Overview

Justin’s public finance practice focuses on tax-exempt financings for school districts, cities, counties, special purpose districts, and non-profit corporations. In connection with these transactions, he serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel. In addition, he advises governmental and corporate clients on general public law matters, including elections, open government, and economic development.

Justin also has experience in environmental finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in public and private financings. 

During law school, Justin served as Summer Law Clerk for the Office of Regional Counsel, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6. Justin also interned for the Honorable David Hittner of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Experience

  • Bond counsel for school districts in the issuance of building bonds and refunding bonds
  • Bond counsel for special purpose district in the issuance of infrastructure bonds
  • Counsel for global private equity firm in the due diligence of public law issues in the acquisition of a $161 million portfolio of master planned communities
  • Counsel for state university institution in the public purpose issues involved in its collaboration with a hospital district

Affiliations

Professional

  • Member, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
  • Member, Houston Bar Association
  • Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
  • Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Member, State Bar of Texas, Administrative and Public Law Section
  • Blog Writer, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee

Insights

Events & Speaking Engagements

  • June 24, 2020
    Event
    Panelist
    The Public Submissions Process on Effective Environmental Enforcement (SEM) under the USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC, Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Publications

Education

JD, University of Houston Law Center, cum laude, Senior Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, President, Energy & Environmental Law Society, 2021

BA, Southern Methodist University, Honors in Liberal Arts, Departmental Distinction in Spanish, 2016

Admissions

Texas

Languages

  • Spanish
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