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By Brooks Igo
Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook
(February 4) — Texas construction law boutique Ford Nassen added construction law expert and former Dallas associate municipal judge J. Paulo Flores to its Dallas office as a shareholder. He focuses his practice on representing owners, designers, subcontractors and suppliers through all phases of the construction process.
Flores said he was very excited when Jeff Ford, one of the founding shareholders, called him with the opportunity to join because of the increased visibility, quality support and energy that comes from a common group practice with well-regarded attorneys.
“Let’s face it, there are only so many hours in a day, and as a solo practitioner running your own business, you have to wear so many hats other than the lawyer hat,” he said. “I now have the ability to concentrate almost entirely on the practice of law, and let others take care of the day-to-day business operations.”
The University of Texas School of Law graduate represented the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board for more than a decade in its construction matters, beginning with the Capital Development Program (CDP) in 2000, which included the building of International Terminal D and the Automated People Mover. He says he has been involved in billion dollar projects and multi-million dollar disputes.
“Representing DFW Airport allowed me to be involved in cases to which a solo practitioner normally would not have access,” he said. “I have literally climbed over, through and under virtually all of [the] DFW Airport, and I have learned so much about construction and infrastructure.”
Flores says the most significant growing trend in his construction law practice is the push for energy efficient, environmentally sound construction.
“Although many of my clients would tell you they have been following green practices for years, they just did not have a name for these practices,” he said.
In 2003, Flores was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry as one of the three public members of the nine-member Texas Residential Construction Commission. He served as its chair from 2008 through 2010.
In addition to his private practice, Flores conducts volunteer mediations for the Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center. When he is not practicing law, he indulges in his hobby for photography, particularly of Texas courthouses. His work is online at www.paulofloresphoto.com.
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