Successfully defended a residential neighborhood in the Memorial Area of Houston, Texas when would-be developers filed a lawsuit to invalidate the neighborhood’s deed restrictions so that they could develop a townhome community. During the pendency of the larger lawsuit, developers tried to pressure neighboring homeowner by filing the separate lawsuit claiming neighbor’s home violated setback and other deed restrictions. After substituting in as Co-Lead Trial Counsel for the neighbor, won a jury trial in which the developer’s claims were rejected and the jury found that the developer’s property was a nuisance. After Court entered a permanent injunction ordering the developer to clean up and maintain its property in accordance with neighborhood deed restrictions, all parties reached an amicable settlement that preserved the deed restrictions and compensated homeowner who had been sued individually. (Syma v. Sherwood Forest Homeowners Association; Glover v. Thomas)
