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Justin Hodge, a Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP partner, was interviewed on Houston Matters with Craig Cohen regarding the upcoming Kinder Morgan Trident Pipeline project crossing the State of Texas. You can listen to it here:...

On November 9, 2024, Rhett Roberson was one of several veterans invited to the Governor’s Mansion in Austin, Texas to be sworn in by Governor Greg Abbott. Marrs Ellis & Hodge welcomes Mr. Roberson as the firm’s newest attorney. Mr. Roberson served with the United States Army, 82nd Airborne, in Afghanistan.

Kyle Baum, a partner at Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP in Austin, emphasized the need for property owners to seek legal counsel when dealing with pipeline companies.

“Any documents that landowners are asked to sign were likely drafted by the pipeline company’s lawyers, so they may not be in the owner’s best interest. That’s where an attorney can help evaluate.”

Marrs Ellis and Hodge LLP is excited to announce the promotion of Ashley Wilder to partner at the firm. Ashley’s elevation to partner underscores her exceptional expertise and dedication in the field of eminent domain and condemnation law. Please join us in congratulating Ashley Wilder on this well-deserved promotion.

Luke Ellis, an eminent domain and condemnation trial lawyer and partner at Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP in Austin, represents several impacted property owners affected by the I-35 expansion proposal. Read...

“Eminent domain is the right of the government to take private property for a public purpose,” Jacob Merkord, JD, at Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP said. “The state has a lot of power to decide which properties it wants to acquire, so it’s very difficult for a landowner...

"TxDOT's view is, 'Well, that's not a big deal, just go find somewhere else to operate your business,'" said Luke Ellis, founding partner of Marrs Ellis & Hodge law firm. Ellis, an eminent domain lawyer, said he's representing several property owners and...

Though the move wouldn’t be immediate, there are a number of factors tied to what’s being called one of the biggest displacement projects in Central Texas in recent times. That’s according to eminent domain lawyer Luke Ellis with Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP....