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AREAS OF PRACTICE Construction Corporate Transactions Litigation - Commercial Finance Litigation - General Real Estate Bob has 30 plus years of experience as a business lawyer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, both as a transactional lawyer and a business litigator. His transactional experience includes - representing banks and borrowers in all types of commercial lending transactions, representing owners, tenants, and investors in all types of real estate transactions, such as purchases and sales, construction of facilities, construction and permanent financings, mechanic's liens, and leases, and representing nationally - known banks as indenture trustees for debt financings involving hundreds of millions - and even billions - of dollars in debt securities. Bob also has extensive business litigation experience covering a wide range of commercial law, including state and federal court cases and arbitrations for both plaintiffs and defendants - in the areas of finance, construction, sales, deceptive trade practices, fraud, securities laws, letters of credit, foreclosures, bankruptcy, manufacturing, covenants not to compete, leases, real estate, and personal property. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Involved in numerous real estate transactions involving large commercial warehouses, offices, restaurants, grocery stores, and other properties, including transactions involving sales, construction, construction financing and short-term and permanent financing, mechanics liens, and leasing. Represented financial institutions and borrowers in all types of commercial lending and finance matters, in particular construction and permanent mortgage loans secured by commercial warehouses. Long history of representing nationally - known major banks as corporate trustees in large public debt financings involving hundreds of millions - and even billions of dollars - of debt securities. His business litigation cases have included disputes involving real estate, leases, construction, sales, deceptive trade practices, fraud, securities laws, letters of credit, foreclosures, bankruptcy, manufacturing, covenants not to compete, security interests, employment agreements, and other business matters. CAREER HISTORY 1963 - 1965, Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 20th Engineer Battalion (Combat), Ft. Devens, Massachusetts and Camp Drum, New York. 1965 - 1968, Worked as Architectural Engineer for consulting engineering firm in Dallas, Texas and at Collins Radio in Richardson, Texas. 1972-1974,United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Fort Worth Regional Office, Trial Attorney. 1974-1984, Coke & Coke, Dallas, Texas, Associate and Partner. Principally represented major financial institutions and other companies in securities, commercial lending, corporate trust, construction, and commercial litigation matters. 1984-1991, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, Texas, Partner. Principally represented major financial institutions and other companies in commercial lending, securities, corporate trust, construction, real estate, and litigation matters. 1991 - Looper Reed & McGraw PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Texas. Dallas Bar Association. Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow. U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit). U.S. District Courts (Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas). EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1963 - B.S., University of Texas at Austin (Architectural Engineering) 1971 - J.D., University of Texas at Austin Law School At law school, Bob served as a Quizmaster and was an Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review. |
