Two Lawyers Join Jackson Walker As Partners in Austin, Houston
Pamela Madere, formerly a director at Coats Rose PC, and Scott Schepps, formerly a shareholder at Fizer Beck Webster Bentley & Scroggins, have joined Jackson Walker LLP as partners. Madere will practice in the firm’s Austin office, with Schepps practicing in the Houston office.
Madere joins Jackson Walker’s Real Estate practice where she will represent clients before state and local governments. She is the Chair of the Real Estate Council of Austin and the immediate past President of the Central Texas Association of Realtors.
In a release, the firm said Madere represents owners and developers of real property before city, county, and state authorities, dealing with real estate contracts, zoning, subdivisions, site plans, development permits, development agreements, easements, condemnation, Municipal Utility Districts, environmental matters, water and wastewater regulations, and traffic issues.
Madere is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas Law School where she teaches a course on negotiations. She currently serves as Chair of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Past President of the Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Chair Elect of the Real Estate Council of Austin, and President Elect of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Schepps joins Jackson Walker’s Wealth Planning section.
The firm said his clients include closely held business owners, corporate executives, real estate developers, private equity firm principals, physicians, other attorneys, professional athletes and many others. His practice covers most aspects of wealth planning and probate, including preparation of incapacity documents, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and business succession.