Dustin Ouellette

Dustin Ouellette is a real estate, business, and commercial lending attorney who is a trusted legal advisor to companies, business owners, and individuals alike.

Dustin was born and raised in South Texas before moving with his family to the San Antonio area. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political Science from Texas State University. Prior to attending law school, Dustin joined the Austin office of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and worked alongside Texas state agencies and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on policy development and constituent matters. Dustin graduated law school from South Texas College of Law in 2010 and practiced law for a year in the San Antonio area focusing his practice in the areas of commercial real estate law and commercial litigation. He relocated back to Houston, Texas for approximately eight (8) years, joining on as in-house counsel at a specialty tax consulting firm. During that time, he practiced in the fields of corporate and small business tax law, construction law, and internal compliance. Dustin additionally assisted in developing audit response strategies, drafted proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations, and managed a legal team dedicated to working with clients seeking tax incentives for the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, the IC-DISC tax incentive, and the research and development tax credit. Dustin moved back home to the San Antonio area with his family and joined Farrimond Castillo & Bresnahan, P.C. in 2020. 

Dustin represents clients in a variety of banking and finance, commercial and residential real estate, corporate and general business law, and commercial litigation law matters. Specifically, he assists clients with general business drafting, entity formation, real estate development, corporate and small business tax matters, commercial litigation, and the negotiation and drafting of commercial leases and land use restrictions. 

Dustin’s experience additionally includes shareholders’ agreements, partnership and joint venture agreements, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, corporate planning and formation, and compliance with Uniform Commercial Code requirements. He is experienced in the negotiation of business-related disputes, including the enforcement of mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens, landlord/tenant matters, creditors’ rights and a variety of contractual and real estate disputes.

Memberships, Honors & Professional Associations:

State Bar of Texas

Phi Delta Phi

Practice Areas:

Banking & Lending

Business Organizations

Commercial Leasing

Real Estate

Corporate & Small Business Tax

General Business/Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions:

State Bar of Texas, 2011

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education:

South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2010

Texas State University, B.A., 2005