Ben B. West | People | Thompson & Knight LLP

Experience

Ben West focuses his practice on all areas of real estate matters including ownership and development; sales and acquisitions; land planning and zoning; financing, condemnation, and leasing; and both long-term ground leases and commercial leases.

Listed among Texas’ top firms for Real Estate in Chambers USA 2020 by Chambers and Partners

National first-tier ranking and regional rankings in both Dallas and Houston for Real Estate Law in “Best Law Firms” 2020 by U.S. News-Best Lawyers^®

Representative Matters

Negotiated, structured, and documented the sale of real property, improved and unimproved
Negotiated, structured, and documented the acquisition and management of improved properties such as shopping centers and office parks
Negotiated, structured, and documented real estate developments from inception, including assemblage of real property for development, land planning and land use agreements, and financing
Negotiated, structured, and documented leases, including ground leases, retail leases, and farm and ranch leases
Negotiated, structured, and documented condemnation transactions

Prior Employment

United States Navy 1957-1960; USS Samuel N. Moore (DD 747), Gunnery Officer

News & Insights

Honors & Affiliations

Distinctions/Honors

The Best Lawyers in America^© by Woodward/White Inc. (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law), 1983-2021
Texas Super Lawyers^® by Thomson Reuters (Real Estate, Business/Corporate), 2003-2005

Memberships/Affiliations

Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Dallas Bar Association; President, Real Estate Section, 1981
Member, Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys
General Counsel and Board of Directors, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
General Counsel, Hillcrest Foundation
Member, Dallas Leadership Council of The University of Texas at Austin
Member, Dallas Citizens Council
Member, Brook Hollow Golf Club

Education & Admissions

Education

LL.B., 1961, The University of Texas School of Law; Associate Editor, Texas Law Review; Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Chairman, A.W. Walker, Jr. Chair; ’61 Class Representative
B.A., 1956, with honors, The University of Texas at Austin

Admissions

Texas