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Landowners come to Cassie because
of her unrelenting dedication to protecting their rights.
Cassie helps her clients identify their needs and find the
right solutions for them concerning buying and selling property,
boundary disputes, and conservation and condemnation issues.
She has represented her clients’ interests in county
and district courts, as well as before various appraisal review
boards. Her determination and skill in working with various
government agencies and nonprofit entities has helped Cassie
earn her reputation as an outstanding client advocate.
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Education
and Honors
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, The
University of Texas School of Law
— Co-Editor-in-Chief for the State Bar of Texas’
Texas Environmental Law Journal
— Co-Chair of the University of Texas Women’s
Roundtable
- Bachelor of Arts, Biology, University
of Mississippi (cum laude)
— McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College Member
— Harry S. Truman Scholar
— Panelist on Firing Line with William F. Buckley,
Jr.
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Admissions/Memberships
- Admitted to practice in Texas and the
Western District of U.S. Federal Court
- Member of State Bar of Texas and American
Bar Association
- Member of the American Inns of Court
- Member of Austin Young Lawyers Association
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Experience
- Associate Attorney, Braun &
Associates.
— Oversees the firm’s Ecological Laboratory
program, which under her direction will save 35 clients
over $295,000 a year in property taxes and will raise over
$165,000 in research grants for state universities.
— Worked on successful Travis County bond-election
campaign, which raised more than $25 million for county
parks.
- Staff Member, former Texas Lieutenant
Governor Bill Ratliff.
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Client
Services
- Buying and Selling Rural Land
- Purchasing of Development Rights
- Conservation Development
- Securing Conservation Easements
- Fighting Condemnation and Takings
- Avoiding or Winning Litigation
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Personal
Cassie and her husband, Will,
are native Mississippians and high-school sweethearts. They
enjoy exploring the natural beauty of Central Texas with Yocona
— their Rhodesian Ridgeback named for a Mississippi
river — as well as enjoying the Austin music scene with
friends. Will is a graduate student at the University of Texas
School of Architecture.
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