Justin K. Hicks

Justin’s public finance practice focuses on tax-exempt financings for school districts, cities, counties, special purpose districts, and non-profit corporations. In connection with these transactions, he serves as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, and underwriter’s counsel. In addition, he advises governmental and corporate clients on general public law matters, including elections, open government, and economic development.

Justin also has experience in environmental finance and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in public and private financings. 

• Bond counsel for school districts in the issuance of building bonds and refunding bonds
• Bond counsel for special purpose district in the issuance of infrastructure bonds
• Counsel for global private equity firm in the due diligence of public law issues in the acquisition of a $161 million portfolio of master planned communities
• Counsel for state university institution in the public purpose issues involved in its collaboration with a hospital district

• Member, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Member, State Bar of Texas, Administrative and Public Law Section
• Blog Writer, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee