Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP

Partner

Having studied and practiced law in Mexico and the United States, Dania brings sophisticated cross-border experience to her real estate and corporate practice. She draws on deep transactional expertise and cultural insights to help clients handle the myriad legal issues involved in high-volume portfolio transactions for luxury brands, developers, REITs and major asset managers.
Dania focuses her practice on both domestic and cross-border real estate and corporate transactions. Licensed in Texas and Mexico, she regularly handles hospitality, retail, industrial and residential projects throughout Mexico. In Texas, she focuses on retail and industrial projects. She has broad experience representing international and U.S. companies on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including leases (retail, office and industrial), purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, construction contracts, management agreements and related due diligence matters. She advises clients in connection with corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and financing transactions in a broad range of industries.

Dania has represented real estate investment trusts (REITs), timeshare companies, real estate developers, lenders, hospitality industry clients and asset managers in multimillion-dollar deals, as well as in regulatory matters and responses to the Consumer Protection Agency.

• Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
  • Leadership Team
• City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation
  • Board Member, Secretary Executive Committee
• Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation
  • Board Member
• Dallas Hispanic Bar Association (DHBA)
  • Director, 2024
• Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC)
  • International Task Force, Member

Education

• LLM, University of Illinois College of Law, 2007
• JD, University De Monterrey, 2001

Admissions

• Texas
• Mexico

• Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2025–2026
• Named to The Legal 500’s inaugural “U.S. City Elite 2025” list, 2025
• Named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers” list, 2025
• Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, Thomson Reuters, 2023
• Named a Dallas Hispanic Bar Association "Women of Distinction," 2022
• Listed in the inaugural edition of Who’s Who Legal: Hospitality 2020
• Listed, Latin Lawyer, "Latin Lawyer 250 - Practice Recognition: Real Estate & Tourism," 2020
• Team Member, Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2017–2018
• Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Real Estate, 2012
• Spanish (native)