McFarland PLLC is again recognized in Chambers and Partners’ Chambers USA Guide for 2026 in the Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use category. McFarland is the only ranked firm in this category in Texas with fewer than 300 lawyers. In addition, firm attorneys Billy Coe Dyer and Charles McFarland are also ranked individually in this category. Chambers does not rank attorneys or firms specifically in McFarland’s core practice area of eminent domain and condemnation law.
McFarland’s legal practice is dedicated entirely to eminent domain and condemnation litigation on behalf of landowners. Board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he has personally handled dozens of condemnation jury trials and hundreds of administrative hearings before special commissioners. McFarland has represented property owners across Texas in significant condemnation cases against the State, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and numerous other local governmental agencies and public-use entities. He recently secured a Texas Supreme Court victory on behalf of The Commons of Lake Houston in a regulatory takings case. In addition to being the exclusive Texas member of Owners Counsel of America, McFarland holds the CRE designation of The Counselors of Real Estate®.
Widely recognized as an authority in the condemnation and eminent domain arenas, Dyer’s lengthy list of notable victories includes the largest jury verdict for a property owner in a condemnation case in Texas and representation of the landowner in State v. Interstate Northborough Partnership, the Texas Supreme Court case establishing a property owner’s right to recover proximity damages from an interstate highway project, which has been cited more than 300 times since the ruling. Dyer is also Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and, like McFarland, achieved this certification by trying condemnation cases.
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With offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, McFarland PLLC focuses exclusively on eminent domain and condemnation litigation on behalf of landowners, guiding clients through the appraisal, special commissioners’ hearings, negotiation and, if necessary, litigation phases of a taking. The firm helps owners of retail, commercial, industrial, and special-use properties maximize their recoveries when the government takes private property for public use, including highway, roadway, and other public infrastructure projects.