Biography

Joel W. Heydenburk focuses his practice on real estate transactions and operational issues in connection with commercial real estate. Mr. Heydenburk regularly represents landlords in the preparation and negotiation of commercial office, retail, and industrial property leases in Texas and other states across the nation. His experience consists of representing buyers and sellers in acquisitions and sales of commercial properties ranging from $1 million and exceeding $200 million. Mr. Heydenburk also represents commercial debt holders and servicers in foreclosure proceedings in Texas. He regularly represents commercial real estate owners and managers in connection with telecommunications matters including telecommunication lease agreements, rooftop lease agreements, rooftop and cabling agreements, and cabling agreements.

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Representative Matters

• Currently representing the owner/redeveloper of a large "to the trade" real estate development in Dallas, Texas, in connection with leasing, operational and redevelopment matters


• Assisted in the representation of an industrial manufacturer in the sale of such business' assets and related real estate transactions in connection therewith


• Assisted in the representation of a large commercial mortgage servicer in connection with various owned commercial real estate assets including a retail mall, retail pad sites, and retail strip centers at locations throughout Texas


• Assisted in the representation of commercial landlords and managers in connection with various telecommunications transactions


• Assisted in the representation of purchaser in the acquisition of a 20-story Class A office building in Atlanta, Georgia


• Assisted in the representation of seller in the sale of a multi-building office complex in Las Colinas/Irving, Texas


• Assisted in the representation of the owner of industrial warehouse facility in connection with various leasing transactions in Fort Worth, Texas


• Assisted in the representation of large landlord in connection with various lease transactions ranging from 1,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet at various office buildings throughout the southern United States


• Assisted in the representation of purchaser in the acquisition of a 20-story Class A office building in Fort Worth, Texas


• Assisted in the representation of seller in the sale of a large commercial farm portfolio located in multiple states throughout the western United States


• Assisted in the representation of banks and bond holders in connection with complex foreclosures throughout North Texas

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Organization Membership

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
• Member, American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section)
• Member, Tarrant County Bar Association (Real Estate Section)
• Member, Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
• Associate Member, Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
• Founding/Sustaining Member, Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council
• Member, Fort Worth CREW
• Member, Leadership Fort Worth (Class of 2009-2010)

Community Involvement

Mr. Heydenburk graduated from the 2009-2010 class of Leadership Fort Worth. He has served as President and on the Board of Directors for the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association. He has also volunteered as a teacher for Junior Achievement of Chisholm Trail, Inc. Mr. Heydenburk currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth. Mr. Heydenburk currently serves as Treasurer for the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth and is the former membership chair of Ronald's Young Leaders, an auxiliary organization of the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth. Mr. Heydenburk has served as a business coach to a undergraduate business student for the BNSF Next Generation Leadership Program at Texas Christian University's Neeley School of Business. He served as a member of the Fort Worth Independent School District's Census and Nine Single-Member Districts Redistricting Committee, a committee that is appointed by the FWISD Board of Education which is tasked with redrawing board member districts as a result of the 2010 Census.

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Peer Recognition

Mr. Heydenburk was named a "Rising Star" by Thomson Reuters (2008-2013), a distinction given to less than 2.5% of lawyers in the state of Texas. He was also named a "Top Attorney" by Fort Worth, Texas magazine (2006-2012). In 2011, Mr. Heydenburk was selected as one of the "40 Under 40" award recipients by Fort Worth Business Press.

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Speeches / Publications

Speeches:

• "What's the Big Deal?!" American Bar Association Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section's 24th Annual Spring CLE Symposia, May 2013

Links to Publications

• 40 Under 40 - Joel Heydenburk

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Latest News

• Joel Heydenburk Speaks on Negotiating Large Office Leases
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 24 'Super Lawyers - Rising Stars'
• Joel Heydenburk Elected Treasurer to Executive Committee at Ronald McDonald House in Fort Worth
• Jackson Walker Releases Texas Forms - Real Estate 2013
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2012 Fort Worth "Top Attorneys"
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 19 "Rising Stars"
• Jackson Walker Elects 11 New Partners
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2011 Fort Worth "Top Attorneys"
• Joel Heydenburk Profiled in Fort Worth Business Press' "40 Under 40"
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 21 "Rising Stars"
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2010 Fort Worth "Top Attorneys"
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 31 "Rising Stars"
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2009 Fort Worth "Top Attorneys"
• Joel Heydenburk Selected to Participate in Leadership Fort Worth
• Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 26 Texas Monthly "Rising Stars"

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