Practice Areas:

• Real Estate Law
• Lending Law
• Business Law
• Timber Law
• Contracts

Education:

• J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1994
  (Order of Barristers)
• B.A., Baylor University, 1989

Certifications:
Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization:

• Commercial Real Estate Law (Since 2004)
• Residential Real Estabte Law (Since 2000)

Memberships:

• State Bar of Texas
• Angelina County Bar Association

Mr. Chance represents lenders, developers, buyers and sellers in the acquisition, disposition and financing of improved and unimproved real estate. He has represented hotel, shopping center, apartment and office building developers; commercial and residential project owners; timber owners; lenders and borrowers; individual entrepreneurs; corporations making multi-state sales of facilities and land holdings; landlords and tenants leasing office and retail space, as well as residential space; and parties to condemnation proceedings.

Mr. Chance has completed transactions including:

• Infrastructure financing for residential neighborhood developments
• Financing for commercial retail developments
• Hotel and apartment complex financing
• Multi-state sales and lease-backs of retail stores
• Sales of retail facilities and apartment complexes
• Sales and purchases of shopping centers
• Complex leases with national retailers
• Financing for independent school district projects
• Sales, purchases and transportation of timber
• General representation of developers of hotels, commercial shopping centers and residential neighborhoods

Prior to opening Chance Law Office, PLLC, Mr. Chance was a partner with Zeleskey Law Firm PLLC. Earlier in his career he was an officer of Chase Manhattan Bank. Mr. Chance is an active member of his community and church.