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The Addicks Reservoir and Barker Cypress Reservoir that protect much of West Houston from flooding are controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. To protect the City as a whole, the Army Corps began a process of controlled, high-volume releases of water from the...

Charles McFarland has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers 2018 (24th Edition) in America in the practice areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more...

The Texas Transportation Commission approved billions of dollars worth of additional projects at a meeting March 28, and Houston is getting a major chunk. The Houston Chronicle reports $8.9 billion has been approved for 230 projects statewide as part of Texas’ unified...

McFarland PLLC welcomes Mark Merrell to the firm as a partner. Mark graduated from Texas A&M University, summa cum laude, and the University of Chicago Law School. Out of law school, he joined the Eminent Domain and Land Use Litigation practice group of Andrews...

McFarland PLLC is included in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law – Houston. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review...

Texas Super Lawyers 2016 has again recognized Charles McFarland for his work in the practice area of Eminent Domain. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree...

Charles McFarland has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers 2017 (23rd Edition) in America in the practice areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more...

Texas Monthly Magazine named Charles McFarland to its list of Texas Super Lawyers for 2014 in the field of Condemnation/Eminent Domain law. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process that combines peer nominations and evaluations...

McFarland PLLC is listed in the 2015-2016 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law – Houston. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer...

Have you ever wondered how big a hammer the government’s power of eminent domain is? We know it's big enough that the government can compel the involuntary conveyance of property needed for public use when a voluntary conveyance is not forthcoming. But should it be so...