Steve established the Steve T. Matthews Company in 1982. For the past 10 years, Steve has focused on representing the Simon Property Group (SPG), the largest retail real estate investment trust in the country, throughout Central Texas and parts of the Southwestern United States. Steve has also served as an Attorney of Counsel with Barron, Adler & Anderson, L.L.P. since 1987, a boutique firm specializing in Eminent Domain practice.

Beyond his professional commitments Steve serves on the Board of Directors for American Bank as well as being on the Board of Trustees for Marbridge Foundation. He has served as president of several Austin-based organizations including: Austin Commercial Real Estate Society, Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America Executive Board of Austin, President and Co-Founder of Keep Austin Beautiful, and Vice President of The Real Estate Council of Austin.

Steve graduated with a B.B.A. from the University of Texas in 1970 followed by a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1972. Steve has been a licensed real estate broker in the state of Texas since 1973 and a member of the State Bar since 1972.

Since 1982, the Steve T. Matthews Co. has serviced a wide range of clients in commercial transactions that include: the Simon Property Group, Columbia St. David’s hospital, the Trammel Crow Company, Chelsea Premium Outlets, the Covert Family, Walter Vacker & Associates, Sandy Gottesman, and Hunt Properties.

Steve’s Eminent Domain representation has included: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), BFI, HEB, La Quinta Inns, May Department Stores (Foley’s), Sears, Roebuck & Company, Simon Property Group, and Lumberman’s Investment Corporation.

Before joining the Steve T. Matthews Company, Charlie served as Regional Director of Retail with Cousins Properties for five years. In this position, Charlie was responsible for all the peripheral and out parcel sales and ground leases for the Company’s entire retail portfolio.

Prior to his work with Cousins, he served as the National Leasing Manager for the Rouse Company in Columbia, Maryland for 17 years. At the Rouse Company, Charlie led the redevelopment and expansion leasing for The Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Hulen Mall, Ft. Worth, Texas and the Riverwalk & Oakwood Malls in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, Charlie also oversaw the leasing of Rouse’s Southwest region which included 13 malls in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri. Charlie began his career in real estate with Lincoln Property Company leasing their Austin retail centers.

Charlie graduated with a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas in Austin and has been involved with several community organizations such as the Scottish Rite Learning Center, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Charlie has been active in the Austin real estate industry since 1983.