Mary Hazlewood Barkley

Partner, Fort Worth

Mary Hazlewood Barkley

Mary Barkley’s practice includes representation of corporate clients, developers, individuals and governmental entities in real estate transactions and disputes, including eminent domain and condemnation, lease disputes, general property disputes, and constitutional rights litigation, both at trial and on appeal.

Ms. Barkley is the Chair of the Firm’s Appellate Section and is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Principal Practice Areas

Education

St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 2005)
– St. Mary’s Law Journal (Editor-in-Chief)
– Intern, Chief Justice Alma Lopez, San Antonio Court of Appeals
Briefing Attorney, Second Court of Appeals, 2005-2007
Tulane University (B.S. 2002)
– Honors: Cum Laude

600 W. 6th St., Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Phone: (817) 877-2889
Fax: (817) 877-2807
Email: mbarkley@canteyhanger.com

First chair trial and appellate experience in eminent domain and condemnation cases involving disputes over $1 million
Prepared appellate briefing and oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court, Fort Worth Court of Appeals, Eastland Court of Appeals, Waco Court of Appeals, and other courts
Represent municipality in drafting ordinances related to surface uses, oil and gas regulation, and zoning
Represent individuals and governmental entities in constitutional litigation involving claims of regulatory taking, inverse condemnation, and First Amendment violations
Negotiate and draft easements for utilities and for landowners across the State
Represented energy company in federal court litigation regarding pipeline and wetland mitigation bank credits
Represent landlords and tenants in lease disputes and negotiations
Represent landowners in suits involving alleged contamination of real property

Licensed to Practice Law in Texas, 2005
Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2020
Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts, the Southern District Bankruptcy Court, and the 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Appointed to the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors Committee, 2018-2021
Recognized as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Eminent Domain by Texas Monthly Magazine in the special September/October issue, 2018-2021.
Fort Worth Business Press “40 Under 40” Honoree, 2018
Recognized as a “Rising Star” in the 2015, 2014, and 2013 editions of Super Lawyers Magazine, a Thomson Reuters service.
Appointed to the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors Committee, 2015-2018
Voted “Top Attorney” by Fort Worth Magazine 2009 to present
Tarrant County Bar Association Appellate Section Chair, 2016, and Executive Committee
Austin’s Old 300 Member
First United Methodist Church Fort Worth
Downtown Fort Worth Rotary Club Member and Reading Mentor
Trinity Valley School Audit Committee
– Board Member, CASA of Tarrant County
Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation, 2018
Recognized in Fort Worth Inc. Magazine for being a “Top Attorney” for 2018
Named Top Attorney by 360 West magazine, 2020

“Avenues for Tenant Relief When Business is Closed by Local Order”, April 1, 2020
“Are Businesses Due Compensation for Damages Caused by Stay-at-Home Orders Resulting from COVID-19?”, March 31, 2020
Presentation, Acquiring Rights of Way the Right Way, Permian Basin Landman’s Association, April 2018
Presentation, A Question of Intent: The Intersection of Inverse Condemnation and Construction Law, March 2018 Tarrant County Construction Law Section Luncheon
“Liability Is Blowin’ in the Wind . . . or Is It?”, Texas Bar Journal, December 2017.
Presentation, Eminent Domain from the Landowner’s Perspective, November 2017, Tarrant County Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section
Presentation, Eminent Domain & Economic Development, July 11, 2016, Commercial Real Estate Association of Montgomery County
“Energy Transfer Prevails, What Does it Mean for Texas?”, Fort Worth Business Press, October 2015
“10 Tips for Negotiating Pipelines Deals for Landowners”, Texas Lawyer, August 2015
“Legislature leaves unanswered questions about fracking ban”, Dallas citybizlist, August 2015
Presentation Approved for CLE Credit, Eminent Domain: Basic Requirements and Common Pitfalls, Johnson County Bar Association (2011).
Co-Author and Presenter, Case Law Update, 2010 Dallas Lorman Eminent Domain Seminar.
Co-Author, 2006 Second Court of Appeals Case Law Update, presented at the 2006 Tarrant County Bench Bar Conference.
Comment, The New Texas Ad Litem Statute: Is it Really Protecting the Best Interests of Minor Children? 35 ST. MARY’S L. J. 1035 (2004).

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Mary Hazlewood Barkley

Partner, Fort Worth

Principal Practice Areas

Education

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