Atty. Billy Coe Dyer
Billy Coe Dyer is a board-certified civil trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience representing landowner clients against condemning authorities at the local, county, state, and national levels. Widely recognized as an authority in the condemnation and eminent domain arenas, Billy’s lengthy list of notable victories includes the largest jury verdict for a property owner in a condemnation case in Texas and representation of the landowner in Interstate Northborough, the Texas Supreme Court case establishing a property owner’s right to recover proximity damages from an interstate high
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Billy Coe Dyer is an attorney based in Houston, Texas, practforg at McFarland PLLC. Educated at The University of Texas (J.D., 1985). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Texas), Band 3, 2023 - 2024 (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Billy Coe Dyer is a board-certified civil trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience representing landowner clients against condemning authorities at the local, county, state, and national levels
- Widely recognized as an authority in the condemnation and eminent domain arenas, Billy’s lengthy list of notable victories includes the largest jury verdict for a property owner in a condemnation case in Texas and representation of the landowner in Interstate Northborough, the Texas Supreme Court case establishing a property owner’s right to recover proximity damages from an interstate highway project, which has been cited more than 300 times since the ruling
- Billy routinely ranks as a top legal expert on industry lists produced by The Best Lawyers in America©, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA
- Most recently, he was recognized by Best Lawyers in America© as the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law in Houston
- He previously achieved this recognition in 2017
- Billy is admitted to practice in all Texas courts, including the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S
- District Courts for the Western and Southern Districts of Texas
- After graduating law school, he completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Homer Thornberry, a federal judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Billy achieved this certification by trying condemnation cases
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practforg law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are goandrned by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Houston are typically fwithd in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controandrsy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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