Roy R. Brandys
Top rated Eminent Domain attorney in Austin, Texas
Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC
Practice areas: Eminent Domain
Licensed in Texas since: 1985
Education: Wake Forest University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2006, 2020 - 2025 Call today:
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Roy R. Brandys joined Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC in 2008. He exclusively represents landowners in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and related land use matters. He has represented landowners in hundreds of cases related to road, highway, power line and pipeline projects. He has worked on well-known cases such as the US-Mexico border wall project, and his practice serves all of Texas including Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, the Rio Grande Valley, and west Texas.
Prior to joining Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, Mr. Brandys was a civil trial lawyer and tried more than 50 civil cases to jury verdict in Texas, Illinois, and New Mexico. He has extensive appellate experience in state and federal appellate courts. Before representing clients in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and related land use matters, he represented clients before administrative bodies including the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Mr. Brandys earned his B.A. from Knox College in 1980 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University in 1985. While at Wake Forest University, he was a member of the Law Review.
Mr. Brandys was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1985 and the State Bar of New Mexico in 1986. He has also been admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas as well as the U.S. Federal Court of Claims. Mr. Brandys has also been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list in 2005, 2006, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
Practice areas
Eminent Domain- 100% Eminent Domain
First Admitted: 1985, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.barronadler.com/attorneys/roy-r-brandys/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Federal Court of Claims
- State Bar of Texas, 1985
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- State Bar of Illinois
- State Bar of New Mexico
Honors
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2025
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2024
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2023
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2022
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2021
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2020
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2006
- https://profiles.superlawyers.com/texas/austin/lawyer/roy-r-brandys/91d29527-9e53-40dc-8220-406c69fecf1c.html, Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers, 2005
Educational Background
- J.D., Wake Forest University
- B.A., Knox College
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Panelist, Panelist, How Condemnor and Property Owner Counsel Prepare for the Battlefield, ALI Eminent Domain and Land valuation Litigation CLE, 2022
- Speaker, Speaker, Participating in the Condemnation Process, HalfMoon Education’s Texas Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Eminent Domain Webinar, 2021
- Speaker, Speaker, Participating in the Condemnation Process, HalfMoon Education’s Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Eminent Domain Webinar, 2020
- Panelist, Panelist, This Land is Whose Land?, University of Texas Hispanic Journal 2019 Symposium, 2019
- Speaker, Speaker, Participating in the Condemnation Process, HalfMoon Education’s Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Eminent Domain Seminar, 2019
- Co-author with Nicholas Laurent and Blaire Knox, Co-Author, United States-Mexico Border Wall: The Past, the Present, and What May Come, American Bar Association Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal, Vol. 53, No. 1, 2018
- Co-Presenter, Co-Presenter, Eminent Domain and the Border Wall: Political and Legal Perspectives, Thomson Reuters Practical Law Public Sector Webinar, 2018
- Co-wrote and presented, Presenter and Co-Author, Border Wall Acquisitions: Political and Substantive Condemnation Law Perspectives, CLE International Eminent Domain Conference, 2017
- Program Chair, Program Chair, Do Acquisitions by Private Pipeline Companies Pass Constitutional Muster – North Dakota and Trans-Pecos Projects: Can They Really Do That? What is the Public Purpose?, American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section’s 29th Annual Spring Symposia, 2017
- Commercial Development
- Energy
- Real Estate
- Residential Development
- Transportation
- Utilities
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Roy is the true gentleman lawyer. I don't think I will ever find a more honest opponent in the courtroom.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2006, 2020 - 2025
