MARY K. HARTY

3016 Tex Blvd.

Fort Worth, TX  76116

817-377-8664
817-377-8564 fax

hartylaw@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Real Estate and Business Attorney with over 15 years of experience in Texas and New Mexico

 

SUMMARY:

 

·         Licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico with experience in both states

·         Diverse experience in real estate and business matters

·         Proficient at identifying title problems and resolving with appropriate documentation

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Harty Law Office, Fort Worth, Texas                                                                  2003 to Present

Attorney at Law

 

·         Sole practitioner and Independent Contractor in Fort Worth,  Texas maintaining practice focused on property and business in Texas and New Mexico.

 

Harty Law Office, Taos, New Mexico                                                                  1999 to 2003

Attorney at Law

 

·         Sole practitioner with practice focused on real estate and business matters

·         Quiet title litigation

·         Preparation and review of purchase agreements, transfer and loan documents

·         Pre-closing review of surveys, title binders and closing documents

·         Preparation of wills, trusts, POA’s, and conservatorships

·         Creation of business entities

·         Probate of estates

·         Consultation and document preparation regarding access and easement questions 

·         Mediator selected by other attorneys to seek resolution of  pending real estate litigation

·         Office management, including client contact and marketing of local title companies and Realtors

 

 

First New Mexico Title & Abstract Co., Inc., Taos, New Mexico                          1996 – 1999

Office Counsel and Title Examiner

 

 

Southwestern Title & Escrow, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico                              1995

Co-Manager and Title Examiner

 

 

International Paper Company, Petroleum & Minerals Division, Houston               1990 – 1995

Supervisor of Fee Land Records Department

 

 

H.G. Knauth, Esq. & Rosenberg Title Company, Rosenberg, TX               1987 – 1990

Fee Attorney/Escrow Officer

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

Doctor of Jurisprudence, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) 1985

M.S., Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) 1978 Interdisciplinary Studies

B.A., Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) 1975  Classics With Highest Honors

 

 

PROFESSIONAL  AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

 

State Bar of Texas

State Bar of New Mexico (Inactive as of 1/30/2005)

Tarrant County Bar Association

Taos Community Mentoring Program  1997, 1998, 1999, 2001

Junior Achievement of Taos 2002

North Texas Airedale Rescue & Adoption. 2003 to present,
                    Fundraising, Publicity 2004, 2005