Diana J. Bearden practices extensively in the area of commercial real estate.
Education
Recognitions
Rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubble
Named among The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law by Best Lawyers (2012-2025)
Recipient of Strasburger’s Oppenheimer Mentor of the Year Award (2017)
Named among Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine (2010-2025)
Named Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters (2010-2017)
Recipient of the Career Advancement for Women Award from CREW-Dallas (2015)
Named D Magazine Best Woman Lawyers by Best Lawyers (2010-2012)
Named Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine (2003-2009)
Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
State Bar of Texas, Real Estate Law Section
Dallas Bar Association, Real Property Section – Chair (1993), Vice-Chair (1992), Secretary (1991), Treasurer (1990)
Dallas Women Lawyers Association, Member
Commercial Real Estate Women – Dallas, Chair, CREW Advancement Committee (2012), Board of Directors member (1998-2000), Chair, Education Committee (1996), Co-Chair, Legal Forum Committee (1994, 1995)
Attorneys Serving the Community, Multiple Committee Positions
4Word Women, Member
State Bar Licenses
- Represented a non-profit corporation in connection with the sale of an office building in Dallas, Texas.
- Represented an oil company franchisee in connection with the sale of a service station facility in Plano, Texas to another franchisee.
- Represented a retail owner in connection with the sale of raw land in Texas with a build-to-suit lease for construction of a retail store and leaseback by the retail owner from a developer.
- Represented a large distributor in connection with the acquisitions of other companies, involving multiple manufacturing facilities in multiple states.
- Represented an owner of certain property in connection with the sale of raw land for construction of an apartment complex in Dallas with a residential developer.
- Represented a borrower in connection with the permanent refinancing of a loan secured by multiple apartment complexes in Texas and other states.
- Represented a seller in connection with the sale of various manufacturing facilities in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Waco, and Dallas, Texas.
- Represented a billboard owner and operator in connection with leasing, sales and purchases of billboards in Dallas County, Texas.
- Represented various dairy owners and operators in connection with the purchase of improved industrial property, including multiple tenant leases, in various multi-state, multi-site transactions.
- Represented a liquor store retailer in buying, selling, leasing and financing various retail sites.
- Represented a real estate company in various real estate secured permanent financing transactions.
- Represented a large holding company in connection with purchasing multiple plant facilities in multiple states, and with long-term financing in connection with same.
- Represented an owner of multiple assisted living facilities in two states in connection with a sale/leaseback transaction.
- Represented a national retail operation in connection with the acquisition of approximately 100 leasehold sites and five fee properties in multiple states.
- Represented an industrial manufacturing company in connection with the acquisitions of multiple plant facilities in several states and the financing for such acquisitions.
Articles
- Real Estate Lawyers Get Busy Again as Finding Laterals Becomes Difficult, Of Counsel: The Legal Practice and Management Report (January 2015)
- Emerging Theories of Liability in the Managed Health Care Industry, Baylor Law Review (1995)
Presentations
- Property Management Agreements, Strasburger Real Estate Legal Forum (1998)
- Compensation Issues in Listing/Brokerage Agreements and Property Management Agreements, Strasburger Real Estate Legal Forum (1997)
- Emerging Theories of Liability in the Managed Health Care Industry, Sixth Annual Health Law Conference (1994)