Practice areas: Eminent Domain
Licensed in Texas since: 2004
Education: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018 Call today:
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Dan is the partner in charge of McFarland’s Dallas office. He has dedicated his career to representing real-estate stakeholders. Before joining McFarland, Dan worked at a full-service law firm across a variety of practice areas, such as eminent domain, commercial leasing, construction, commercial lending, and outdoor advertising. He worked with clients from dirt to disposition, through contract negotiation to courtroom advocacy. Dan combines his experience as a real estate lawyer with McFarland's singular focus on eminent domain to put his clients in the best position possible for the best possible result during the condemnation process. At McFarland, Dan’s recent successful results include a judgment over $2,300,000 for a convenience store owner that received an approximately $200,000 offer, securing an over $1,500,000 increase in compensation for a nationwide developer with property mid-development being impacted by a utility easement, and nationwide representation of a Texas-based real estate investment trust.
Dan has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers and D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas for his expertise in the areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Dan is an Affiliate Member of Owners' Counsel of America, the nation's preeminent association of eminent domain attorneys devoted to the representation of landowners. Dan is a frequenter speaker condemnation and eminent domain Law, having presented to organizations like the International Right of Way Association, North Texas Chapter, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute. Dan is an honors graduate of both Southern Methodist University School of Law and the University of Buffalo.
Practice areas
Eminent Domain- 100% Eminent Domain
First Admitted: 2004, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.mcfarlandpllc.com/attorney/tobin-dan-p/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Owners Counsel of America, Affiliate Member, 2022
- Owners Counsel of America, Affiliate Member, 2025
- Owners Counsel of America, Affiliate Member, 2023
- Owners Counsel of America, Affiliate Member, 2024
- Urban Land Institute, 2022
- New York
- Texas
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Represented a landowner in a condemnation proceeding filed by the State of Texas in a jury trial and a verdict for the landowner more than four times the amount of the State’s offer. , 2024
Videos
- Greater Texas Podcast - Fighting for Landowners in Dallas, Real Estate, 2022
Representative Clients
- Texas Roadhouse, 2022
Honors
- Graduated, Cum Laude, SMU School of Law
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2024
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2023
- Recipient, SMU Law Review, SMU School of Law
- Recipient, Dean's Scholarship, SMU School of Law
- Recipient, 2012 -2018, Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2021
Educational Background
- University of Buffalo, B.A., Honors: magna cum laude, 2001
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Live, interactive 3-hour webinar as the sole presenter for continuing education on Texas law on utility easements and rights of way. , Lecturer, Texas Law on Utility Easements and Rights-of-Way, Half Moon Education, Real Estate, Right Of Way, 2023
- Continuing education presenter at Texas Land Development and Regulation. , Presenter, Understanding Utility Easements and Rights of Way, Halfmoon Education, Real Estate, Right Of Way, 2025
- Presented to utility engineers and surveyors. , Presenter, The Importance of Easements and Surveys to Eminent Domain, Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute Conference, 2025
- Presented to the real property section of the Dallas Bar Association on the most recent developments in eminent domain. , Presenter, Latest Developments in Eminent Domain, Dallas Bar Association, 2024
- Live, interactive 3-hour webinar., Lecturer, Texas Law on Utility Easements and Rights of Way, Half Moon Education, Legal & Engineering, 2024
- A presentation to the North Texas Chapter of the International Right of Way Association on difficult compensation questions in the field of eminent domain and condemnation. , Speaker, Sticky Wickets: Difficult Compensation Questions, IRWA North Texas Chapter 2023 Spring Seminar, Right Of Way, Real Estate, 2023
- Real Estate
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Dan is the consummate professional. I have known him his entire career and have great confidence that he is the type of lawyer Super Lawyers would recognize.”
“Eminent Domain Lawyer”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2012 - 2018
