We provide transactional legal services with a focus on rural community development to help Northeast Texas stakeholders raise more and better capital, build resilient operations, and achieve their potential.
Whether you’re just starting out or running a growing enterprise, we provide innovative legal strategies to help you raise the debt and equity capital you need in a cost-effective way—as well as end-to-end business legal services to streamline the rest of your operations.
Debt Financing
Equity Financing
Tax Credits & Incentives
Trademark & Copyright
Companies & Partnerships
Data Privacy & Security
Real Estate
Employment
Real Estate Developers
We help small- & medium-scale developers improve the “return on brain damage” for each project (particularly infill, rehab, or mixed-use) with cost-effective legal guidance on navigating local regulations, raising debt or equity, and securing tax credits—as well as typical acquisition, leasing, construction, and disposition representation.
Acquisitions
Dispositions
Equity Financing
Debt Financing
Tax Credits & Incentives
Leasing & Management
Construction
Land Use & Zoning
Local Governments
We help municipal leaders develop and implement a legal strategy to advance community development—particularly with a Strong Towns approach. We integrate expertise across practice areas to evaluate and reform regulatory codes; structure public-led community investment funds; implement asset-based development programs; negotiate incentive transactions; and execute bond and revenue measures.
Public Finance
Land Use & Zoning
Building & Safety
Procurement
Business Regulation
Economic Development
Real Estate & Construction
Community Banks
We provide compliance and transactional counsel to guide community banks through all aspects of raising and deploying capital for community development. We integrate expertise across practice areas to help clients raise local and mission-driven capital; partner with CDFIs to provide government-subsidized financing; and otherwise expand their lending, capital leasing, brokerage, or investment activities in support of community development.
