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NOU-06-2001 18:32 FROM:GRY MCCpLL 972-494-2982 Intruduction of the Firm T0:9037829721 PRGE:05,29 Gay, McCbll, Isaecks, Gordon & Robarts, P.C. has collected delinqucnt taxes for governmental entities since 1976. With of6ces in Gazland and Plano, the fvm also conducts a general civi] and trial practice and provides legal services to municipulities, counties, school districts, appraisal districts, and otAer political subdivisions. 'fhe firm includes seven attorneys: Sydna Gordon, John Gay, David MeCall, Lewis lsaacks, 8i11 Roberts, Heathsr Schaeter and Raehel King. Sydnu Gurdun has practiced law in the Dal.las-Fort Worth Matroplex since 1977. She earned her law degree from Southem Methodist University in 1977. She has 16 years of experiencs in the collection oPdelinqucnt ad valorem taxes. Mti. Gordon has representod the letgest school Citys, cities, and countics in the Nort:h Texas azea for the collection oYdelinquent taxes. She has also represented many suburbt►n jurisdictions as well as governmental entities loceted in rural azeas. Ms. Gordon has extensive litigafion exparience in both state and federal courts. She is admitted to prectice in all Texas State Courts; United States District Court, Northern and Eastem District of Texns; Unirei States Fifth Circuit Courl' ofAppeals; snd che United States Supreme Court. Yn 1992 Ms. Gordon won a landmark case against the FDIC in feJeral court. 'Che FDIC had cleimed thet all penalties tmd interesf on delinquent taxes that accrued prior to the FDIC's ownership of real property were wiped ouJ by fDIC"s ownership. At stake were millions of dollars in revenue slatewide for 7exas local governments. Representing Dallas County, Ms. Gordon wes successful in pceserving this tax revenuc for all taxinsjurisdictions in Texus as a result ofthis Fifth Circuit opinion in Irving 1SD and Dallas Cowiry v Packard Propertiec, 970 F.2d 58 (5"Cir. 1992). In 1993 Ms. Gordon won anotlier important casc against FDIC in the U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texus, Fort Worth Divisiun. ln City ofFort Worth, et el. v STX` I and Partners. Ltd., et al., No. 4:92-CV-501-A, the FDIC had foreclosed on 21 sepazate tracts of Iand comprising over 300 acres. Over $7,000,000 in delinquent and current taxes were due and owing when FDIC foreclosed. FDIC claimed thet the egency had the power to protest the values on the cettified tax rolls for allgrior vears for which taxes were delinquent, even thnugh FDiC had not lxen the owner during the tax years in question. If FDIC hed won this caso, they could have wreaked havuc with the cefiified tax rolty by challenging the value of nny cx all p.roperty owned bq FDIC for any year with delinquent taxes due. T'he costs of hearings on che values determined tMee, four, and five yeprs ego, alone with the cost of litigation, would have been devastating to the govcmmental entities. However, the Cowt held that § 1825(b)(1) of the Financial lnstitutions Reform, Recovery Qnd Enforcement Act (12 U.S.C. § 1825(b)(1)) wav not retruactive and did not give FD1C the authority to require reassessment ofprior years' values. Ms. Gordon served tive terms as a'frustee of the Gazland Independent $chool District. She served as President of the Board three times, Vice President, and Secretury. Ms. Gordon atso servcd as a Trustee ofthc'("exas Association of School Boards from 1992-1998 and as Secretary- Treasurer of TASB in 1997-98. Ms. Gordon has served as a d'vector of both thc Gazland and Rowlett Cheml+ers of Co:mmerce. She is Secretary of the Garland lducation Foimdation aiui Vice