Stephen I. Adler practices eminent domain law.  He is the past chair of the Eminent Domain Committee of the Real Property Section of the American Bar Association and is a frequent lecturer and author on the litigation of takings cases. 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Admitted to State Bar of Texas (1982)
• Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia (1985)
• Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Western and Northern Districts of Texas
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
• The University of Texas at Austin (J.D. 1982)
• Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (B.A. 1978)

ACTIVITIES, PAPERS AND SPEAKING

• Member, Travis County Bar Association
• Member, Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
• Member, Texas Super Lawyers (2007, 2008, 2009)
• Program Co-Chair, 9th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain (2010)
• Speaker, 9th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain: Case Law Update (2010)
  
• Program Co-Chair, 8th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain:  The Highest and Best Use of Your Time and Money (2009)
• Speaker, 8th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain Law: How Does Texas Measure Up? (2009)
  
• Program Co-Chair, 7th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain (2008)
• Program Co-Chair, Eminent Domain: Understanding Special Issues and Litigation Strategies (2007)
• Program Co-Chair, 6th Annual SuperConference, Eminent Domain: Advanced Topics for an Advancing Field (2007)
• Lecturer, International Right of Way Association, Texas Convention (2003)
• Lecturer, Land Use Civil Rights and Eminent Domain, CLE International Programs (1998, 2003)
• Lecturer, Trial Tactics, The University of Texas at Austin (1987-1989)
• Chairperson, Condemnation Committee of the Real Property Section, American Bar Association (1995-1998)
• Member, American Bar Association, Condemnation Committee, Real Property Section (Chairperson 1995-1998)
• Lecturer, Eminent Domain, American Bar Association Convention (1994, 1995, 1998)
• Publication, "Road to Confusion," American Bar Association Journal (1994)
• Publication, "Takings and Related Causes of Action Under Federal and Texas Law," Southwestern Legal Foundation, 24th Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain (1994)
• Lecturer, Eminent Domain, State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Seminar (1993) and Advanced Real Estate Drafting Seminar (2003)
• Publication, "The Taking of Property," State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Seminar (1993)
• Publication, "Texas Measure of Remainder Property Damage: A Review of Schmidt," Southwestern Legal Foundatioin, 22nd Institute on Planning, Zoning and Eminent Domain (1992)
• Lecturer, Southwestern Legal Foundation (1991, 1993)
• Substitute Judge, Municipal Court, Sunset Valley (1987-1994)
• Eminent Domain Consultant, Texas Department of Agriculture (1985)