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Robert Werner

Robert Werner

Partner

Austin

512-479-9766

rwerner@brownmccarroll.com



Legal Experience

Real Estate:  Representation of real estate developers, industrial property owners and lending institutions on broad range of real estate issues relating to the acquisition, development, construction, leasing, and sale of real property.

Environmental:  Representation of property owners, lending institutions and industrial clients on a broad range of issues relating to the impact of environmental law on real property including: analysis of environmental assessments, pre-acquisition due diligence, wetlands, natural resource damages, asbestos, environmental remediation, and negotiations with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency on CERCLA matters.

Education

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas School of Law, 1975
  • Bachelor of Arts, English, with honors, University of Houston, 1972

Professional Licenses

  • Attorney at Law, Texas, 1975

Speeches and Publications

  • Challenges in Providing Transaction Legal Services to General Counsel, The Association of Legal Administrators, 1998, Speech
  • Selected Issues in Law: 1989 Analyses 1990 Forecast, The New Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, State Bar of Texas Professional Development, 1989, Seminar
  • Basic Real Estate Law, General Counsel’s Office of the State Bar of Texas Conference for Grievance Committee Investigators, 1989, Speech
  • Avoiding Environmental Liability in Texas, National Business Institute, 1991, Speech
  • Environmental Considerations for Real Estate Attorneys, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Real Estate Seminar, 1991, Speech
  • Environmental Pitfall for the Real Estate Lawyer, South Texas College of Law, Advanced Real Estate Seminar, 1992, Speech
  • Environmental Considerations for Banking Attorneys, The University of Texas School of Law, Annual Banking Law Conference, 1992, Speech
  • Allocating Environmental Risks and Responsibilities When Drafting Contracts, South College of Law, Advanced Real Estate Seminar, 1993, Speech
  • Environmental Concerns for Building Owners and Operators, Austin Building Owners and Managers Association, 1994, Speech

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., Managing Partner, 1996-2008
  • Supreme Court of Texas. Board of Disciplinary Appeals, 1994-2000
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Travis County Bar Foundation
  • Austin Bar Association
  • American Bar Association. Member, Section of Real Property Probate and Trust Law, Environmental Law Committee
  • State Bar of Texas. Environmental and Natural Resource Law Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Section

Community Involvement

  • Meals on Wheels
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas Governing Board of Directors, 2012
  • Current Board Member - Central Texas Region - American Cancer Society

Honors

  • AV® Preeminent ™ Peer Review Rated
    • AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.