick Triplett
- Kerry K. Ugarte
- Ben F. Vaughan III
- Michael J. Whellan
- Richard D. Yeomans
