Luke Ellis

Luke Ellis

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Eminent Domain
300 West Sixth Street, Suite 1950, Austin, TX 78701

    About Luke Ellis

    Practice Areas
    • Eminent Domain
    Education
    • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2002
      J.D.
      • Honors: With Honors
      • Law Review: Texas Law Review, Member
    • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1997
      B.A.
      • Major: Political Science
      • Honors: With Honors
    • La Universidad de Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain, 2001
    • La Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
    Languages
    • Spanish
    Classes and Seminars
    • Teaching course on eminent domain and land takings, University of Texas School of Law
    • Joppa Town Hall Meeting over Potential P2K Pipeline Condemnation, June 14, 2018 (Joppa, Texas)
    • University of Texas School of Law – “Eminent Domain and Condemnation” – Adjunct Professor (2017; 2016)
    • “The Border Wall and Federal Eminent Domain Power”, Presentation to Laredo Bar Association, October 20, 2017
    • “Inverse Condemnation Claims Against Army Corp of Engineers/U.S. Government Due to Intentional Release of Hurricane Harvey Floodwaters” – Town Hall Meeting, October 4, 2017 (Houston, Texas)
    • “Texas Eminent Domain & Condemnation: Strategies and Solutions for Property Owners” – hosted by the Texas Land Conservancy and Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, September 29, 2017 (Fort Worth, Texas)
    • “Eminent Domain & Condemnation: Valuation Issues for Shopping Center, Retail, and Commercial Use Properties” – International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), October 27, 2017
    • “Inverse Condemnation Claims Against Army Corp of Engineers/U.S. Government Due to Intentional Release of Hurricane Harvey Floodwaters” – Town Hall Meeting, September 13, 2017 (Houston, Texas)
    • “Commercial Real Estate and Texas Condemnation: Legislative Reform Efforts” – Austin Commercial Real Estate Society (ACRES), September 13, 2017 (Austin, Texas)
    • “Texas Eminent Domain Legislative Reform – Summary of 2017 Legislative Session” – International Right of Way Association (IRWA), September 8, 2017 (San Marcos, Texas)
    • “Texas Eminent Domain and Condemnation – Roadways, Pipeline & Utility Easement Conference” – hosted by the Williamson/Milam County Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Office, September 7, 2017 (Georgetown, Texas)
    • “Recent Developments in Texas Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law” – Texas Agricultural Law Conference, May 25, 2017 (Lubbock, Texas)
    • “Texas Eminent Domain & Condemnation” – Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Annual Conference, April 1, 2017 (San Antonio, Texas)
    • “Evaluating Risk in Highway Condemnation Takings — the Little Elm case” — Texas Condemnation & Eminent Domain Super Conference, February 9, 2017 (Austin, Texas)
    • “Texas Condemnation of Commercial / Retail Properties: Legislative Reform Initiatives”– Central Texas International Right of Way Association (IRWA), November 7, 2016 (Austin, Texas)
    • “Texas Eminent Domain Legislative Reform Initiatives” – town hall hosted by Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, November 15, 2016 (Bastrop, Texas).
    • “Texas Eminent Domain Legislative Reform Initiatives” – Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Public Policy Conference, September 29, 2016 (Austin, Texas).
    • “Texas Pipeline Easement Condemnations – Issues to Consider,” PUG Permian Basin Oil & Gas Conference, Fort Worth, May 19, 2015
    • “Property Owner and Land Rights Conference,” College Station, May 9, 2015
    • “High Voltage Power Lines and Eminent Domain From the Landowner’s Perspective,” Hill Country Alliance Workshop, Fredericksburg, September 6, 2014
    • “Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers – Eminent Domain and Condemnation,” Austin Civil Engineers Presentation, August 13, 2014
    • “Landownership as a Keystone Right: Five Issues in Condemnations for Pipeline Easements,” co-authored with Justin Hodge, 39th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Conference, Houston, March 2013
    • Lecturer, CLE International – Texas Eminent Domain Conference (2007 & 2008)

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Texas, 2003
    • New York, 2002
    • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
    Other Affiliations
    • State Bar of Texas (Member)
    • State Bar of New York (Member)
    • Travis County Bar Association (Member)
    • Austin Young Lawyers Association (Member)
    Past Positions
    • Texas Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 2002 - 2003

    Articles

    Published Works
    • Talking About My Generation: Assumption of Risk and the Rights of Injured Concert Fans in the 21st Century, 80 Tex. L. Rev. 607, 2002
    • The Common Law, Austin Chronicle
    • The Common Law, El Mundo
    • Power Lines and Community Damages
    • Eminent Domain 101 - The Nuts and Bolts of How the Condemnation Process Works, Flick Report, September-October, 2007
    • Recent Developments in Media, Privacy, and Defamation Law, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal
    • “High-Speed Rail & Centerpoint Power Line – Right to Take and Valuation Challenges in a Texas Eminent Domain Case,” hosted by the Waller County Advocacy Group, February 27, 2016
    • “Eminent Domain – High-Speed Rail & Centerpoint Power Line,” hosted by the Waller County Advocacy Group, January 13, 2016
    • “Texas Condemnation: Problems and Solutions From the Property Owner’s Perspective,” 13th Annual Policy Orientation for Texas Legislature, Austin, January 8, 2015
    • “STEC Electric Powerlines—The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain,” Town Hall Meeting, Cotulla, January 7, 2015
    • “Rio Grande Valley—The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain,” Town Hall Meeting, McAllen, January 6, 2015
    • “The Fundamentals of Eminent Domain,” Hidalgo County Bar Association Luncheon, July 2, 2014
    • “Property Rights and Eminent Domain,” Hood County Bar Association Luncheon, Granbury, May 23, 2014
    • “Property Rights and Eminent Domain,” Somervell County Town Hall Meeting, Glen Rose, May 24, 2014
    • “Landownership as a Keystone Right: Eminent domain and easements,” San Antonio Bar Association-Natural Resources Section Luncheon, San Antonio, January 9, 2014
    • “Texas Condemnation The Good and The Bad: From the Landowner’s Perspective,” 12th Annual Policy Orientation for Texas Legislature, Austin, January 9, 2014
    • “Eminent Domain 101—The Nuts and Bolts of How the Condemnation Process Works,” Flick Commercial Real Estate Report, Sept.–Oct. 2007

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    300 West Sixth Street, Suite 1950, Austin, TX 78701
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