Roland Castaņeda
Principal Attorney
Roland focuses his practice on Real Estate Development
Law. His clients include commercial developers,
commercial property owners, commercial real estate
brokers and commercial construction companies. Roland
is also a bilingual lawyer in English and Spanish.EDUCATION
Texas A & M University, B.A.
John F. Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P.
Harvard Law School, J.D.
EXPERIENCE
Oppenheimer, Rosenberg, Kelleher & Wheatley, Inc.; General Counsel to the Texas Housing Agency; Ronquillo & Castañeda; Castañeda & Bruce; General Counsel to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Agency ("DART"); Godwin Gruber, LLP; Castaneda & Associates, P.P.L.C.
MEMBERSHIPS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & RECOGNITION
American Public Transportation Assn. (APTA): Legal Affairs Committee; American Bar Association; Texas Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Inter-American Bar Association; Dallas County Bar Association; State Bar: Liaison Committee with Mexico; State Bar: Banking Financial Services Committee; Co-Founder/Board Member; Republic Communications Corporation (KRRT) Channel 35 (1984-1986); General Counsel, Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce (1987-1993); President, Manos De Cristo, a Public Charity Foundation composed of twenty-five (25) Presbyterian churches (1987-1989); Member, Board of Trustees of Austin College, Sherman, Texas (1988-1993); Board Member, Greater Dallas Entrepreneurial Institute (1990-1992); General Counsel, Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (1990-1994); Vice-President, Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Symphony Society of Dallas (1990-1994); Member, Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce (1990-1994); Board Member, Harvard Club of Dallas-Vice President; John F. Kennedy School of Government (1991-1998); Member, Metroplex Chambers of Commerce Coalition on Trade Missions (1992-1994); President, Dallas Tradefest, Inc. (1992-1994); Member, State Task Force to Amend the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (1992-1993); Member, Bank One Small Business Advisory Committee (1992-1994); Member, Board of Directors, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce (1992-1994); Member, The Dallas Assembly (1993-1998); Member, The Rotary Club of Dallas (1993-1995); Board Member, Friends of WRR (1993-1998); Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Texas General Counsel Forum (1998-Present); Member, Board of Directors, Greater Dallas Community of Churches (1999)
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Land Acquisition; Securing of Regulatory Public Permits; Negotiation of Loan Financing Documents; Construction Contracts; Lien Removal Strategies; Preparation of Commercial Leases; Acquisition Contracts for Improved Property
Law Firm
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