Don C. Griffin, Jr.

January 2024 – Settlement and net recovery to Travis County property owner of $4.79 million on original offer of $2,239,740.00 from State of Texas for taking a fee interest in 3.48 acres to expand FM 973 near new TESLA manufacturing facility

October 2023 – Settlement and net recovery to client of $9.1 million on original offer of $41,847.00 from a Harris County Municipal Utility District for taking of a 2.46 acre drainage easement from an operating sand mine property upon which storm water drainage improvements were constructed by the condemnor to support a 1,600-acre master-planned community in Northwest Harris County

February 2023 – Settlement and net recovery to client of $4.79 million on original offer of $694,985.00 from a Harris County Municipal Utility District for taking approximately 24.5 acres for a drainage easement upon which storm water drainage improvements were constructed by the condemnor to support a 1,600-acre master-planned community in Northwest Harris County

January 2020 – Settlement and net recovery to property owners of $2.1 million on original offer of $680,025.00 from Harris County Flood Control District for fee taking to support storm water channel improvements

September 2019 – Jury verdict 960% above State’s first offer of $415,000.00 with net recovery to client of $2.7 million. Jury trial verdict and judgment against the State of Texas for right-of-way acquisition from a 300,00+ square foot cold warehouse/freezer facility for TxDOT’s S.H. 288 Project. The State did not appeal

July 2018 – Settlement and net recovery to property owner of $2,105,000.00 for State’s taking of 900 square feet from 0.898 acre tract improved and operated as a Jared jewelry store for TxDOT’s F.M. 1960 Project

Jury verdict in 2018 for $28.9 million, 2,223% above State’s offer of $1.3 million in a partial takings case for the Grand Parkway; the State took 40 acres out of a 613 acre tract being developed as a residential subdivision in Harris County, Texas, resulting in development changes yielding a lower value; this is believed to be the largest jury verdict for a property owner in a condemnation case ever in the State of Texas (The Texas Lawbook, February 7, 2018); the State appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment for the property owner; subsequently, the Texas Supreme Court denied the State’s petition for review

February 2017 – Settlement and net recovery of $17.5 million to the property owner for Harris County acquisition of 50,000 square-foot expanded polystyrene manufacturing facility as part of Hardy Toll Road Expansion Project. Harris County’s appraisal and offer at the time of settlement was $5.4 million

May 2015 – Jury verdict in Denton County resulting in 1,800% increase above State’s pretrial offer. Denton County jury returned a verdict of $1.06 million for the property owner when the State’s offer before trial was $49,104.00 ($913,563.00 net recovery to client). This case was appealed by the State and the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in June 2018 affirming the jury verdict and final judgment. See Morale v. State of Texas, 557 S.W.3d 569 (Tex.2018).

September 2014 – Jury verdict resulting in 270% increase in compensation to client. Jury trial verdict equivalent to compensation sought by property owners at trial for the taking of a 42-acre tract for a detention pond in Harris County, resulting in a net recovery to clients of $8.85 million, when condemning authority’s first offer was $3.28 million. The verdict was affirmed by the Houston Fourteenth Court of Appeals and the County’s petition for review to the Texas Supreme Court was denied