Over 20 Years of Experience
One of the most experienced bond lawyers in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market is Sara Tangen. Most would consider Sara as genuine, responsive and recognized by clients for “spot on” advice.
Areas of Practice
- Public Finance
Experience in all levels of public finance including bond elections, public funding for school districts, hospitals, river authorities, and State agencies in both Texas and Oklahoma. - Municipal Bonds
Sara's vast knowledge in municipal bonds, serving as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, and disclosure counsel for general municipal financings, water board bond financings, and private activity bonds helped to guide her clients to exemplary outcomes. - Governmental Agencies
Working with the Texas Bond Review Board, the Offices of the Attorneys General in both Texas and Oklahoma, and the Office of the Governor of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism gained Sara immeasurable experience. - Municipal Capital Projects
Sara was involved with many City and School District Bond Elections, Hospital District Bond Elections and Financings, as well as major water board bond financing and legislation drafting. - Law Firm Partnering
Not only has Sara handled complex bond and financing issues for municipalities, but as a research attorney and a litigation specialist, Sara's career has dealt in litigation for clients in the fields of banking, hotel franchises, general commercial litigation, motion picture anti-trust, and insurance defense.
Sara's Career Experience
Partner
McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P.
2002 – 2013 (11 years) Dallas/Fort Worth Area
McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, L.L.P is a national leader in public finance law, consistently ranking among the top 10 law firms nationwide in the principal amount and number of municipal bond issues approved.
As a partner with McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P., Sara worked on bond counsel matters related to general government (cities, counties, school districts, hospital districts), transportation, water, economic development) and private equity bonds. Clients included city and county municipals, school and hospital districts, river authorities, and both Texas and Oklahoma State agencies.
SPECIALTIES
- Municipal Bond Counsel
- State Agency Water Financings (Texas and Oklahoma)
- Bond Issuance
- Legislation Drafting
- Private Activity Bonds
- Texas Bond Review Board
- Office of the Governor of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism
- Office of the Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas
- City, School District and Hospital District Bond Elections
- Commercial Paper Programs
Associate Attorney
McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P.
1996 – 2001 (5 years) Dallas/Fort Worth Area
As an Associate Attorney with McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P. Sara drafted legal documents and handled research, project management, and client communication as both bond counsel and as underwriter's counsel.
KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Worked hand-in-hand with a senior partner, prepared research memoranda and drafted papers for issuing bonds central to addressing a critical water shortage in Central Texas. In conjunction with outside litigators, successfully had the proposed bonds validated and avoided a contest that might have delayed issuance of the bonds.
- Part of bond counsel team that prepared documents for review by the Texas Attorney General for $118 million principal revenue refunding priority lien bonds for a medium-size Texas city.
- Assisted in document preparation for major bond issues for a prominent transportation authority, including serving as co-lead attorney with responsibility for creating its commercial paper program.
- Prepared documents for bond elections for cities and school districts.
SPECIALTIES
- Municipal Bond Counsel
- State Agency Water Financings (Texas and Oklahoma)
- Bond Issuance
- Legislation Drafting
- Private Activity Bonds
- Texas Bond Review Board
- Office of the Governor of Texas, Economic Development & Tourism
- Office of the Attorney General of Oklahoma
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas
- City, School District and Hospital District Bond Elections
- Commercial Paper Programs
Associate Attorney | Research Attorney
Hutchison Boyle Brooks & Fisher, A Professional Corporation
1989 – 1995 (6 years) Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Hutchison Boyle Brooks & Fisher, A Professional Corporation was a local Dallas firm specializing in public finance, general municipal, and commercial litigation.
After a successful history of experience in litigation, Sara transitioned to public finance as an Associate Attorney with Hutchison Boyle Brooks & Fisher, A Professional Corporation. She was responsible for research, project management, drafting briefs, and documents, client communication and representation in court.
KEY POSITION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Sara worked with Ray Hutchison in creating the Arlington Sports Facility Development Authority. Inc. that issued bonds creating The Ballpark at Arlington (now Globe Life Park in Arlington).
- She assisted in the first Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy filed in bankruptcy court in Dallas, TX resulting in the acceptance of a plan of adjustment of debts by the bondholders of the local public entity and the court.
Reported Cases Included: City of Grapevine vs. Grapevine Pool Road Joint Venture,
804 S.W. 2d 675 (Tex. App.–-Fort Worth 1991, no writ)
Associate Attorney | Research Attorney
Various Law Firms
1985 – 1989 (4 years) Texas & Michigan
EARLIER CIVIL LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
Federal & State Court Motion Practice Experience
~ Stigall & Maxfield, P.C., Dallas, TX, Associate Attorney, banking litigation
~ James I. Harlan, P.C., Dallas, TX, Associate Attorney, commercial and hotel franchise litigation
~ Tobolowsky, Prager & Schlinger, P.C., Dallas, TX, Research Attorney,
motion picture anti-trust litigation
~ Terrence J. O’Hagen Law Offices, P.C., Ann Arbor, MI, Associate Attorney,
insurance defense litigation
SPECIALTIES
- Banking Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Hotel Franchise Litigation
- Motion Picture Anti-trust Litigation
- Insurance Defense Litigation