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Robert Park Speaks on Understanding Riparian and Water Rights

Posted on Categories Conservation Easements, Farm & Ranch, Water & Wind
Robert Park will be speaking at the Boundaries and Easements seminar hosted by HalfMoon Education, Inc. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel, 611 NW Loop 410 on the topic of Understanding Riparian and Water Rights. Robert will discuss the history and development of riparian rights, how land boundaries are determined near a water line, access rights to surface water and groundwater, and complying with regulations restricting access to and use of surface water and groundwater.
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Harry W. Wolff Jr.

Harry W. Wolff, Jr. Presents at ACTEC Summer Meeting

Posted on Categories Estate & Business Planning, Events
Harry W. Wolff, Jr. presented to the Practice Committee at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) Summer Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on June 21, 2018 on the topic of “Legacy and Generational Planning for Tangible Personal Property.”  ACTEC is a national organization of approximately 2,500 lawyers elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence, and experience as trust and estate counselors. Their members are the best and brightest in the trust and estate practice, with decades of experience representing and advising families.
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Anson B. Howard Joins UFJB&W

Posted on Categories Farm & Ranch, Oil, Gas & Minerals
We are pleased to announce that Anson Howard has joined UFJB&W as an associate in the oil and gas department after completing three years in the Marine Corps as a JAG officer. Anson’s background in ranching will hold him in good stead as he focuses his practice on the needs of land and mineral owners. Welcome Anson!
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UFJB&W Welcomes Caroleene H. Dobson

Posted on Categories Conservation Easements, Farm & Ranch
Caroleene Dobson joins UFJB&W as an associate attorney in our real estate practice. Caroleene has practiced in the area of commercial real estate law since earning her J.D. from Baylor University (magna cum laude, 2012). With a background in ranching, Caroleene will handle farm and ranch transactions and conservation easements in addition to commercial real estate. We welcome Caroleene as a valuable addition to the firm.
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Ezra Johnson

Johnson Appointed to VIA Board

Posted on Categories Uncategorized
Ezra Johnson was recently appointed to the VIA Board of Trustees. VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority is governed by a 11-member board of trustees. Board members are appointed by San Antonio City Council (appoints five), Bexar County Commissioners Court (appoints three), and the Suburban Mayors (appoints two). The Chair of the Board is elected by the Board members. The VIA Board of Trustees meets monthly to discuss and decide policy issues and hear comments from the community within its 1200-square-mile service area. VIA is in the process of converting its fleet to run on compressed natural gas, and now has one of…
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UFJB Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”

Posted on Categories Events
Partner Ezra Johnson and Associates Robert Park and F. Parks Brown have been recognized in the March 2018 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine and also in Texas Monthly Magazine as 2018 Texas Rising Stars.  Nominated by other attorneys, this honor is reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in their practice specialty.  This is Parks Brown’s first year to be recognized as a Rising Star.  Ezra Johnson has been recognized as a Rising Star two times, while this is Robert Park’s fifth consecutive year as a Rising Star.
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Fitzsimons and Brown Published in RMMLF Journal

Posted on Categories Oil, Gas & Minerals
Joseph Fitzsimons and Parks Brown were recently published in Volume 54, No. 2 of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Journal on the topic of “Surface Use Negotiations from the Landowner’s Perspective”.  The paper will be republished in an upcoming issue of the Section Report of the Oil, Gas & Energy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  For more information about the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, click here
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Brown Joins Board of Green Spaces Alliance

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Parks Brown has joined the Board of Green Spaces Alliance of South Texas.  The mission of Green Spaces Alliance is to sustain the natural environment and enhance urban spaces through land conservation, community engagement, and education.  To date, Green Spaces Alliance has helped protect over 133,000 acres of land over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone, safeguarded 458 additional acres of private property and 123 acres of donated land, fostered over 40 community gardens across San Antonio, and educated over 3,700 students on the importance and beauty of nature.
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