J. Tyler Topper

Originally from Plainview, Texas, Tyler moved to Amarillo in 2009. Tyler enjoys skiing, climbing mountains, and travelling with his wife and children. Awards and Honors Honors Top 20 Under 40 Young Professionals 2016 – Amarillo Chamber of Commerce

• Partner

• Wayland Baptist University Board of Trustees, Vice-Chairman of the Board, 2019 - Present
• Representative Clients
• Semi-Urban Development Property (215 acres) – Randall County property on with TxDOT was threatening to condemn 34 acres for a new roadway.
• TxDOT’s initial offer – $544,836 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $2,204,736
• South Texas Ranch (8,744 acres) – working ranch property in Webb County on which a utility company was threatening to condemn an 87-acre easement for a power line.
• Utility’s initial offer – $352,800 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $834,174
• Panhandle Farm (991 acres) – farm property in Castro County on which a utility company condemned a 13.1- acre easement for a power line.
• Utility’s initial offer – $35,563 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $140,608
• Permian Basin Oil & Gas Property (560 acres) – Reeves County property on which a pipeline company was threatening to condemn a 9.3-acre easement for an oil and gas pipeline.
• Pipeline company’s initial offer – $44,098 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $134,739
• Panhandle Ranch (2,400 acres) – ranch property in Collingsworth County on which a utility company condemned a 54.3-acre easement for a power line.
• Utility’s initial offer – $65,232 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $237,336
• East Texas Timber Property (2,901 acres) – heavily forested property in Bowie County on which a utility company was threatening to condemn a 63-acre easement for a power line.
• Utility’s initial offer – $222,602 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $517,910
• Semi-Urban Development Property (670 acres) – Randall County property on which TxDOT condemned 8 acres for a new roadway.
• TxDOT’s initial offer – $62,308 | Client’s gross proceeds after litigation – $306,785
• South Texas Ranch (906 acres) – Webb County ranch property on which a utility company was threatening to condemn a 6-acre easement for a power line.
• Utility’s initial offer – $24,400 | Client’s gross proceeds from settlement – $121,208

• Texas, 2009
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2010

• State Bar of Texas
• Amarillo Area Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2019 - Present (President))