Amy Reilly Sallusti

Biography

Amy Reilly Sallusti is a shareholder with Geary, Porter & Donovan, P.C. and practices in the areas of general business litigation, including representing property management in landlord/tenant, contract and other disputes, with an emphasis in representing the interests of property owners in ad valorem tax litigation, eminent domain and condemnation issues, and property tax planning and consultation.

Areas of Practice

Property Tax and Eminent Domain

Business Litigation

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 1999

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

University of Oklahoma, 1999, with Honors (Juris Doctor)

Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1997

University of Oklahoma, 1996 (B.B.A.)

Professional Associations and Memberships

Commercial Real Estate Women of Dallas (CREW Dallas), Director of Member Services 2010, Director of Public Relations 2009, Co-Chair of CREW Classic Golf Tournament 2009, and served as chair of various subcommittees since becoming a CREW member in 2003

Institute of Professionals in Taxation (IPT), Member

Texas Association of Assessing Officers (TAAO), Member

Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals (TAPTP), Member and General Counsel to TAPTP Board

State Bar of Texas Property Tax Committee, Member, Chaired Committee in 2008 and 2009,Vice-Chaired Committee in 2005,2006 and 2007

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (DAYL), Member and 2004 DAYL Leadership Class, and Child Support Enforcement Committee 2002

Dallas Bar Association (DBA), Member and volunteer for DBA Lawyers in the Classroom Project, Law Week 2002

Texas Association of Young Lawyers, Member

SMU Real Estate Society, Member

Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Member 2001

Articles and Publications

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Austin, Texas (October 2009)

Moderator and Program Chairperson – 2009 State Bar Property Tax Committee Legal Conference, “Chief Appraiser Panel,” Austin, Texas (April 2009)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Irving, Texas (September 2008)

Program Chairperson – 2008 State Bar Property Tax Committee Legal Conference, Austin, Texas (April 2008)

Speaker – CREW Continuing Education Seminar, “The Basics of Property Tax and its Impact on Real Estate Value,” Dallas, Texas(November 2007)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Austin, Texas (October 2007)

Speaker and Program Vice-Chairperson – 2007 State Bar Property Tax Committee Legal Conference, “Ethics and the Practice of Property Tax Law,” Austin, Texas (April 2007)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Irving, Texas (September 2006)

Speaker and Program Vice-Chairperson – 2006 State Bar Property Tax Committee Legal Conference, “Section 42.23 and Impact on Expert Designations,” Austin, Texas (April 2006)

Speaker/Panelist and Program Vice-Chairperson – 2005 State Bar Property Tax Committee Legal Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Austin, Texas (March 2005)

Speaker – CREW Texas Connection Conference, “Ad Valorem Taxation Issues,” Dallas, Texas (2004)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Fort Worth, Texas (September 2003)

Author – “A Last Chance Opportunity for Tax Relief” (2002)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Galveston, Texas (October 2001)

Speaker/Panelist – TAPTP Annual Conference, “Case Law Panel and Legal Update,” Austin, Texas (October 2000)