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Sara Norman

Sara Norman maintains a transactional practice with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporation and business  entity formation and reorganization, estate planning, asset protection, wills, trusts, probate, taxation, real estate transactions and financing, commercial lending, home owners association representations, mineral lease negotiation and management, easement and contract drafting, and assorted oil and gas issues.
Ms. Norman is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She previously practiced law in Beaumont, Texas.

Real Estate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Law
Estate Planning
Probate Litigation
Trusts & Estates
Banking
Energy
Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 2014
– National Order of the Barrister
– Energy Law Concentration
– Corporate Law Concentration
Lubbock Christian University, B.A., Organizational Communications, Cum Laude, 2008
– President, Kappa Phi Kappa
– Honors: Cum Laude
snorman@canteyhanger.com
817-877-2811
817-877-2807
600 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Ms. Norman focuses on the representation of small- and medium-sized, privately held businesses. She provides in-depth knowledge in estate planning, succession planning, corporate and real estate transactions, and business contracts. By integrating these various areas, Sara is able to provide a unique perspective to clients, including handling of the design and implementation of family limited partnerships for use in wealth preservation, and utilizing her design and preparation of shareholder agreements and other buy-sell agreements.

Additionally, Ms. Norman has extensive experience representing landowners, developers, and property owners associations in their planning and implementation of planned development communities, as well as drafting and enforcement of restrictive covenants.
Licensed to Practice in Texas, 2014
Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2022
Named the 2022 Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Jefferson County Bar Association
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2021 -2024 Edition): selected for Real Estate Law and Trusts & Estates
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the 2023 and 2024 editions of Super Lawyers magazine
Appointed to Texas Bar Local Bar Services Committee, 2018-present
Southeast Texas “40 under 40” Honoree, 2018, Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
President, The Junior League of Beaumont, 2023-2024
President, Southeast Texas Estate Planning Council, 2020-2024
President, The Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association, 2020-2021
Board Member, Southeast Texas Estate Planning Council, 2018-present
Innovator’s Award Recipient, 2022, Outstanding Community Impact Award Recipient, 2017, The Junior League of Beaumont
President, The Junior League of Beaumont, 2023-2024
National Order of the Barrister, 2014

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Lyndsay A. Newell

Ms. Newell has experience working day in and day out helping people deal with all areas of family law matters.  Her practice includes areas such as divorce, paternity cases, etc.

Family Law
Commercial Litigation
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, 2012, J.D.
University of Tennessee, 2009, M.S.
University of Tennessee, 2008, B.S.
lnewell@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2872
(817) 877-2807
600 West 6th Street, Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Ms. Newell has experience working day in and day out helping people deal with all areas of family law matters.  Her practice includes areas such as divorce, paternity cases, etc.
Licensed to Practice Law in Texas, November 2012
State Bar of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court
Recognized as a “Rising Star” by Texas Super Lawyers, 2017-2021
Recognized as a “Top Attorney” by 360 West Magazine, 2017-2021

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Brian Newby

Brian Newby has extensive experience representing Fortune 500 companies, national insurance carriers, retail distributors, small businesses and political subdivisions, including school districts, water and transportation authorities in commercial litigation, administrative law and governmental affairs. In addition, he has served in numerous local, state and national leadership positions, including elected office, active duty and the Air Reserve Components of the United States Air Force. He currently holds the rank of Major General.
Public & Regulatory
Commercial Litigation
Texas Tech University, B.A, 1983
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1986
USAF Squadron Officer School, 1987
Air War College, 2007

bnewby@canteyhanger.com
(817) 877-2825
512-402-5014
(817) 877-2807
600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
502 W. 13th St.
Austin, Texas 78701
(by appointment only)
Brian Newby heads our Public/Regulatory practice. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation as well as regulatory matters. With over 30 years of courtroom and state administrative law experience, he specializes in assisting clients in resolving high-profile, complex issues. He counsels large and small businesses, as well as state and local governmental entities, on a wide variety of administrative law and legislative initiatives impacting their day to day business operations. His client base includes leaders in the fields of education, water, transportation and health care.

A courtroom advocate, Mr. Newby has taken to trial, arbitration and mediation hundreds of cases involving commercial business disputes, construction defects, public and private contract claims, personal injury and employment agreements. In addition, his practice includes representing clients before state and federal administrative hearing boards. A seasoned litigator, he has tried cases in state and federal courts throughout the state of Texas.

Experienced in state and local government, Mr. Newby served as the Chief of Staff and as the General Counsel to the Governor of Texas. He co-chaired the State of Texas’ hurricane recovery efforts following Hurricane Ike. He also has an extensive background in conducting independent investigations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, professional responsibility, violation of management standards/polices and violations of national, state and local codes of professional conduct. For a number of years, Mr. Newby served as the outside general counsel to the Houston General Insurance Company.

Mr. Newby began his legal career as an Air Forces lawyer (JAG), where he served as a felony courts-martial prosecutor, a defense attorney and conducted numerous commander directed investigations. Following active duty, he joined Cantey Hanger where he has been a partner in both the Fort Worth and Austin (Austin is by appointment only) offices. He now holds the position of Counsel in the Fort Worth office. He was named to Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law (2010) by Texas Lawyer Magazine and to Power Attorneys (2012) by Fort Worth Business Press. A committed military officer and proven leader, he formerly managed over 450 military lawyers and paralegals nationwide in a reserve component of the U.S. Air Force. He retired at the rank of Major General.
State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section), (State Bar Mentor Committee), (Law Office Management Committee)
Texas Bar Foundation
Tarrant County Bar Association
Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Fort Worth-Tarrant County Black Bar Association (Past President)
U.S. Federal Districts Courts, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Tarrant County Bar Foundation (Charter Treasurer and Life member)
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Texas General Counsel Forum
Board of Regents, Texas Tech University System, 1999 – 2005 (Vice Chairman)
Director, Tarrant Regional Water District, 1994-2004
Leadership Fort Worth
Texas Lyceum
Cook Children’s Foundation
United Way
Community Foundation of North Texas
Communities in Schools
Fort Worth Club
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
Selected as 400 Most Influential People by Fort Worth Inc. Magazine, 2020-2021
Recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Administrative Law by Texas Monthly Magazine in the special September/October issue, 2021
Boy Scouts of America, Longhorn Council, “Law Good Scout Award”, 2021

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