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College: Southern Methodist University
Law School: Southern Methodist University School of Law
Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in: 2000
Practice Area(s):
Business
Real Estate
Stadiums and ArenasProfile:
Mr. Parks, an associate of the Firm, practices in the Business Section with a concentration in real estate and commercial transactions.
Scope of Practice:
Commercial real estate, commercial leasing, corporate acquisitions, corporate formation and planning, secured corporate, real estate, energy and power project lending. Mr. Parks has assisted companies, municipalities, banks, as well as individuals with complex commercial transactions ranging from a few thousand dollars to over one billion dollars.
Recent Honors:
Mr. Parks was named a "Best Lawyer Under 40" in D Magazine, May 2006.
Recent Representations:
Represented developers in acquisition and development of raw and improved land for commercial and retail development and residential subdivision of land.
Represented major national credit retail tenants, medium and small retail and restaurant tenants in commercial and ground leases.
Represented owners/landlords in commercial leases and ground leases for anchor tenants, junior anchor tenants and shop tenants, including build-to-suit and reverse build-to-suit leases.
Represented seller of office building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Represented seller of commercial property in Fort Worth, Texas.
Represented purchaser of commercial property in Cypress, Harris County, Texas.
Represented purchaser of substantially all of the assets of chemical company, including acquisition of patents and trademarks.
Represented lenders in loans from one million dollars to thirty-five million dollars secured by real estate.
Assisted in representation of developer of convention center hotel/condominium project.
Assisted in representation of municipality in the planning, negotiation, and drafting of contracts and agreements for a sports and concert stadium and surrounding development.
Assisted in representation of lenders, three separate oil and gas secured loans, each over one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000.00). Responsible for in-house due diligence at companies, interviewing corporate officers regarding nature and extent of company operations, due diligence related to offshore and on-shore properties and recordation of mortgages and deeds of trust.
Conducted hundreds of title and survey reviews and negotiated and drafted easements, releases of easements, subordination and non-disturbance agreements, affidavits of non-production and releases of liens to clear title for land development.
Professional Affiliations:
Dallas Bar Association; The Real Estate Council; The College of the State Bar of Texas.
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas, 2000.
Education:
Mr. Parks graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's degree from the Cox School of Business in 1997. He earned his law degree from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in 2000 where he served as the Associate Managing Editor of the SMU Law Review. | 