Samuel Dabney Ware, is the firm ’s deal generator and has been investing in Dallas area commercial real estate for over 38 years.

He is the recipient of D Magazine's 2018 "Developer of the Year", a seven-time recipient of the Dallas Business Journal’s Real Estate Deal of the Year Awards and in 2016 received D CEO's Real Estate Deal of the Year Award for the acquisition of the JCPenney Campus.

Mr. Ware's real estate projects have typically been value-added or re-purposed existing properties. Projects through his firm Lazarus Property Corporation, where he has served as President & CEO since 1992, have included over $650 million in real estate acquisitions across the office, retail, regional malls, and condo conversions. Notable projects have included purchasing the then failing 1.1 million SF Prestonwood Town Center Mall in Dallas, TX in 1999, developing plans to turn the enclosed mall into an open-air concept, and reselling the property to an affiliate of Goldman Sachs within 2 years for a 3X return on investment.

Prior to Lazarus Property Corporation, Mr. Ware was the founder of Dabney Companies where he primarily focused on multi-family developments and shopping centers before the 1987 crash, acquiring over $350mm during this period. Since 2012, Mr. Ware has been focused on investments in the oil & gas industry through his firm Catalina Commodity Partners, LLC. Mr. Ware is enthusiastic about re-entering the commercial real estate market after taking a hiatus during the post-2008 downturn.

Mr. Ware earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Abilene Christian University. Former adjunct real estate professor at Abilene Christian University. Mr. Ware lives in Dallas and is a long time resident of the area. His two grown daughters are married and also reside in Dallas.

Mr. Dannis serves in Dallas, Texas, as Senior Managing Director of National

Valuation Consultants, Inc, one of the largest, privately held, commercial real

estate valuation and advisory companies in the United States with a focus on

institutional real estate clients.

Previously, Mr. Dannis co-founded the firm Crosson Dannis, Inc., which for over 30 years

provided real estate appraisal and consultation services throughout the U.S. for many of the

nation’s largest real estate lenders and owners. He is past Chairman of the National Council of

Real Estate Investment Fiduciary’s (“NCREIF”) Valuation Committee and past Treasurer of its

Board. He is currently Chair-Elect of the NCREIF Board. He has been an active member of the

Pension Real Estate Association, American Real Estate Society and Urban Land Institute. A

frequent lecturer, Mr. Dannis previously hosted a long running weekly talk radio show, “The

Real Estate Hour,” that was heard throughout North Texas. He has written numerous

published articles for the Appraisal Journal, Real Estate Review, Institutional Real Estate Letter

and Real Estate Finance.

Mr. Dannis holds a BBA from Southern Methodist University where he also undertook graduate

studies in real estate/finance. He is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI, SRA). Since

1988, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Practice in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics in

the Cox School of Business at SMU in both the undergraduate and graduate schools, where he

received the first Byrne Faculty Innovation Award in 2006 and the first Distinguished Alumni

Award from the SMU Real Estate Society in 2015. Mr. Dannis has also taught “Income Property

Finance” and "Income Property Valuation" for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America

School of Mortgage Banking and is a 1996 and 1997 recipient of its “Faculty Fellow” award for

teaching excellence. In 2003, he was appointed to the Mayor’s Real Estate Task Force for the

City of Dallas. It 2016, he received the Dr. William R. Kinnard Award from the Education Trust of

the Appraisal Institute in recognition of his contributions to real estate appraisal education. In

2019, he received the Michael F. Mcauley Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Texas

Commercial Association of Realtors for his contributions to the commercial real estate industry

and his community involvement. In addition to NCREIF, Mr. Dannis is currently on the not-for-

profit Boards of The Dallas Marathon, The June Shelton School, an internationally acclaimed

school for students that learn differently and The Folsom Institute for Real Estate at SMU.

Born and raised in South East London, Adam has always been a ken sportsman; representing his high school in Soccer, Rugby and Cricket. He started his working life as a Police Constable in Central London and then moved on to becoming a “Mens Grooming Expert” (which led to him appearing on The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent & GQ). This career path bought Adam to Dallas, Texas where he met his wife and decided to settle down. In Texas, Adam chose to start over or “re-tool”, and pursued a Management Degree at SMU. Once his studies were complete, Adam moved into sales of HVAC where he touched many commercial construction projects. Adam loves the thrill of new challenges, and meeting new people and can't wait to start his career with Bisnow in Dallas.