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Biography
Alan D. Hegi joined Kelly Hart & Hallman in 1988 and is a partner in the firm's Real Estate and Banking and Finance practice groups. Mr. Hegi graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a bachelor of arts degree in English and Spanish in 1983. In 1986, he obtained his juris doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was Order of the Coif.
Mr. Hegi's practice focuses on real estate development, acquisition, debt financing, and sale of major retail, office, hotel, industrial, transportation, and mixed-use properties, as well as workouts and restructurings involving distressed projects. He represents developers, investors, and major users. Mr. Hegi also negotiates reciprocal easements and covenant agreements, development agreements, and debt financing arrangements. He has also had extensive experience in the purchase and sale of commercial mortgage loans and loan portfolios on the secondary market.
Outside his professional practice, Mr. Hegi is on the board of directors of The Parenting Center and is chairman of its finance and facilities subcommittee. He is president of the Real Estate Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association. Fort Worth, Texas magazine listed Mr. Hegi among its "Top Attorneys" in 2003 and 2004. Alan and his wife, Jan, have three daughters, Lexie, Emily, and Kate. As a charter member of the Spinebreakers Book Club, Mr. Hegi is an avid reader. Although his favorite books and authors change from time to time, he cites Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as classics that never lose their luster.
Education & Honors
Texas A & M University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1983
Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1985-1986
Honored as Top Attorney by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in 2003 and 2004
Proficient in Spanish
Admission & Affiliations
Indiana, 1986
Texas, 1989
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Delta Phi
Board of Directors, The Parenting Center (Chairman, finance and facilities subcommittee)
President, Real Estate Section, Tarrant County Bar Association
Charter Member, Spinebreakers Book Club
State Bar of Texas
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Indiana State Bar Association
Elder, Southside Church of Christ, Fort Worth
Significant Matters
Represented a prominent mortgage-loan securitizer and servicer in the purchase of commercial and multifamily loan portfolios totaling approximately $120 million from two major insurance companies
Represented a national railroad company in the acquisition and development of property for intermodal freight, warehouse, and distribution facilities near Fort Worth, Chicago, Phoenix, and San Bernardino, California
Represented the investor/developer of the mixed retail/multifamily/office developments in the Cityview area (approximately 400 acres) and Stonegate area (approximately 80 acres) of southwest Fort Worth
Represented a national shopping-center development in its acquisition and construction financings for projects in the Alliance area of north Fort Worth ($60 million) and Jackson, Mississippi ($20 million)
Represented an investor/developer in the infrastructure development and sale of a 120-acre shopping center site in San Antonio
Worked on the land assemblage, entitlement, and sale of several properties in the northern end of downtown Fort Worth for the new downtown campus of Tarrant County College
Represented an investor who purchased and sold the tornado-damaged Bank One Tower in downtown Fort Worth for redevelopment as high-rise residential condominiums
Represented a municipality in acquiring properties for a new right-of-way to an existing landfill, including interlocal agreements and boundary adjustments with the neighboring municipality
Publications & Speeches
Presenter, "Don't Forget About Me: Obtaining Consents From Third Parties to Oil and Gas Leases," Barnett Shale Symposium, Fort Worth, Texas, October 25, 2007
Presenter, "Obtaining Third-Party Consents to Oil and Gas Leases," Brown Bag Seminar, Real Estate Section, Tarrant County Bar Association, June 22, 2007
Contributor, "Negotiating an RTC Purchase and Sale Agreement," Real Estate in Capital Markets, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, March, 1995
Lecturer, "Civil and Criminal Forfeiture of Real Property," Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Section, January, 1991
Co-Author, "Civil and Criminal Forfeiture of Real Property and Other Assets," University of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Course, May, 1990
Co-Author, "Insurance and Real Estate Transactions: An Examination of Specific Issues, Coverages, and Contractual Provisions," University of Texas Mortgage Lending Institute, September, 1988
Author, "Transferability and Divisibility of Easements in Gross," 39 Vand. L. Rev. 109 (1986) |
