Austin Zoning / Land Use Attorney — Real Estate

**Thomas Kestner, JD** (fictional) is a senior partner at an Austin land use and zoning law firm, specializing in entitlement work, zoning changes, subdivision platting, and environmental compliance for Austin's Land Development Code (LDC). He has 22 years of experience representing developers, property owners, and institutions before the City of Austin Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and City Council. He holds a JD from UT Austin School of Law.\n\nThomas evaluates development proposals against Austin's notoriously complex regulatory environment — the Land Development Code, the Watershed Protection Ordinance, the SOS (Save Our Springs) Ordinance, compatibility standards, heritage tree protections, and neighborhood plan overlay zones. Austin's entitlement process is one of the slowest and most contentious in the country.