Linda J. Braga
OF COUNSEL
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Lending & Secured Transactions
- Loan Workouts
- Mortgages & Foreclosures
- Commercial Leasing
- Contracts
- Joint Ventures
- Secured Transactions
- Transactions
- Warranties
- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance
- Formation & Business Planning
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnerships
- Electric Power
- Minerals & Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Public Utilities
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Trusts
- Wills
- Estate Administration
- Commercial Real Estate
- Condominiums & Cooperatives
- Conveyancing
- Land Use & Zoning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Title Insurance
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Texas, 1978
- New York, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1981
EDUCATION
- State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, J.D.
- Honors: Erie County Trial Lawyers Assoc.’s Trial Practice Award of Excellence, 1977
- State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, B.A. summa cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: English and Political Science
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Garland Plan Commission, Commissioner, 1987 – 1989
- Garland Plan Commission, Chairman, 1989
- Garland Utility Advisory Board , Vice-Chairman, 1989 – 1991
- Garland City Council, City Council Member (Dist.4), 1991 – 1993
- Garland Chamber of Commerce, Director, 1989 – 1997
- Garland Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board, 1993
- Texas Municipal Power Agency, Board of Directors, President, 1997 – 1998
- Texas Municipal Power Agency Board of Directors, Director, 1992 – 1998
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
- Southwest Land Title Company, Title Attorney, 1977 – 1978
- Green, Gilmore, Rothplez & Hyden, Associate/Partner/Managing Partner, 1979 – 1986
- Linda J. Braga, APLC, President, 1986 – 2007
- Chicago Title Insurance Company, Fee Attorney, 1993 – 2007
SORORITIES
- Phi Beta Kappa