McFarland PLLC is ranked Band 2 by Chambers USA, a renowned research and legal data provider that annually highlights the country’s top lawyers and law firms. This is McFarland’s first appearance in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide; the firm was previously...
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Texas Eminent Domain Law Blog
Taking Private Property to Curtail Mother Nature’s Fury
Over the last decade, Texans have been on the receiving end of some of the more devastating impacts Mother Nature can unleash, from destructive hurricanes barreling down on the Gulf Coast to multiple “once-in-a-generation” freezes that threaten to cripple our energy...
McFarland PLLC Recognized for Excellence in 2025 Best Law Firms Ranking
When a landowner client comes to our offices, Condemnation Attorneys is on the door.
Five McFarland PLLC Attorneys Named to 2024 Texas Super Lawyers
McFarland PLLC announces that five of its condemnation attorneys—Billy Coe Dyer, Laura Manion, Charles McFarland, Mark Merrell, and Dan Tobin—have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list in the firm’s sole area of practice, Eminent Domain....
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Four McFarland PLLC Attorneys
McFarland PLLC attorneys Billy Coe Dyer, Marie D. Harlan, Charles B. McFarland, and Mark L. Merrell have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2025©. McFarland, Dyer and Merrell are all honored in the Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law category, and Harlan...
Condemnation Appraisals: The (Often) High Cost of Standing Up to the Government
“Why in the world does the appraisal cost that much?!” It’s a question that many a flabbergasted client has asked me over the years. And, to be fair, it’s a completely justifiable question. It is true that appraisals in condemnation cases are expensive – significantly...
Can your business be demolished due to a freeway expansion?
Building a business enterprise near a freeway can be a good marketing strategy because it gives you access to customers who may remember what they need to purchase from your establishment when they see your property. But what if the government decides to expand the...
Texas Lawyer Profiles Addition of Firm Partner Billy Coe Dyer
Picking up on the news that Billy Coe Dyer has joined the firm, Brenda Sapino Jeffreys recently interviewed Billy and Charles McFarland for a story in Texas Lawyer magazine. The article highlights the mutual respect Billy and Charles have enjoyed since their earlier...
Firm Adds Texas Condemnation Law Powerhouse Billy Coe Dyer as Partner
McFarland PLLC announces that Billy Coe Dyer has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner. Dyer brings over 30 years of experience in condemnation and eminent domain matters to the Texas condemnation boutique. “We’re pinching ourselves,” said Charles McFarland,...
The eminent domain bar lost a legend in Gideon Kanner’s passing.
I will never forget his description of me in Gideon’s Trumpet—referring to an article I had written on the Supreme Court’s Kelo v. City of New London—as a “practicing lawyer who gives us a practitioner’s perspective on eminent domain,” a kind of double warning to his...