J. Andrew Rogers

Biography

J. Andrew Rogers joined the firm’s Real Estate practice group in 1986 and concentrates his representation in the areas of commercial leasing and all aspects of commercial real estate development, including the representation of owners and developers in the acquisition, financing, and disposition of office buildings, mixed-use developments, hotels, condominiums, warehouses, and apartments. Mr. Rogers’ clients include a national retailer of over 1,000 stores (primarily in power centers in the United States and a number of foreign countries), Fortune 500 companies with leased and fee-owned offices across the United States, and developers of single-family communities, apartments, warehouses, office buildings, and mixed-use retail centers. Mr. Rogers is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a certified commercial mediator.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Rogers has served on the board of Directors of Junior Achievement Tarrant County, 2004-2006, teaching second graders the principles of free enterprise.

Mr. Rogers’ two daughters, Katie and Emily, are now pursuing careers of their own, which gives Andy more quality time for golf and occasional work on a screenplay. He has read Lonesome Dove three times, because Larry McMurtry’s prose “speaks to what it is to be a Texan.”

Education & Honors

• Texas State University, B.A., with highest honors in 1978
• Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1982
  • Texas Tech Law Review, 1981-1982
  • Order of the Coif
• Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Commercial Mediation Certification, 1995
• Recognized as Super Lawyer in the area of Commercial Real Estate in Texas Monthly magazine, 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009 
• Recognized as Top Attorney in area of Real Estate in Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2007 and 2008 
• Elected Fellow of Texas Bar Foundation, 2009

Admission & Affiliations

• Texas, 1982

Significant Matters

• Representation of North Texas municipality in connection with downtown convention center hotel
• Representation of three Fort Worth-based publicly traded companies in acquisition and development of headquarters buildings and corporate campuses
• Representation of national railway carrier in acquisition and development of intermodal facility
• Representation of national retailer in negotiating over 200 store leases in 25 states
• Representation of developer of 26-acre mixed-use (retail/office/residential) condominium project in Northeast Tarrant County
• Representation of several developers in office/retail/residential projects throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
• Representation of owners in development/acquisition/sale of apartment complexes in Texas and other states

Publications & Speeches

• Lecturer, Advanced Real Estate Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1984