Join CMAA North Texas for our May 2021 Chapter Meeting.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
12 PM - 1 PM
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A Peek Behind the Curtain: A Lawyer's Top Tricks to Avoid the Courtroom and Keep Your Project on Track
Sponsorship Opportunities Available. All net proceeds fund our Annual Scholarship Program.
Attendance is eligible for CCM recertification, self-reporting of PDH credits per CMAA Guidelines.
Jeffrey T. Libby: Jeff’s practice specializes in commercial real estate transactions in which he assists clients on a local and national basis in a wide array of development, ownership, management, financing, leasing and construction matters. Jeff primarily represents developers and owners in connection with site acquisition, due diligence, subdivision and platting, zoning and entitlements, financing, construction, leasing, management and asset disposition. Mr. Libby has represented institutional lenders on a national platform with respect to their commercial mortgage loan transactions. Jeff also represents landlords and tenants in lease negotiations, as well as assisting owners and contractors with their construction matters. For three of his over 25 years of legal practice, Jeff served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President for a commercial real estate developer, during which he handled every aspect of property acquisitions, development, construction, finance, leasing, management and dispositions, providing Jeff with “real world” experience that helps him relate to and advise his clients with an added depth of understanding.
Jeff graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1990 with a B.B.A in Real Estate and a B.A. in Philosophy. After working as a commercial tenant representative for two years, Mr. Libby returned to his alma mater to attend law school and received his J.D. from SMU in 1995. Jeff has been a licensed real estate broker with the Texas Real Estate Commission and is also affiliated with the International Council of Shopping Centers, Texas Bar Association, and The Real Estate Council. Mr. Libby is a proud graduate of Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas where he remains an active volunteer, especially with Jesuit's Adopt-A-Family Program, which he founded in 1992. In his spare time, Jeff loves to spend time with his family and make music; most Sundays he can be found playing drums at the contemporary service at St. Monica Catholic Church.
Spencer Bryson advises and assists clients with their business life cycle and contract negotiation needs.
Specifically, Spencer assists his clients in preparing and negotiating construction contracts, licensing agreements, and documents related to employment and independent contractors. Spencer has assisted clients in a wide array of fields including real estate, development, public-private contracts, construction, manufacturing, entertainment, health care, and transportation. Spencer also focuses on business formation, funding and capitalization through equity and debt, and business acquisitions and dispositions.
Spencer graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business and earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary in 2013. He joined the firm shortly after its formation, and has since been recognized as a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star and a Top Lawyer Under 40 by D Magazine.
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