James D. Eggleston, Jr

• Asset Protection

• Business Transactions

• Commercial Real Estate 

• Farm and Ranch Real Estate

• Private Equity Financing


• J.D., Kansas University School of Law (1980)

• Kansas Law Review, Board of Editors (1979-80)

• Order of the Coif Honor Society (1980) 

• Southern Methodist University (Graduate Work, History) 

• B.S., with honors, Oklahoma Christian University (1977) 

• Admitted to Practice – Texas (1980)

• Admitted to Practice – Oklahoma (2012)

• Admitted to Practice – Ohio (2012)

• Admitted to Practice – United States Supreme Court (1989)

• Fellow: American College of Real Estate Lawyers (2017-Present)

• Board Certified – Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

• Board Certified – Farm/Ranch Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

• AV® Rated “Preeminent” – Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

• Selected to the list of “Texas Super Lawyers” in Commercial Real Estate (2012-Present), published by Thomson Reuters, Texas Monthly Magazine 

• Governing Council, State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section (2018-2022)

• Board Member – Real Estate Legislative Affairs Council, State Bar of Texas (2007-2015)

• Exam Coordinator – Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Real Estate Examination (2008-2015)

• State Bar of Texas Real Estate Forms Committee (2017-2020)

• Member – College of the State Bar of Texas (2006-Present)

• Member – Texas Bar Foundation (2007-Present) 

• Member – Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, State Bar of Texas

• Member – Real Property and Corporate Law Sections, Oklahoma Bar Association

• Member – Real Property and Corporation Law Committees, Ohio State Bar Association

• Appointed by Governor Abbott to Texas Animal Health Commission ( 2016-2021)

• Appointed to Texas Animal Health Commission Audit Subcommittee (2016-2021)

• Founding Chair of the Board, Economic Development Council of Parker County (2017-2019)

Speaker:

Rural Subdivisions: Preparing Deed Restrictions without HOA’s and Creating Private Access Agreements, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Drafting Course (2023) (with Emma C. Grotting)

An Owner’s Legacy: Handling Reverters, Restrictions, Covenants, and Conditions (Panel Moderator), State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Strategies Course (2022) (with David Z. Conoly, Michael H. Gentry and Marc D. Markel)

When Urban Growth and ‘Farm Livin’ Collide, 30th Annual Texas Land Title Institute (2020)

Mineral Estate Issues for Commercial Real Estate Transactions, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Course (2020)

From Cradle to Grave: The Life Cycles of Farm and Ranch Ownership, From Acquisition through Operation to Disposition, American Agricultural Law Association’s Annual Educational Symposium (2019)

Creation, Enforcement, Avoidance and Termination of Deed Restrictions and Restrictive Covenants, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Drafting Course (2019) (with Michael H. Gentry and Patrick W. Fogarty) 

Do I Really Have an “Ag Exemption” and How do I Maintain It? Tarrant Cty. Bar Assoc. Real Estate Section (May 2019)

Do I Really Have an “Ag Exemption” and How do I Maintain It? State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Course (2018)

Updated Farm and Ranch Tools and Contracts, State Bar of Texas Adv. Paralegal Seminar (2017)

Maintaining Agriculture Use and Open-Space “Exemptions,” Dallas Bar Assoc. Real Estate Discussion Group (2016)

Updated Farm and Ranch Transaction, Tools and Contracts, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Law Course (2016)

Legal Trends, Tips and Tools for Farms and Ranchers, Texas Southwest Cattle Raisers Assoc. Annual Conv. (2016)

Maintaining Agricultural and Open-Space Exemptions, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Drafting Course (2016)

Farm and Ranch Leases: Legal Issues and Negotiating Strategies, Lorman Live Webinar (2016)

Farm and Ranch Transactions, Tools, and Trends, Denton County Bar Assoc. Real Estate Section (Feb. 2016)

Farm and Ranch Acquisitions: Trends, Tips and Tools, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Law Course (2015)

Drafting Effective Agreements for Farm and Ranch Acquisitions and Operations, State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Drafting Course (2015)

Trends in Farm and Ranch Acquisitions, Tarrant County Bar Assoc. Real Estate Section (March 2015)

Land, Crops, Cows: Farm and Ranch Acquisition and Financing Issues, Univ. of Tex. Mortgage Lending Inst. (2014)

Bi-Annual Real Estate Legislative Update, Austin Bar Assoc. – Real Estate Section (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)

• Planning Committee: State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course (2015)


Author:

An Owner’s Legacy: Handling Reverters, Restrictions, Covenants, and Conditions (Panel Moderator), State Bar of Texas Adv. Real Estate Strategies Course (2022) (with David Z. Conoly, Michael H. Gentry and Marc D. Markel)

Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions and Special Appraisals, 60:3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 46 (August 2022)

Updated Farm and Ranch Transaction Tools and Contracts, 26th Tex. Land Title Inst. (2016)

Drafting Fair Default Remedies in Real Estate Contracts, 53:3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 40 (July 2015)

Checklists for Farm/ Ranch Acquisitions, 53:2 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 30 (Feb. 2015)

Farmers/Ranchers Rights to Use, Sell and Restrict “Their” Water? Tex. Longhorn Jrnl. 18 (Dec. 2014)

An Overview of Statutes Affecting Texas Agriculture, 53:1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 75 (Oct. 2014)

Ranchers’ Rights to Use, Sell and Restrict “Their” Water, 52:4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 26 (July 2014)

Auctions 101: Important Legal Principles, 52:3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 45 (May 2014)

Top Ten Issues Regarding Rural Oil and Gas Leases, 52:3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep. 38 (May 2014)

LexisNexis® Practice Advisor: Texas Farm and Ranch Law including annotated forms (2014)