Ms. Bruce’s practice covers purchases and sales of real estate, commercial leasing, real estate development, and financing related to real estate. She represents and counsels owners, investors, landlords, tenants, and developers in a wide variety of complex transactions including ground up development of shopping centers, negotiating office, retail, and industrial leases with local and national tenants, and easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions agreements.

Ms. Bruce also helps structure and negotiate property management agreements, construction contracts with contractors, development agreements with developers and buyers/tenants, and owner-architect agreements with architects.

In acquisitions and sales, she represents developers, investors, institutions, and other privately held buyers and sellers in the acquisition, sale, exchange, and financing of improved and unimproved real estate. These transactions involve office, retail, multifamily, single-family, industrial, mixed-use projects, and raw land including structuring and documenting ground leases.

While in law school, Ms. Bruce was an associate editor of the St. Mary’s Law Journal. She is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.   Ms. Bruce was selected as a Texas Rising Star (Super Lawyer), Texas Monthly Magazine (2007, 2008, 2009); and a D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas (2018).

• Texas Rising Star (Super Lawyer), Texas Monthly, 2007, 2008 and 2009
• Best Lawyer in Dallas, D Magazine, 2018

• Overall Issues of Development/Leasing involving an Equity Investor and a Tight Time Frame, International Counsel of Shopping Centers Law Conference (ICSC), Palm Desert, California, October 2001.

Speeches/Presentations: Overall Issues of Development/Leasing involving an Equity Investor and a Tight Time Frame, “International Counsel of Shopping Centers Law Conference (ICSC), Palm Desert, California, October 2001.

Smith/Cypress Joint Venture – representation of Emmitt Smith in the negotiation of his partnership with Cypress Equities and the application for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification, and ongoing retail and land development matters.

George W. Allen/Justin G. Allen- representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, leasing and sale of a multiphase 350,000 square-foot “power” shopping center in Forney, Texas, anchored by Wal-Mart and Lowe’s.

George W. Allen/Justin G. Allen- representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, leasing and sale of a multiphase, mixed use development in Terrell, Texas, anchored by Baylor Health, Buc-ee’s, car dealership, hotel, and including retail, residential, and restaurant uses.

Canyon Hub Holdings, L.P. – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, and leasing of a 1,000,000 s.f. “power” shopping center in Lubbock, Texas.

New Plan Excel Realty Trust and Oakridge Investments, Inc. – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, leasing, and sale of a 1,100,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Frisco, Texas.

LSM Center Partners – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, and leasing of a multiphase 500,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Plano, Texas.

NTP35, LP- representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, leasing and sale of a multiphase “power” shopping center in Fort Worth, Texas, anchored by Living Spaces; and sales to industrial/office users.

ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc. and Hunt Properties, Inc. – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, financing, and leasing of a multiphase 400,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Denton, Texas.

ORIX Real Estate Capital, Inc. – representation of equity investor/owner in connection with the purchase, development, financing, and leasing of a

multiphase 200,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Lufkin, Texas,

multiphase 350,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Abilene, Texas, and

multiphase 400,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Pueblo, Colorado.

Quine & Associates – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the development and leasing of shopping centers in Dallas and Arlington, Texas.

Sonoma Trail Partners, Ltd. – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the development, financing, and leasing of a multiphase 105,000-square-foot “power” shopping center in Ennis, Texas.

Vista Property Company – representation of owner/landlord in connection with the purchase, development, and leasing of shopping centers in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and San Antonio, Texas

Representation of multiple owners/landlords in leasing of multiphase “power” shopping centers and smaller developments, with tenants such as: Academy, AT&T, Belk, Best Buy, Burlington, Dress Barn, DSW Warehouse, Dunlap’s, Famous Footwear, Five Below, Gap, Gart/Oshman’s, Lenscrafters, Lane Bryant, Marmaxx (TJ Maxx, Home Goods and Marshalls) Michael’s, Office Depot, Old Navy, Payless, PetSmart, pOpshelf, Ross Stores, Shoe Carnival, Staples, Starbucks, and T-Mobile; sales (along with site development agreements) to: Aldi, Albertson’s, Andretti, Chuy’s, HEB, In-N-Out Burger, Kohl’s, Kroger, Living Spaces, Lowe’s, Target, Twin Peaks, Sam’s, and Wal-Mart; and ground leases to: Brinker (Chili’s, Macaroni Grill), Carino’s, Carvana, Ethan Allen, Kinko’s, LaZBoy, Portillo’s, SouthTrust Bank, Starbucks, Texas Regional Bank, Velvet Taco, Walgreen’s, and Whataburger.