Tyler Milton joined Dawson & Sodd as a Partner in October 2010, bringing with him valuable prior experience in condemnation law. Since joining the firm, Tyler has focused his practice exclusively on the defense of property owners and their rights, skillfully navigating complex eminent domain proceedings across Texas.
He has a proven track record of successfully representing clients against condemning authorities at the local, county, and state levels. Tyler is committed to ensuring landowners receive fair treatment and just compensation when their properties are targeted for public or private projects.
Tyler’s representation covers a wide array of takings, including those affecting residential, commercial, industrial, and rural properties. He has significant experience handling condemnations for highway expansions, sanitary sewer lift stations, water transmission lines, natural gas transmission and gathering pipelines, and overhead electric transmission power lines.
His background includes representing both condemnors and landowners early in his career, providing him with a comprehensive understanding of the strategies and perspectives from both sides of a condemnation case. This insight is invaluable in developing effective approaches for the property owners he now exclusively serves.
Representative Experience & Notable Outcomes
Lead counsel in a Tarrant County jury trial concerning the taking of permanent and temporary easements for a natural gas pipeline from vacant commercial property, resulting in a $1,000,000 net recovery on an initial offer of $154,700.
Co-counsel in a Denton County jury trial and appeal for the taking of a natural gas pipeline easement, achieving a $600,000 net recovery on an initial offer of $44,955.
Secured a $1,260,662 net recovery for a property owner of three billboard easements on a major Dallas interstate in a highway expansion condemnation, after the State contended entitlement was only $2,925.
Achieved a $7,705,834 net recovery for the owner of a 29-building apartment complex on LBJ Freeway in Dallas in a partial taking of one building for a highway expansion (State/TxDOT offer: $6,270,819).
Negotiated a $1,598,047 net recovery for a property owner in a partial taking for an overhead electrical transmission line across a large Fort Worth residential development (initial offer: $410,000).
Secured a $1.5 million net recovery for a property owner in a partial taking for a high-pressure natural gas pipeline easement across a large Central Texas ranch (initial offer: $199,507).
Achieved a $3.3 million net recovery for the owner of a vacant commercial corner in Arlington in a partial taking for an interstate widening (initial offer: $1,624,995).
Obtained a $190,000 net recovery for a Dallas County property owner in a partial taking for a gas pipeline easement across vacant commercial property (initial offer: $10,527).
Secured a $4,405,963 net recovery for a Dallas non-profit property owner whose building’s parking lot was partially taken for a road expansion (initial offer: $346,432).
Achieved a $7,149,842 net recovery for a small business owner in South Dallas in a total taking of property and buildings for a floodway improvement project (initial offer: $4,120,104).
Presentations & Publications
“The Infrastructure Boom: Pre-Condemnation Procedures,” published in June 2022 issue of Headnotes for the Dallas Bar Association (co-authored with Clint Schumacher).
“The “Unable to Agree” Requirement and Texas Condemnation Law: A Critical Analysis of Hubenak v. San Jacinto Gas Trans. Co.,” published in Vol. 37, Issue 2 of the St. Mary’s Law Journal.
“Improving the Landowner’s Odds in Eminent Domain Cases,” published in April 2015 issue of Headnotes for the Dallas Bar Association (co-authored with Matt Hurt and Jody McSpadden).
Reported Condemnation Opinions:
Crosstex DC Gathering Co., J.V. v. Button, 2013 WL 257355 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, no pet.)
State v. Central Expressway Sign Assocs., 302 S.W.2d 866 (Tex. 2009)
St. Mary’s University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2006
Associate Editor, St. Mary’s Law Journal
Order of Barristers
The College of William and Mary, Bachelor of Arts in History, 2003
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2006 (All Texas Courts statewide)
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow
Dallas Bar Association (Real Property Section)
American Bar Association
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL Leadership Class 2015)
Teaching & Prior Experience
Adjunct Professor, Eminent Domain Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
Attorney, Law Office of Joe H. Staley, Jr., P.C. (Prior condemnation law practice)
Law Clerk, Counterterrorism Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (During law school)
Intern, The White House and Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. (During college)
Community Involvement
Salesmanship Club of Dallas (Active Member)
Board Member, Project Opportunity Foundation
Mentor (Past), Mercy Street West Dallas mentoring program
Tutor (Past), G.W. Carver Elementary in West Dallas
Fundraising Committee Member (Past), The Touchdown Club for the Rise School of Dallas
Connect with Tyler
To discuss your Texas eminent domain or condemnation case with B. Tyler Milton, particularly if it involves complex valuation, pipeline, highway, or utility takings, please use the contact information above or reach out to our firm.
