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ALLISON ELDER

Attorney and Counselor
aelder@braunassociateslaw.com
512.894.5426 Telephone

Landowners appreciate Allison’s dedication to conserving their land. She helps clients for whom this is a priority, while actively supporting training and development of land trusts in Texas.

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Education and Honors

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University of Texas School of Law, 1990
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, The University of Texas at Austin (with honors), 1987
  • Significant work towards MBA, University of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Business

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Experience

  • Senior Attorney, Braun & Associates.
  • Executive Director and Land Conservation Director of the Bexar Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) organization working to conserve natural resources in Texas’ Bexar County area.

    — As first staff person, led growth of the start-up organization across the board, substantially expanding its programs and capacity.

    — Worked closely with many natural-resource organizations throughout Texas, including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the San Antonio River Authority, the San Antonio Water System, the Texas Land Trust Council and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

    — Responsible for all operations, including land acquisition, conservation easement transactions, grant writing, membership development, public relations, financial reporting and administrative staff oversight.

    — Involved in the acquisition — through the City of San Antonio’s Edwards Aquifer Conservation Program, of over 1,800 acres of property valued at over $20 million, as well as several urban and rural conservation easement donations.

  • Past President of the Land Heritage Institute Foundation, a collaborative community effort to conserve 1,221 acres of property in south Bexar County and conduct educational and recreational programs on-site.

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Client Services

  • Buying and Selling Rural Land
  • Purchasing of Development Rights
  • Conservation Development
  • Conservation Easements
  • Drafting Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions for Developments
  • Non-Profit Consulting
  • Mitigation Projects
  • Wildlife Management Property Associations

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Presentations

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) International, April 14, 2008
—“Ethical Issues in Water Marketing"

Land Trust Alliance (LTA) National Conference, 2007
—“Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust"

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) International, 2007
—“Ethical Issues in Conservation Easement Work"

Texas Land Trust Council (TLTC) Conference, 2007
—“Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical Land Trust"

Texas Land Trust Council (TLTC) Conference, 2006
—“Conservation Easements 101"

Texas Land Trust Council (TLTC) Statewide Rally, February 2005
—“Mitigation projects through the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act"

The Non-Profit Resource Center
—“Land Trusts and Sustainable Growth,” December 2004

San Antonio Water System Landowner Workshop
—“Land Trusts and Conservation Easements,” June 2004

UTSA Public Policy Department Conference/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presentation
—“Smart Growth Issues in San Antonio,” April 2004

Natural Resources Conservation Service Landowner Workshop
—“Conservation Easements and the Farmland Protection Program,” February 2004

Other
—“Using Conservation Easements to Protect your Family Land,” October 2004
—“Partnering With Land Trusts in Urban Planning Projects,” April 2004

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Community Involvement

CURRENT

  • Member, San Antonio Conservation Society Board of Directors

    — Chair, Revolving Fund

    — Chair, Grants and Scholarships Committee
          — Member, Historic Preservation Committee
          — Member, Resource Development Committee

    — Member, NIOSA© business manager search team

  • Chair & Advisory Board Member, Land Heritage Institute Foundation Board of Directors
  • Volunteer Resource & Advisory Board Member, Bexar Land Trust
  • Member, Live Oak Garden Club

PAST

  • Appointee, City of San Antonio City South Management Authority 2005-2007
  • City of San Antonio

    — Mayoral Appointee, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
    — Mayoral Appointee, Bond Steering Committee, 1999 City Bond Election
    — Member, Citizens’ Design Team, Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park

  • Drafting Committee Member, Vice President & President Elect, District 9 Neighborhood Alliance
  • Volunteer, The Fund, Arts, Culture, Community Speakers’ Bureau
  • President & Curriculum Requests Chair, Alamo Heights Academic Support Group
  • Sunday School Teacher, St. Peter’s Price of the Apostles

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Personal
Allison and Steve, her husband (also an attorney), are currently raising four children. In her limited free time, Allison enjoys gardening, reading, hiking and yoga.



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