David G. Wall

2019 Jury verdict of $3.9 million, 838% above State’s First Offer – Jury trial verdict in a partial takings case for the owner of a refrigerated warehouse facility along State Highway 288 wherein the State was acquiring approximately 13,000 square feet from a 25-acre parcel for the construction of a flyover.  The Trial resulted in final judgment of $3.9 million on an initial offer of $415,000.  The State did not appeal the verdict

2018 Jury verdict of $12.2 million, 281% above State’s First Offer – Jury trial verdict in a partial takings case for the owner of a 52.75-acre tract of land in the Klein area of Northwest Houston that was taken by the State of Texas for construction of a portion of the Grand Parkway and an associated detention pond. The trial resulted in a final judgment of $12.4 million on an initial offer of $3.2 million. The State did not appeal the verdict

2018 Jury verdict of $9.25 million, 110% above State’s Initial Offer – Jury trial verdict in favor of the owner of a refrigerated warehouse facility in Houston, Texas that was condemned for the State’s US 290/610 Expansion Project, resulting in a final judgment of $10.36 million compared to the State’s offer of $4.4 million during the administrative phase of the litigation.  The State did not appeal the verdict

2018 Jury verdict of $1.9 million, 1,005% above County’s First Offer –Jury trial verdict in favor of the owner of a trucking facility in Houston, Texas, a part of which was condemned for Harris County’s Hardy Toll Road Extension Project. The trial resulted in a final judgment of 2.3 million on an initial offer of $177,000. Harris County voluntarily dismissed its appeal

2016 Jury verdict of 6.1 million, 419% above the State’s initial offer – Jury trial verdict for the owner of a large grocery company related to the condemnation by the State of a part of its retail development for the construction of the Grand Parkway in Montgomery County, Texas. The trial resulted in a final judgment of $6.3 million on an initial offer of $1.2 million

Combined Jury verdicts of $19.4 million, 292% above State’s Combined Initial Offer – Combined jury trial verdicts for 100% of the compensation sought in single consolidated trial involving two commercial reserve parcels owned by the same entity taken for the Grand Parkway in Harris County, Texas; the Judgment was affirmed by the Houston 1st Court of Appeals in State v. Gleannloch Commercial Development, LP, 585 S.W.3d 509 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.], pet. denied)

Jury verdict of $11.6 million, an increase of 351% above the County’s trial appraisal – 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.  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

Settlement for a Houston family in a case against Harris County, Texas involving a partial taking for the acquisition of land for a park project in Crosby, Texas, resulting in a final judgment of $3.3 million on an initial offer of $2.4 million

Settlement for a landowner in connection with Harris County’s acquisition of a portion of its property along FM 2920 for a drainage project, resulting in a final judgment of $2.8 million on an original offer of $1.1 million

Settlement for the owner of a dry storage facility along State Highway 288, resulting in a final judgment of $2.8 million on an initial of $983,000

Settlement for a mall owner in a consolidated case following the partial taking by the State to widen U.S. 290, resulting in a final judgment of $32.0 million, an increase of 3,191% above the State’s offer of $972,000

Settlement for a major chain department store owner in a consolidated case following the partial taking by the State to widen U.S. 290, resulting in a final judgment of $31 million, an increase of 276% above the initial offer of $8.2 million

Settlement for an automotive facility owner in connection with the State’s widening of FM 1960 in Atascocita, Texas, resulting in a final judgment of $2.1 million on an initial offer of $1.0 million

Settlement for a major fast food restaurant owner against the State, resulting in a final judgment of $2.2 million where no compensation was initially offered by the State

Settlement for a property owner in a partial taking by the state to widen West Loop 610 North, resulting in a final judgment of $2.9 million on an initial offer of zero

Settlement for a property owner in a whole taking by the state to widen West Loop 610 North, resulting in a final judgment of $15.1 million on an initial offer of $7.3 million

Settlement for a property owner in a whole taking by the state to widen West Loop 610 North, resulting in a net final judgment of $8.7 million on an initial offer of $5.4 million

Lead counsel for several property owners in settlements reached with the State of Texas related to the Grand Parkway Project, the State Highway 249 Project, the 290 Expansion Project, as well as other projects throughout the State

Lead counsel for several property owners in settlements reached with Harris County, Texas, related to road widening, toll road projects, flood control district projects, and other County projects