LAWYER PROFILE
Tommy Mann

Tommy Mann

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Contributions and articles

2 Global Practice Guides

About

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USA

Practice Areas

Real Estate Development & Investments

Land Use/Entitlements

Home Builders

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

Career

Tommy Mann represents developers and landowners in securing entitlements and the formation of public/private partnerships for new development. Additionally, he regularly advises lenders and equity investors on entitlements. For more information, please visit www.winstead.com.

Professional Memberships

State Bar of Texas

Urban Land Institute North Texas Chapter (Past Board of Advisors)

Greater Dallas Planning Council (Past Board of Directors)

Downtown Dallas, Inc. (Board of Directors)

TREC Executive Committee

Publications

Texas Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2010

Chamber USA Guide to America, Chambers & Partners Publishing, 2019-2025

Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2016, 2018-2023

The Best Lawyers in America, (BL Rankings, LLC), 2024-2025

Experience

Rezoning requests, variance and special exception appeals, easement and right-of-way abandonments, alcohol regulations, and tree mitigation/preservation regulations

Creation and negotiation of development agreements within Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ/TIF), Public Improvement Districts (PID), and Chapter 380 economic development grant agreements

Condemnation/eminent domain and disputes related to vested rights, rough proportionality, inverse condemnation/regulatory takings, and exactions

Platting/subdivision, negotiation of impact fees, roadway, water, and sewer infrastructure development agreements

Local government affordable housing requirements

Education

University of Michigan Law School

J.D.

2006

University of Oklahoma

B.B.A., Finance, B.A., English

2003

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use - Texas

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Band 2

Individual Editorial

Tommy Mann offers experience in handling a range of land use matters, including rezoning requests, development agreements and land acquisitions for hyperscalers, on behalf of industry clients.

Strengths

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  • Tommy knows his area of law inside and out. He knows all of the players and strategizes accordingly. He’s a value to any project.

    Real Estate: Zoning/Land UseChambers Guide to the USA

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Tennessee

Texas

Texas: Austin & Surrounds

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