Dawson & Sodd, PLLC - Dallas Eminent Domain Attorneys - TX

Dedicated Texas Eminent Domain and Condemnation Counsel in Dallas

Receiving formal notice that the government, a regional utility, or a private pipeline company plans to seize your land is an intimidating experience. Based at 8333 Douglas Avenue in Dallas, Dawson and Sodd, PLLC is a premier property rights law firm dedicated exclusively to representing landowners in eminent domain and condemnation actions throughout Texas. Tracing its roots back more than five decades to legendary litigators Matt Mad Dog Dawson and Glenn Sodd, the firm focuses 100 percent of its practice on standing between property owners and powerful condemning authorities. The firm brings extensive courtroom trial skill and proven valuation insights to ensure property owners receive full, fair compensation under constitutional law.

Protecting Landowner Rights in Major Infrastructure Projects

Rapid urban and industrial growth across North Texas and the entire Lone Star State has ignited an unprecedented wave of public works and energy expansions. When you need to hire an attorney to contest an inadequate condemnation offer, Dawson and Sodd, PLLC delivers formidable advocacy. As experienced commercial real estate lawyers and business litigation lawyers, the firm manages every facet of condemnation proceedings:

• Highway and road expansions by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), including rights-of-way acquisitions for major interstates and outer loops.
• Oil, natural gas, and carbon dioxide pipeline easements across agricultural ranches, commercial acreage, and suburban tracts.
• Electric transmission lines and high-voltage utility easements that restrict land use and impact residual property value.
• Municipal transit expansions, civic redevelopments, airport facilities, and public water authority projects.
• Inverse condemnation lawsuits when government actions damage or take private property without formal legal condemnation.

The firm has secured extraordinary recoveries for clients, regularly transforming nominal initial offers into multi-million dollar jury verdicts and negotiated settlements.

Thorough Land Valuation and Damages Analysis

Condemning entities frequently present lowball appraisals that overlook vital damage to remaining property. When you need to find a lawyer who understands real estate economics, severance damages, access impairment, and highest and best use analysis, Dawson and Sodd, PLLC levels the playing field. As trusted residential real estate lawyers and commercial advocates, the firm collaborates with seasoned appraisers, hydrologists, land planners, and engineers to calculate the true impact on your property:

• Diminution in value of the remainder parcel after partial physical takings.
• Loss of direct highway access, frontage visibility, and parking capacity essential for commercial operations.
• Disruption of livestock operations, irrigation systems, drainage corridors, and agricultural productivity.

Contingency-Based Representation with Zero Upfront Legal Fees

Dawson and Sodd, PLLC operates on a performance-focused contingency fee structure in condemnation cases, meaning clients owe no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation above the condemning authority initial formal offer. Multilingual assistance is readily available in English and Spanish. If you have received a condemnation notice or learn of an impending project near your land, contact Dawson and Sodd, PLLC in Dallas today to schedule a free initial case evaluation.