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J.
Tyler
Topper

  • Partner
J. Tyler Topper
  • Condemnation/Eminent Domain
  • Administrative Law
  • Renewable Energy (Wind/Solar)
  • Commercial & Residential Real Estate

Biography

Originally from Plainview, Texas, Tyler moved to Amarillo in 2009. Tyler enjoys skiing, climbing mountains, and travelling with his wife and children.

Education

  • Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
    • J.D. - 2009
    • Honors: Order of the Barristers
  • Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
    • B.B.A. - 2005
    • Honors: summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2009
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2010

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Amarillo Area Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2019 - Present (President)

Honors

  • Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals 2016 – Amarillo Chamber of Commerce

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Wayland Baptist University Board of Trustees, Vice-Chairman of the Board, 2019

Representative Clients

  • Semi-Urban Development Property (215 acres) – Randall County property on with TxDOT was threatening to condemn 34 acres for a new roadway.
  • TxDOT’s initial offer – $544,836 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $2,204,736
  • South Texas Ranch (8,744 acres) – working ranch property in Webb County on which a utility company was threatening to condemn an 87-acre easement for a power line.
  • Utility’s initial offer – $352,800 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $834,174
  • Panhandle Farm (991 acres) – farm property in Castro County on which a utility company condemned a 13.1- acre easement for a power line.
  • Utility’s initial offer – $35,563 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $140,608
  • Permian Basin Oil & Gas Property (560 acres) – Reeves County property on which a pipeline company was threatening to condemn a 9.3-acre easement for an oil and gas pipeline.
  • Pipeline company’s initial offer – $44,098 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $134,739
  • Panhandle Ranch (2,400 acres) – ranch property in Collingsworth County on which a utility company condemned a 54.3-acre easement for a power line.
  • Utility’s initial offer – $65,232 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $237,336
  • East Texas Timber Property (2,901 acres) – heavily forested property in Bowie County on which a utility company was threatening to condemn a 63-acre easement for a power line.
  • Utility’s initial offer – $222,602 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $517,910
  • Semi-Urban Development Property (670 acres) – Randall County property on which TxDOT condemned 8 acres for a new roadway.
  • TxDOT’s initial offer – $62,308 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $306,785
  • South Texas Ranch (906 acres) – Webb County ranch property on which a utility company was threatening to condemn a 6-acre easement for a power line.
  • Utility’s initial offer – $24,400 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $121,208
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