W. Brad Anderson

• Served as lead counsel for multinational media conglomerate and secured just compensation in excess of $12 million over the initial offer letter in a case involving the acquisition of road right-of-way in Harris County, Texas.
• Served as right-of-way acquisition counsel for a portion of a cross-state common carrier pipeline project involving the acquisition of roughly 1,100 parcels through-out the State of Texas.
• Secured just compensation in excess of $2 million over the initial offer for a real estate developer who’s property was bisected by a 40 acre roadway taking in Hood County, Texas.
• Assisted in the acquisition of over 600 parcels needed for the completion of a 320-mile electric transmission line constructed as part of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones project.
• Helped the owner of a multifamily complex secure just compensation roughly 300% above the initial offer in a roadway taking case that impacted the complex.
• Represented the Lower Colorado River Authority in its acquisition of over 95 parcels needed for the completion of its Clear Springs to Hutto project.
• Assisted the City of Corpus Christi with the acquisition of right-of-way needed for the modification and improvement of municipal drainage facilities.
• Represented numerous oil/gas midstream and interstate pipeline companies in the acquisition of the right-of-way needed to complete common carrier and gathering systems in the Eagle Ford, Permian, Kline, and Haynesville Shales.
• Aided Travis County Municipal Utility District 18 with its acquisition of the right-of-way needed for its wastewater interceptor project.

• Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2021
• “Austin’s Top Attorneys” List – Eminent Domain, Austin Monthly, 2021
• Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2014-2016

Publications

• “Texas Supreme Court Reaffirms Validity and Scope of General Easements,” Jackson Walker Insights (February 2020)
• Strategies to Optimize Real Property Acquisition, Relocation Assistance, and Property Management Practices, NCHRP (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) Report 771, 2014

Speaking Engagements

• “How Condemnor and Property Owner Counsel Prepare the Battlefield in Utility Takings,” CLE Eminent Domain Conference (April 2022)
• “There is a Right Way to Acquire Right-of-Way,” Association of Water-Board Directors Annual Conference (June 2021)
• “Lighting Round: Cutting Edge Issues in Analyzing and Trying Your Eminent Domain Case,” CLE International Austin Eminent Domain Super Conference (April 2021)
• “Ethical Considerations for Landmen & ROW Agents: Eminent Domain, Condemnation and Licensing,” Houston Association of Professional Landmen 51st Annual Technical Workshop (September 2020)
• “Coming to Your City (or Rural Property): Current Perspectives on Eminent Domain,” CLE International Houston Eminent Domain Conference (August 2020)
• “Utility Easement Acquisitions – Practical Advice, Tips, and Analysis from Both Sides of the Docket,” 18th Annual CLE International Eminent Domain SuperConference (March 2019)
• “Measuring Just Compensation,” Eminent Domain and Private Property Rights Law Course, University of Texas School of Law (March 2018; March 2017)
• “Utilities, Inverse Condemnation, and More: Point/Counterpoint on Key Eminent Domain Issues,” CLE International Eminent Domain SuperConference, Austin (2017)
• “From the Frontlines: Current Issues in Eminent Domain,” CLE International (2016)
• “Hot Topics in Eminent Domain,” CLE International (2015)
• “Unique Challenges Facing Condemnor’s Counsel Today,” CLE International (2013)
• “High Voltage Transmission Line Easements: Appraisal, Acquisition, and Condemnation,” International Right of Way Association (2012)
• “Condemnation Issues and the Competitive Renewable Energy Zones,” CLE International (2011)

• State Bar of Texas
• Austin Bar Association
• West Austin Youth Association
• Dripping Springs Youth Sports Association