Wayne K. Olson  Suite 200 6000 Western Place Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Wayne K. Olson

Born in Lima, Peru in 1954. He attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas from 1972 through 1974 and graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.B.A. degree in Real Estate in 1976. He then attended the University of Texas School of Law where he graduated with a J.D. degree in 1979. From 1979 until 1987, Mr. Olson was an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Worth, working primarily on zoning, planning, and development matters. Since 1987 he has been in private practice in the area of municipal and public law with an emphasis in real estate development and land use law. He is currently serving as City Attorney to the cities of Granbury, Lake Worth, Haltom City, and Kennedale. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State and Local Government and Government Lawyers Sections, the State Bar of Texas-Administrative and Public Law Section, the Texas City Attorneys Association, and the Tarrant County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Current Employment Position(s):

Founding Partner

Areas of Practice:

Municipal and Public Law

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1979

U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1979

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2001

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981

U.S. Supreme Court, 1992

Education:

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1976
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration-Real Estate

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1972-1974
Minor:  Spanish

Honors and Awards:

Phi Eta Sigma

Sigma Delta Pi

Dean's Honor List

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, State and Local Government Section

Member

American Bar Association, Government Layers Section

Member

State Bar of Texas, Administrative and Public Law Section

Member

Tarrant County Bar Association

Member

Texas City Attorneys Association

Member

Past Employment Positions:

Fielding, Barrett & Taylor, L.L.P., Partner, 1988 - 1997

Reynolds, Shannon, Miller, Blinn, White & Cook, Associate, 1987 - 1988

City of Fort Worth, Assistant City Attorney, 1979 - 1987

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Alpha Delta

Chi Rho

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