HOUSTON –McFarland PLLC founding partner Charles McFarland has earned selection to the 2020 list of Texas Super Lawyers. McFarland is additionally listed among the Top 100 in Houston, the first condemnation lawyer to ever achieve this recognition.
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Mark Merrell Presents at Houston Eminent Domain Conference
Merrell joined a panel of eminent domain experts to address “Special Issues and Strategies with Special Commissioners’ Hearings” at CLE International’s first-ever virtual Eminent Domain Conference in Houston. The panel, moderated by Lisa Ketai, included Harris County Assistant District Attorney Donald Stricklin and former City of Houston attorney Judith...
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STB Reconsiders Jurisdiction Over Texas High Speed Rail Project
The Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency with jurisdiction over railroads affecting interstate commerce, has reconsidered its prior determination that Texas Central Railroad and Infrastructure, Inc., and Texas Central Railroad, LLC (collectively, Texas Central)’s proposed rail line between Dallas and Houston was not subject to the Board’s jurisdiction and therefore did not...
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Marie Harlan Recognized as “ONES TO WATCH” in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
McFarland PLLC condemnation attorney Marie Harlan received a 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition for her work in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law.
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