Pamela Madere

Partner, Austin
512.236.2048
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Biography

Pamela Madere is a partner in Jackson Walker’s Real Estate & Land Use section, representing clients before state and local governments. A significant portion of her practice involves representing owners and developers of real property in land use and governmental affairs issues and working with companies on site selection, entitlements review, and negotiations with local cities and counties and elected officials on corporate expansions including data centers, office, manufacturing and industrial uses.

Pamela defends the interests of owners and developers of real property before city, county, and state authorities. She develops strategies for clients dealing with real estate contracts, zoning, subdivisions, site plans, development permits, development agreements, economic/incentive agreements, annexation, easements, condemnation, Municipal Utility Districts, environmental matters, water and wastewater regulations, and transportation issues across the state of Texas.

Pamela has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas Law School where she assisted with teaching a course on negotiations. She currently serves as Director and former General Counsel of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and is Past Chair of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Past President of the Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, and Immediate Past President of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.

Education

B.A., Southwest Texas State University

M.A., (pending), Texas State University

J.D., St. Mary’s University School of Law

Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1998

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas

Board Certifications

Personal Injury Trial Law

In the News Recognition & Accolades Publications & Speeches Community Involvement
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.)
    • Real Estate Law, 2020-2021
    • Land Use and Zoning Law, 2021

Speeches

  • Moderator, “Getting Back to the Office” panel discussion, Opportunity Austin Economic Development Council (October 8, 2020)
  • “Re-opening your office space: What you need to know,” Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Workshop (May 15, 2020)
  • “It’s coming! How the new Austin Code will impact your deals,” Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) (March 25, 2020)
  • “Land Development Code Update,” Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) (January 29, 2020)
  • “City of Austin Development Code Changes,” Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) (November 14, 2019)
  • “Understanding the Impact of ‘Shot Clock’ Legislation,” Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) (October 9, 2019)
  • Moderator, “Key Updates from Across the Region,” 2019 Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) Exchange, Austin, TX (September 12, 2019)
  • “What You Need to Know About the 2019 Legislative Session,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel (August 20, 2019)
  • “A Review of the 86th Legislative Session,” El Paso & West Texas Association of Defense Counsel (June 13, 2019)
  • Presenter, “RECA Annual Awards & Membership Meeting Luncheon,” 2018 Real Estate Council of Austin, Austin, TX (December 11, 2018)
  • “Local Elections and Political Update,” Speaker, Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) (November 8, 2018)
  • Interviewer, “Mayoral Town Hall,” 2018 Real Estate Council of Austin, Austin, TX (March 27, 2018)
  • “How do we fix this plat?” Presenter, Austin Bar Association (October 20, 2017)
  • “Site & Subdivision Plan Process,” Presenter, Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) and Texas Association of Realtors (TAR) (December 6, 2016)
  • “Real Estate Market Conditions,” Property Information Exchange & Presentation, CTCAR (October 13, 2016)
  • “Land Development – A Broker’s Checklist,” CTCAR (February 11, 2016)
  • “Who ISN’T a City Lobbyist?” Property Information Exchange & Presentation, CTCAR (October 8, 2015)
  • “Austin’s Affordability Crisis: Where We Go From Here,” Rotary Club of Northwest Austin (April 17, 2015)
  • “Commercial Real Estate 101” Presenter, Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) (February 24, 2015)
  • “Products Liability Update,” Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference (2005)
  • “Products Liability Caselaw Update,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel’s Winter Seminar (2005)
  • “Cultivating and Protecting a Valuable Resource – Associate Attorneys,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel’s Law Office Management Seminar (2005)
  • “The Vanishing Jury,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel’s Fall Meeting (2005)
  • Austin Area Research Organization (AARO), Member
  • Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
    • Director, 2020
    • General Counsel, 2019
    • Executive Committee, 2019
  • Real Estate Council of Austin, Board of Directors, Past Chair
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Past President
  • Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Past President
  • Austin Business Journal‘s 2018 Commercial Real Estate Awards, Judging Committee
  • Texas State University Political Science Department, Legal Studies Program, Advisory Board, 1998-Present
  • State Bar of Texas, Advanced Civil Trial Course Planning Committee, 2010
  • Texas Access to Justice Commission, Supreme Court Task Force to Expand Legal Services Delivery Committee
  • Appointed to serve on the State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee, General Negligence and Motor Vehicles, 1999-2001
  • Helping Hand Home for Children, Volunteer, 2002-Present
  • Superhero Kids Fund, benefiting the Children’s Blood and Cancer Center of Central Texas at Dell’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Volunteer, 2010-2015
  • Make A Wish Foundation of Central & South Texas, Board of Directors, 2002-2007
  • Leadership Austin, Best Class Ever, 2003