Justin’s public finance practice focuses on tax-exempt financings for school districts, cities, counties, special purpose districts, and non-profit corporations. In connection with these transactions, he serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel. In addition, he advises governmental and corporate clients on general public law matters, including elections, open government, and economic development.

Justin also has experience in environmental finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in public and private financings. 

During law school, Justin served as Summer Law Clerk for the Office of Regional Counsel, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6. Justin also interned for the Honorable David Hittner of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Representative Experience

• Bond counsel for school districts in the issuance of building bonds and refunding bonds
• Bond counsel for special purpose district in the issuance of infrastructure bonds
• Counsel for global private equity firm in the due diligence of public law issues in the acquisition of a $161 million portfolio of master planned communities
• Counsel for state university institution in the public purpose issues involved in its collaboration with a hospital district

Education
BA, Southern Methodist University, Honors in Liberal Arts, Departmental Distinction in Spanish, 2016

• ETAB Hot News December 2020, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News February 2021, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News October 2020, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News March 2021, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News January 2021, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• Commanding Transparency: The Emerging Frontier of SEC-Mandated Climate Risk Disclosures, Houston Law Review Vol. 58, Issue 1, 2020
• ETAB Hot News April 2021, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News November 2020, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News September 2020, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee
• ETAB Hot News September 2021, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee