Pamela Madere

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, “Negotiating For Success,” Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) REAL YP Program (March 9, 2023)
• “Legislative Update,” Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) (July 28, 2021)
• Presenter, “Basics of Real Estate Development,” Travis County Women Lawyers Association’s annual Joint Mentoring and Member CLE Lunch and Scholarship Presentation (March 3, 2021)
• 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)

In the News

• “Secrets to success: Female leaders say relationships, confidence and work ethic open doors,” Austin Business Journal (May 2023)
• “The workplace of the immediate tomorrow’: Reopening Austin offices plan for one-way foot traffic, sanitizing stations, distanced desks,” Austonia (May 2020)
• “Austin Top News,” KLBJ News Brief (May 2020)
• “Austin Chamber of Commerce offers tips for businesses looking to reopen office spaces,” CBS Austin (May 2020)
• “How big can Austin get? City Hall bears down on housing capacity conundrum as prices, traffic get worse,” Austin Business Journal (February 2020)
• “Real Estate Council warns of potential land use code pitfalls,” Austin Monitor (January 2020)
• “372-unit apartment project planned in San Marcos,” Austin Business Journal (September 2019)
• “I.Q. Hurdle House makes slow but steady progress,” Austin Monitor (July 2019)
• “Austin homeowners frustrated with developer pushing up against their backyards,” KVUE ABC (April 2019)
• “Eureka Holdings seeks rehabilitation approval for I.Q. Hurdle House,” Austin Monitor (April 2019)
• “The vision behind 12,000-home community: 3 questions with developer of planned Austin Green development,” Austin Business Journal (December 2018)
• “Old UT Co-op may become medical offices,” Austin Monitor (December 2018)
• “High-powered Austin lawyer to lead Chamber board in 2019,” Austin Business Journal (December 2018)
• “RECA, Austin Chamber urge voters to OK some ballot proposals, shoot down others,” Austin Business Journal (October 2018)
• “KVUE’s Bryan Mays and Yvonne Nava host Austin mayoral candidate forum,” KVUE ABC (October 2018)
• “2,100-acre community could bring Mueller-like neighborhood to Southeast Austin,” Austin Business Journal (October 2018)
• “RECA: Current CodeNext draft extremely lacking, would make Austin ‘less affordable, less sustainable, more sprawling’,” Austin Business Journal (May 2018)
• “CodeNext Testimony from RECA Board Chair Pam Madere,” Real Estate Council of Austin (May 2018)
• “3 takeaways from Mayor Steve Adler’s appearance at the Real Estate Council of Austin Luncheon,” Community Impact Newspaper (March 2018)
• “What do Lobbyists and CRE Have in Common,” REDNews (January 2016)
• “Celebrating Civility – How a new oath is uniting lawyers across the state,” Texas Bar Journal (December 2015)
• “Former wife of ‘Bullet Bob’ Hayes faces foreclosure,” WFAA.com (May 2015)
• “Stats Shed Light on Top E-Filing Companies,” Texas Lawyer (October 2014)
• “Land Entitlement in Austin,” REDNews (April 2014)
• “Plan for Old Concordia Site to Change,” Austin Business Journal (August 2012)
• “Buildings to Flank Broken Spoke,” Austin Business Journal (April 2012)
• “Check ‘n Go Sues to try to get Permit,” San Antonio Express News (October 2011)
• “Journal Profile, Pamela Madere,” Austin Business Journal (December 2010)

• RECA Gary S. Farmer Commendation of Excellence Award, 2023
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Ranked for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use – Texas, 2023
• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), 2020-2024
  • Lawyer of the Year – Austin, Land Use and Zoning Law, 2023
  • Land Use and Zoning Law, 2021-2024
  • Real Estate Law, 2020-2024
• “Austin’s Top Attorneys” List – Land Use Environment, Austin Monthly, 2021
• Corporate and Transactional Attorney Award, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, 2022

• Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
  • Vice Chair, 2024
  • General Counsel, 2019, 2024
  • Director, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Executive Committee, 2019
• Central Texas Public Safety Commission (formerly Greater Austin Crime Commission), Vice Chair, 2021-Present
• Real Estate Council of Austin, Board of Directors, Past Chair
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Past President
• Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Board of Directors 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