Professional Experience:
Attorney and Counselor At Law in private practice (real estate transactions, real estate
litigation, commercial litigation, banking, taxation, collections, bankruptcy, secured
transactions, corporate/securities), 1980 - present
Faculty, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (teaching Real Estate Law,
Business and E-Law, and Real Estate Transactions, in the graduate degree program of
the Law and Taxation Department, and Real Estate Law, Business Law, and Real
Estate Fundamentals in the undergraduate degree program of the Edwin L. Cox School
of Business), 1985 - 2008
Fee Attorney, LANDAMERICA/AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, 2002 - 2004
General Counsel, FORESTWOOD NATIONAL BANK, 1987-88
President & CEO, REAL OPPORTUNITIES INCORPORATED (real estate
brokerage, management, investments, syndication), 1984-87
General Counsel & Executive Vice President, REAL OPPORTUNITIES
INCORPORATED, 1982-84
Commercial Real Estate Broker, BRYAN DUNKLIN & ASSOCIATES, 1981 - 2009
Commercial Real Estate Broker, GWIN/ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, 1981
Associate Attorney and Law Clerk, BAKER, GLAST, RIDDLE, TUTTLE &
ELLIOTT (subsequently BAKER, RIDDLE, MILLER, PHILLIPS, BROWN &
MURRAY), 1979-81
Law Clerk - MEYERS, MILLER & MIDDLETON, 1978
President, CHARCO BROILER, INC., 1976-77
Past or Present Professional Affiliations, Honors, Activities and
Licenses:
Chairman, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association (820 real estate lawyer
members), 2004
The College of the State Bar of Texas, 2000-04
Dallas, Texas, and American Bar Associations, 1980 - present
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section of the Texas Bar Association
Vice Chairman, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2003
Secretary, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2002
Treasurer, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2001
Dallas Area Real Estate Lawyers Study Group, 2001 - present
Speaker: Texas Bar Association Webinars; Texas Bar Association Advanced Real
Estate Law Course; Mortgage Lending Institute; Texas Land Title Institute; Dallas Bar
Association Real Property Section; Denton Bar Association Real Property, Probate
and Trust Section; North Texas Association of Real Estate Professionals; North Texas
Association of Real Estate Investors; Real Estate Investors Association; Association of
Independent Real Estate Owners; Real Estate Owners Association; DFW Real Estate
Investors Network; CLE International; Dallas Area Real Estate Lawyers Study Group;
Greater Dallas Board of Realtors; Association of Independent Real Estate Owners;
Texas Apartment Association; Apartment Association of Greater Dallas; Foreclosure
Listing Service Seminars; R.O.I. Seminars; D/FW Rand Group, Inc.; S.M.U. Real Estate
Club; Beta Tau Epsilon (S.M.U. Real Estate Honorary Society); Richland Community
College Real Estate Seminar; Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, University of Texas
at Arlington; Richland Community College Property Management Seminar
Webmaster of the Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association - 2000-04
Greater Dallas Board of Realtors
Forms & Contracts Committee (Lease Subcommittee), Greater Dallas Board of Realtors
Texas Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Dallas
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Development Board, Forestwood National Bank
Investment Committee, Forestwood National Bank
Loan Review Committee, Forestwood National Bank
Board of Directors, Association of Independent Real Estate Owners
Licensed as a real estate broker from 1982 to 2009
Presently licensed to practice law before the Texas Supreme Court, the United States
Tax Court, and the United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the
Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Civic and Community Involvement:
Highland Park Presbyterian Church (praise band, choir parent, Sunday school teacher,
international student sponsor), 1993 to 2004
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Board of Advocates, Honorary
Member, 1995
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Judge of Finals of Client Counseling
Competition, 1996 - 2006
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Mock Trial Judge, 1994-95
Southern Methodist University School of Law, American Bar Association Client
Counseling Competition, Coach (1992 National Finalists, 1992 and 1993 Regional
Champions), 1992 to 2004
Caucus Toastmasters Club, 1995-96
YMCA Indian Princess and Indian Guide program participant, 1993-97
YMCA Soccer Coach, 1993-95
YMCA Basketball Coach, 1997-98
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Baseball Coach, 1996
Park Cities Rotary Club of Dallas, Texas (Chairman, Rotaract Committee), 1987
Executive Director, Dallas County Democratic Party, 1976
Dallas County Democratic Party Executive Committee, 1976-77
Democratic Party Precinct Chairman, 1976-77
Texas State Democratic Party Convention Delegate, 1976
Democratic National Convention, Communications Staff, 1976
Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign Staff, 1975-76
Administrative Assistant to Phil Gramm, Phil Gramm for Senate Campaign Committee,
1975
Democratic National Committee, Communications & Elections Staff, 1973
Legislative Affairs Assistant, Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1973
Education:
Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1981
Law Review, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, Southern Methodist University School
of Law (selected on basis of top 10% of class standing), 1976-77
Masters of Business Administration, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern
Methodist University, 1981
Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Southern Methodist University, 1975
Russell Baker Moot Court Quarter Finalist, 1977
Dean's List
Student Senate, 1973-74
Resident Assistant, Summer School Resident Advisor, Sophomore Advisor, Student
Academic Advisor, 1971-73
Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities, 1973-74
Planning & Priorities Cabinet, Advisory Board to the President of Southern Methodist
University, 1974
Faculty Committee on Ethics & Tenure, 1974
Level III Judiciary - Supreme Court of Southern Methodist University, 1974
SMU Freshman Cheerleader, 1970-71
Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1969-70
The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1967-69
