Julie Barry
Attorney
713.343.3794
jbarry@moodylawgroup.com
Julie Barry is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and practices extensively in the area of transaction law, focusing primarily on the representation of small and midsized enterprises. Her practice includes representation of purchasers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of businesses and real estate, lenders and borrowers in connection with commercial and real estate loans, and landlords and tenants in connection with leasing matters.
Real Estate Practice
- Representation of landlords and tenants in connection with retail, office, industrial, multifamily and mixed-use properties
- Representation of owners in real estate purchase and sale transactions and the financing matters relating thereto, in connection with shopping centers, office buildings, raw land, and farm and ranch properties
- Negotiation of construction contracts in a wide range of projects, including industrial developments, medical office buildings, residential properties and tenant improvements
Commercial Law Practice
- Drafting and negotiating documentation relating to mergers and acquisitions
- Preparation and negotiation of bank financing documents
- Formation of business entities and attending to corporate and company governance matters
- Assisting clients with day-to-day operating needs, including structuring, negotiating and drafting financing documentation, supply agreements, licensing agreements, and sales and distribution agreements relating to manufactured products and services
- Drafting executive employment and compensation agreements, sales representation and consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements and other general employment documents
- Moody Law Group, PLLC, 2014-present
- Law Office of Julie Barry, 2006-2014
- Law Office of Theodore J. Lee, 1994-2006
- Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P. – Associate, Corporate & Banking, 1988-1992
- Matthews & Branscomb, P.C. – Associate, Real Estate, 1985-1988
- Master of Laws, International Business Law – University of Houston Law Center, 2011
- Juris Doctor (With Honors) – St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1985
- Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Cum Laude – Stetson University, 1982
- Political Science and Latin America Studies – Duke University, 1977-1979
- Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2023-2025
- Director, Commercial State Bank, 2012-2018
- Board Member, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, 2019
- Board Member, Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism, 2010-2017 (Past President, 2014-2016)
- Board Member, The Professional Group, 2012-2017 (Past President, 2015-2017)
- Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1985
- Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2015
- Admitted to the College of the State Bar of Texas, 2010
- Member, American Bar Association; Business Law Section; Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section
- Member, Texas Bar Association; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section; Business Law Section; International Law Section
- Member, Houston Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Business Law Section; Associate Editor for The Houston Lawyer 2010-2014
- Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
- Perspectives on Urban Homestead Exemptions – Texas Amends Article XVI, §51, 15 ST. MARY’S L.J. 603 (1984) (published under the name Julie B. Schroeder)
- Speaker, Tips for the Unintended Landlord: Residential Landlord/Tenant Issues, Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, 2012
- Secured Transaction Reforms in Mexico: In Pursuit of a Uniform System, 34 HOUSTON J. INT. L. 289 (2012)
