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C. DAWSON BREMER

Practice Areas:

Real Estate
Business Transactions

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Direct: (210) 228-3628
Office: (210) 225-1655
Fax: (210) 225-8999
Email: dbremer@beclaw.com

EXPERIENCE

Barton, East & Caldwell, L.L.P., San Antonio, Texas
Partner - April 2002 to present

Practice Areas:

Commercial real estate with primary emphasis on land acquisition, development issues, financing, leasing, and disposition of retail, residential, mini-warehouse and multi-family properties; formation of entities related to real estate ownership; and general business transactions.
Representative clients: McMillin Texas Development, LLC (residential developer) ; White Stone Custom Homes, Ltd. (semi-custom builder); Hill Country Inn & Suites, Inc. (timeshare developer); Flotex Developers, LLC (residential developer); and BeHomes, LLC (production builder)

JACKSON WALKER L.L.P., San Antonio, Texas
Associate - January 1999 to March 2002

Practice Areas:

Commercial real estate (including development issues, purchase and sale transactions, commercial leasing, mechanics liens, water supply contracts and easements); formation new business entities; financing transactions; trademark licensing and distribution agreements; recording, royalty and distribution agreements; probate and will contests; and other general business transactions.

  • Prepared partnership documents, assisted with drafting and negotiations of lot purchase contracts, and prepared loan documents for home developer
  • Drafted purchase contracts, managed due diligence and assisted with disposition of over $120 million dollars of apartment complexes for a large national REIT
  • Prepared and reviewed loan documents and conducted due diligence on multifamily and commercial building loans and refinances

SMALL, CRAIG & WERKENTHIN, P.C., San Antonio, Texas (merged with JW in 1999)
Associate - November 1997 to January 1999

Practice Areas:

General business practice with particular emphasis on commercial real estate transactions, business formation and planning, and probate/guardianship.

HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Houston, Texas
Assistant District Attorney - August 1994 to November 1997

  • Tried over thirty first chair jury trials (24 misdemeanor and 6 felony)
  • Chief, County Court at Law and Justice Court Section - responsible for training and supervising junior prosecutors (sat second chair on over 50 jury trials)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Civil Engineering Officer - October 1987 to July 1991

Chief Contract Management Section, Osan Air Base, South Korea

  • Supervised 15-person section responsible for construction, inspection, modifications and warranty actions on $35,000,000 of new and repair projects
  • Managed 10 service contracts with annual budget exceeding $5,000,000
  • Led 30-person wartime readiness team responsible for airfield and natural disaster repairs

Project Manager/Design Engineer, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Liaison to Army Corps of Engineers on $80,000,000 of construction and repair contracts
  • Managed the contract award and design of $1,000,000 of projects to local Architectural-Engineering firms
  • Designed and managed construction of World War II building renovation, parking lots and track/tennis complex
  • Led various readiness teams during Air Force evaluations and competitions

EDUCATION

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., May 1994, Admitted to practice in Texas in November 1994,

Honors and Activities:

Member of National Mediation Team, Participant in Mock Trial and Moot Court competitions.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, B.S. Civil Engineering, December 1986

Honors and Activities:

Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society, Corps of Cadets (Ross Volunteer, Squadron Commander and Cadet Court).

LEGAL AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

  • Member of the State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law and Construction Law sections), San Antonio Bar Association (Real Estate and Construction Law sections), Real Estate Council of San Antonio, San Antonio Real Estate Discussion Group
  • Volunteer for the United Way’s Program Review Team (2001)
  • San Antonio A&M Club
  • Alamo Heights School Foundation