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David’s clients are land owners interested in conserving the rural character of their land by protecting and creating sustainable value in that land. David provides legal counsel, practical advice and innovative solutions in various areas, including: buying and selling rural land; conservation easements; condemnation; property taxes; mitigation; and conservation development. David sets the firm’s high standards for client satisfaction, while promoting its unique approach and “can-do” style. David is also co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Plateau Land & Wildlife, which provides ecological services and property tax consulting and works hand-in-hand with Braun & Associates.
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Client
Services
- Buying and Selling Rural Land
- Securing Conservation Easements
- Sale of Development Rights
- Conservation Development
- Fighting Condemnation and Takings
- Reducing Property Taxes
- Limiting Your Liabilities
- Benefiting from Mitigation
- Working with Land Trusts
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Experience
- Founder of Braun & Associates, a
law firm representing various clients – individuals,
families, corporations and developers – who are owners
of rural land.
- Co-Founder, CEO of Plateau
Land & Wildlife Management, an ecological consulting
company, employing teams of biologists and property tax
consultants, dedicated to helping clients protect and enhance
their land through wildlife management planning, services
and products.
- Founder, Braun Consulting Services (1995-2000)
to provide strategic planning, organizational development,
marketing training and fund raising consulting to various
private, public and not-for-profit institutions.
- Texas State Director and International
Vice President, The Nature Conservancy (1988-1995) of one
of the world’s premier land conservation organization.
(See articles from Austin American-Statesman:
AAS-01 and AAS-02.)
- Staff attorney, Texas Parks & Wildlife
Department on cases involving environmental, water and land
use issues. (1987 – 1988)
- Field Biologist for the following institutions:
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; Louisiana State University
Museum of Natural Science; The Smithsonian Institute; The
American Museum of Natural History.
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Education
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, The University
of Texas School of Law, 1987
- Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry, The University
of Texas, 1982
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Presentations
& Publications
Latest Presentations:
- At the National Land Conservation Conference (October 11-14, 2009) in Portland, Oregon, David Braun co-presents a CLE on Getting Grounded in Conservation Tax Law. For more information on the conference, visit lta.org/rally. David's Getting Grounded in Conservation Tax Law PowerPoint presentation is available as a PDF download by clicking here.
- On October 3, 2009, David Braun speaks on What You Can Do Now at the South Central Texas Water Conservation Conference. David appears as Chairman of the Teaming with Wildlife Coalition. For more information, download conference information here.
Publications:
- Strategies
for Using Conservation Easements. Braun, David, Probate and Property, The Journal of the Center
for American and International Law, Nov/Dec. 2002.
(Link to Attached Publication)
- Molecular Population Genetics of
Tufted and Black-Crest Forms of Parus BiColor. Braun,
David, Kitto, G.B. & Braun, M.J., The Auk
101:170-173, 1984.
- Winter Observations of Dendroica
Chrysoparia in Mexico. Braun, M.J., Braun, David &
Terrell, S.H., American Birds. Fall 1986.
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Community
Involvement
Current:
- Advisory Board, The University of Texas
College of Natural Science Foundation
- Board of Director for Envision Central
Texas
Past:
- Westcave Preserve, Vice Chairman, Board
of Trustees (until 1998)
- Texas Audubon Society, Vice President,
Board of Trustees (until 1997)
- Texans for the Environmental Defense
Fund
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Personal
David is a native Texan who
has been interested in natural sciences and conservation from
an early age.
One of David’s main interests is bird
watching – From 1979 - 1986, he was a nature tour guide
for two of the first U.S. bird watching companies - Victor
Emanuel Nature Tours and Field Guides, Inc. - leading various
tour groups in different regional areas between Texas and
Venezuela.
David has worked and traveled extensively
throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America. He
currently enjoys various social, educational, and recreational
activities.
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