Texas eminent domain powerhouse McFarland PLLC has deepened its bench, adding attorneys Thomas Cooke in its Houston office and Nick Victor in Dallas.
“The addition of Tom and Nick reflects our long-term commitment to standing for our Texas landowner clients when the government takes private property for public use,” said Charles McFarland, the firm’s managing partner. “They are smart and talented lawyers, and we fully expect them to be next-generation leaders in Texas condemnation law.”
Cooke practiced at a boutique litigation firm in Houston and was a law clerk for the Hon. Sim Lake with the U.S. Federal District Courts, Southern District. He earned his J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas, where he was associate editor of the Law Review and articles editor for the Texas Review of Law & Politics. Cooke graduated, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in history from Cornell College, where he won the nonprofit Constituting America’s “We the People 9.17” speech contest and was captain of the Mock Trial team.
Victor’s background includes experience across a range of commercial and civil litigation matters with two Dallas-based law firms. He served as articles editor for the Science & Technology Law Review and earned his J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. He also holds a B.A. in political science from Yale University, where he played NCAA Division I basketball.
About McFarland PLLC
McFarland PLLC focuses exclusively on eminent domain and condemnation litigation on behalf of landowners. The firm helps owners of retail, commercial, industrial, and special-use properties maximize recoveries when the government takes private property for public use. The firm’s lawyers are ranked annually in publications including Chambers, The Best Lawyers in America®, and Super Lawyers.