Paige H. Saenz
KNIGHT & PARTNERS
Attorneys at Law
223 West Anderson Lane, Suite A105 Austin, Texas 78752
Telephone: (512) 323-5778 Mobile (512) 797-0331 Fax: (512) 323-5773
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Legal Experience:
Extensive municipal law and local government experience for both home-rule and general law cities, with specific expertise in economic development, elections, public contracting and procurement, development agreements, construction, ethics, redistricting, open government laws, personnel, annexation, land use, zoning, and subdivision matters, and general ordinance drafting.
Professional Experience:
Knight & Partners, Austin, Texas. Partner, February 2014 - Present. Serve as the city attorney for several cities, assistant city attorney for other cities, general counsel of a public retirement system, and as the general counsel or assistant general counsel of multiple municipal related entities, e.g. economic development corporations and tax increment financing districts. Engaged in the practice of general municipal law, representation of municipalities on a daily basis in a variety of legal matters, including preparing and enforcing ordinances and codes; advising on election issues; public contracting and procurement; annexation; and zoning and subdivision-related issues; negotiating and drafting development agreements; attending city council meetings; training councils, boards and commissions; and assisting with administrative proceedings.
McKamie Krueger & Knight, LLP (and Knight & Partners). Partner, May 2012 to February 2014. Engaged in the practice of general municipal law and administrative law, and served as the city attorney for several cities, assistant city attorney for other municipal clients, and as general counsel or assistant general counsel for multiple municipal related entities, e.g. economic development corporations, emergency services districts, tax increment financing districts and a municipal retirement system.
Knight & Partners, Austin, Texas. Partner, November 2007 to January 31, 2012; Associate Attorney, November 2002 to November 2007. Served as the city attorney or assistant city attorney for numerous cities, general counsel of a public retirement system, and as the general counsel or assistant general counsel of multiple municipal related entities, e.g. economic development corporations and tax increment financing districts. Engaged in the practice of general municipal law, representation of municipalities on a daily basis in a variety of legal matters, including preparing and enforcing ordinances and codes; advising on election issues; public contracting and procurement; annexation; and zoning and subdivision-related issues; negotiating and drafting development agreements; attending city council meetings; training councils, boards and commissions; and assisting with administrative proceedings.
Paige Harbison Saenz, Attorney, Austin, Texas. August 2002 - November 2002. Engaged in the practice of law, representing parents and children in Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services proceedings and contract work involving family law cases, appellate work, and legal research for political campaigns.
Walters & Turquand, Austin, Texas. Associate Attorney, November 2001 - July 2002. Managed caseload of fifty family law cases with minimal supervision; prepared pleadings and final orders; dealt with opposing counsel and the needs of clients and litigated modifications, contempt motions, temporary orders hearings, and final hearings in divorce and custody matters as lead attorney.
Licensed To Practice
State of Texas
Memberships
Texas Bar Association
Texas City Attorneys Association
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence. 2001
Rice University, B.A. 1998
Universidad de Santiago, Chile, Fall 1996
SELECTED EXAMPLE PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS GIVEN:
Zoning: The Basics; Lorman Seminar, November 2008
Subdivision Plats: How the Platting Process Works; Lorman Seminar, June 2008
Redistricting Process; Texas Municipal League Seminar, April 2011
Retaliation in the Workplace – An Overview of the Law: What You Can Do to Reduce Retaliation Incidents and What to Do If You Receive a Report of Retaliation; Texas Municipal League 100th Annual Conference and Exhibition, November 2012