Attorney and Counselor At Law in private practice (real estate transactions, real estate
litigation, commercial litigation, banking, taxation, collections, bankruptcy, secured
transactions, corporate/securities), 1980 - present
Faculty, SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (teaching Real Estate Law,
Business and E-Law, and Real Estate Transactions, in the graduate degree program of
the Law and Taxation Department, and Real Estate Law, Business Law, and Real
Estate Fundamentals in the undergraduate degree program of the Edwin L. Cox School
of Business), 1985 - 2008
Fee Attorney, LANDAMERICA/AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, 2002 - 2004
General Counsel, FORESTWOOD NATIONAL BANK, 1987-88
President & CEO, REAL OPPORTUNITIES INCORPORATED (real estate
brokerage, management, investments, syndication), 1984-87
General Counsel & Executive Vice President, REAL OPPORTUNITIES
INCORPORATED, 1982-84
Commercial Real Estate Broker, BRYAN DUNKLIN & ASSOCIATES, 1981 - 2009
Commercial Real Estate Broker, GWIN/ADAMS & ASSOCIATES, 1981
Associate Attorney and Law Clerk, BAKER, GLAST, RIDDLE, TUTTLE &
ELLIOTT (subsequently BAKER, RIDDLE, MILLER, PHILLIPS, BROWN &
MURRAY), 1979-81
Law Clerk - MEYERS, MILLER & MIDDLETON, 1978
President, CHARCO BROILER, INC., 1976-77
Past or Present Professional Affiliations, Honors, Activities and
Licenses:
Chairman, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association (820 real estate lawyer
members), 2004
The College of the State Bar of Texas, 2000-04
Dallas, Texas, and American Bar Associations, 1980 - present
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section of the Texas Bar Association
Vice Chairman, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2003
Secretary, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2002
Treasurer, Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association, 2001
Dallas Area Real Estate Lawyers Study Group, 2001 - present
Speaker: Texas Bar Association Webinars; Texas Bar Association Advanced Real
Estate Law Course; Mortgage Lending Institute; Texas Land Title Institute; Dallas Bar
Association Real Property Section; Denton Bar Association Real Property, Probate
and Trust Section; North Texas Association of Real Estate Professionals; North Texas
Association of Real Estate Investors; Real Estate Investors Association; Association of
Independent Real Estate Owners; Real Estate Owners Association; DFW Real Estate
Investors Network; CLE International; Dallas Area Real Estate Lawyers Study Group;
Greater Dallas Board of Realtors; Association of Independent Real Estate Owners;
Texas Apartment Association; Apartment Association of Greater Dallas; Foreclosure
Listing Service Seminars; R.O.I. Seminars; D/FW Rand Group, Inc.; S.M.U. Real Estate
Club; Beta Tau Epsilon (S.M.U. Real Estate Honorary Society); Richland Community
College Real Estate Seminar; Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, University of Texas
at Arlington; Richland Community College Property Management Seminar
Webmaster of the Real Property Section of the Dallas Bar Association - 2000-04
Greater Dallas Board of Realtors
Forms & Contracts Committee (Lease Subcommittee), Greater Dallas Board of Realtors
Texas Apartment Association
Apartment Association of Greater Dallas
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Development Board, Forestwood National Bank
Investment Committee, Forestwood National Bank
Loan Review Committee, Forestwood National Bank
Board of Directors, Association of Independent Real Estate Owners
Licensed as a real estate broker from 1982 to 2009
Presently licensed to practice law before the Texas Supreme Court, the United States
Tax Court, and the United States District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the
Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Civic and Community Involvement:
Highland Park Presbyterian Church (praise band, choir parent, Sunday school teacher,
international student sponsor), 1993 to 2004
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Board of Advocates, Honorary
Member, 1995
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Judge of Finals of Client Counseling
Competition, 1996 - 2006
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Mock Trial Judge, 1994-95
Southern Methodist University School of Law, American Bar Association Client
Counseling Competition, Coach (1992 National Finalists, 1992 and 1993 Regional
Champions), 1992 to 2004
Caucus Toastmasters Club, 1995-96
YMCA Indian Princess and Indian Guide program participant, 1993-97
YMCA Soccer Coach, 1993-95
YMCA Basketball Coach, 1997-98
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Baseball Coach, 1996
Park Cities Rotary Club of Dallas, Texas (Chairman, Rotaract Committee), 1987
Executive Director, Dallas County Democratic Party, 1976
Dallas County Democratic Party Executive Committee, 1976-77
Democratic Party Precinct Chairman, 1976-77
Texas State Democratic Party Convention Delegate, 1976
Democratic National Convention, Communications Staff, 1976
Jimmy Carter Presidential Campaign Staff, 1975-76
Administrative Assistant to Phil Gramm, Phil Gramm for Senate Campaign Committee,
1975
Democratic National Committee, Communications & Elections Staff, 1973
Legislative Affairs Assistant, Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1973
Education:
Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1981
Law Review, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, Southern Methodist University School
of Law (selected on basis of top 10% of class standing), 1976-77
Masters of Business Administration, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern
Methodist University, 1981
Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Southern Methodist University, 1975
Russell Baker Moot Court Quarter Finalist, 1977
Dean's List
Student Senate, 1973-74
Resident Assistant, Summer School Resident Advisor, Sophomore Advisor, Student
Academic Advisor, 1971-73
Who's Who in American Colleges & Universities, 1973-74
Planning & Priorities Cabinet, Advisory Board to the President of Southern Methodist
University, 1974
Faculty Committee on Ethics & Tenure, 1974
Level III Judiciary - Supreme Court of Southern Methodist University, 1974
SMU Freshman Cheerleader, 1970-71
Pine Bluff High School, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1969-70
The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 1967-69
Resume of Professional Qualifications of Bryan Dunklin
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