Founder of the firm, Edward DiMare Vassallo, Jr. focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, real estate, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, condemnation, zoning, planning and land use.

Mr. Vassallo is a native of Dallas and has served clients in Texas throughout his career. He received his B.A. in 1967 and Juris Doctor degree in 1969 from Southern Methodist University. While in law school, he was a member of the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi and also a member of the Order of the Barristers, where he served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court. From 1968 to 1969 he served as a member of the Southwestern Law Journal.

Mr. Vassallo was admitted to the Texas Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas in 1969. In 1975, he was admitted to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. He was admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Claims Court in 1988.

Mr. Vassallo is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas, where he served as a member of the Grievance Committee from 1988 to 1996.

He has extensive experience as an author and lecturer on topics such as eminent domain, inverse condemnation, environmental liability and eminent domain trials.