Biography
Gabriela “Gaby” Rawlings is an associate in the Real Estate & Land Use sections of Jackson Walker’s Dallas office. She represents developers, property owners, and non-profit organizations in a variety of matters concerning real estate, including the development, redevelopment, purchase, sale, zoning, and permitting of property for all potential uses. Gaby’s experience includes drafting and negotiating deed restrictions, development agreements, easement agreements, leases, and governance systems for mixed-use or condominium projects.
Previously in her career, Gaby primarily represented clients in complex commercial cases involving a wide range of disputes including real estate and construction disputes, breach of contract claims, and employment disputes.
Additional Languages
Spanish
Education
B.A., cum laude, Texas A&M University, 2012
J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2016
- Staff Editor, International Law Review
- Treasurer, Hispanic Law Student Association, 2015-2016
- Advocate, AAJ Civil Law Trial Advocacy Competition, 2015
- Advocate, ABA Labor & Employment Trial Advocacy Competition, 2014
- Recipient, Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation Scholarship
- Recipient, Dallas Hispanic Bar Scholarship
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2016
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2016
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2017
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2021-2022
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2021-2022
- Dallas Bar Association, Member
- The Real Estate Council, Member
- CityLab High School, Board Member
- Community Council of Greater North Dallas, Board Member
- Cristo Rey Dallas College Preparatory School, Community Volunteer and Translation Services
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder Program, 2022
- Lipscomb Site Based Decision Making Committee, Community Member