My practice areas are:
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Corporate-General Counsel
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Real Estate & Development
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Land Use & Entitlements
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Municipal and Legislative Law
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Construction & Owner's Representation
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Community Advocacy & Governmental Relations
My work experience & strengths:
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Legal advocacy for entitlement and land development issues for government, private (residential and commercial) and non-profit interests;
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Business operations as in-house counsel and outside-general counsel;
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Acting as an "Owners-Rep" between investors, architects, engineers and other professionals to streamline efficiencies in turn-key projects from diligence, purchase, permitting, construction and leasing/operations;
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Budget management for private and government entities;
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Contract writing and negotiations;
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Collaborative Law and Human Resources;
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Crisis Management for private and non-profit organizations;
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Real Estate and transactional matters;
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Municipal and local government work from internal, staff operations to public facing meetings;
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Code and legislative review, drafting and public process to go from directive to adopted ordinance/policy; and
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Public speaking and meeting management.
CURRENT-
-Partner, DuBois Bryant & Campbell LLP
-Executive Board Member, Hill Country Conservancy
-COA, Urban Design Guidelines-Buildings Advisory Board
PAST-
-Mayor & Elected Official - Sunset Valley, 2009-2021
-Private Practice & In-house Counsel, 2010-2021
-Judicial Clerkship & Legislative Aide, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 2008-2010
Protection, education and access of public outdoor space and my love of horses brought me to Sunset Valley in 2008 where I served as an elected official and volunteer continuously from 2008-2022. During this period, I also acted as Managing Partner for a boutique law firm before forming my own practice in 2010. My drive for public advocacy and volunteerism continue now with my service to Hill Country Conservancy and other development organizations to contribute to the future of the Austin we will all get to enjoy.
I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan which is a story in itself and raised in Moore, Oklahoma where I acquired my love of horseback riding. After completing my undergraduate work at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, I worked in International Education for an Austin based study abroad company managing their South America and Mexico offices and acting as the US Admissions Director for Latin American Programs and Chile Site Specialist. After law school, I clerked for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for two years before going into private practice.
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