PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to bar, 1972, Texas.

Board Certified in Commercial, Residential and Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Education: Del Mar College (A.A., with honors, 1967); University of Texas (B.A., 1969; J.D., with honors, 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Quizmaster.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Representation of borrower on large synthetic lease including rendition of legal opinion.
• Negotiation and drafting of loan documentation for various banks.
• Representation of lenders in foreclosures and workouts.
• Representation of shopping center investment syndicator in purchasing and selling shopping centers.
• Representation of a Junior College District in negotiation of architect, consultant and construction contracts for $100 million expansion.
• Representation of rock quarry owner in negotiating development agreement with home-rule city in connection with voluntary annexation under threat of involuntary annexation.
• Representation of a municipality in obtaining a lease from the School Land Board of the State of Texas of 600 acres of upland and submerged land for the construction of a container port.
• Representation of apartment project developers in the acquisition of various sites for the construction of multi-family apartment projects.
• Representation of a manufacturer in relocating its operations into a to-be-constructed industrial park, including negotiation of tax incentives from the city's economic development corporation.
• Representation of an office building owner in the sale of an office building with multiple tenants to an out-of-state income-producing property holding partnership.
• Representation of a subtenant in negotiating a sublease in a to-be-finished out shell building.
• Representation of a seller of lead-contaminated property to an industrial building acquisition partnership.
• Representation of developers in to-be-built office condominiums and formation of commercial property owners associations and residential condominium associations.
• Representation of developers of to-be-built medical office condominium including construction, sales and condominium documentation.
• Negotiation of construction contracts for office buildings, apartment projects, and land development.
• Representation of landowners granting conservation easements to qualifying conservation associations.
• Assisted a large condominium project in evaluating potential mold contamination and claims upon its insurance carriers.
• Representation of ranchers in ranch-related matters, including buying and selling ranches, negotiation of pipeline easements, seismic options and oil and gas leases.
• Representation of a regional transit authority in negotiating an inter-local agreement with another regional transit authority for rail service between two cities, including risk management and insurance issues.
• Representation of numerous developers in acquisitions of tracts for single and mixed-use developments, including master planning, permitting, and zoning.
• Representation of property owners in negotiations with TCAD contesting ad valorem tax valuations.
• Representation of Mexican business interests in acquisition of U.S. real estate.

Mr. Locke's clients have included Apple, Inc.; Applied Materials, Inc.; Ardent Residential; Austin's Children's Museum; Austin American-Statesman; Avanti Development Corporation; Avanti Development Corporation; Capitol Aggregates, Ltd.; City of Texas City; Constellation Property Group; Cypress Real Estate (REIT); Del Mar College District; Do It Best Corporation; HelioVolt Corporation; Intco Investments of Texas, Inc.; JTM Development; Novare Group; Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.; RDR Enterprises, Inc.; Southwestern Public Service Company; Thomas Properties Group, L.L.C.; and Xcel Energy.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Austin Bar Association (Real Estate Section).
• Corpus Christi Bar Association (Past President).
• American Bar Association (Real Property Section).
• State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, Council Member).
• Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys (Founding Director).
• Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
• Fellow Member and Twenty-Year Maintaining Member, College of the State Bar of Texas.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc., Real Estate Law, 1999 - 2013
• Received The Jerry Charles Saegert Award for "Best CLE Paper" for his paper: Annotated Insurance Specifications.
• AV^® Preeminent^™ Peer Review Rating, Martindale.com
• Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Lawyers; Who's Who in Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in the South and Southwest; Who's Who in Finance and Industry; Who's Who in Real Estate.
• Texas Monthly, Super Lawyers®, published by Thomson Reuters, 2003-2012

COMMUNITY

• Founder of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program of Austin, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides counseling for adolescents and their families seeking to live a drug and alcohol-free life.
• Member of the Downtown Austin Alliance (Economic Development Committee).
• Member of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Inc. (Regional Issues Committee).
• Graduate of Leadership Austin Class 25 and Leadership Corpus Christi Class 13.
• Member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas.
• Previous Chairman of the Zoning and Planning Commission of the City of Corpus Christi, and Previous Chairman of the Corpus Christi Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.