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Michael Gaudini

Land-use attorney of record · 4 unique cases
29
Hearings
4
Cases
1
Concluded
100.0%
Approved of concluded
2020–2024
Active
7
Since 2024

The record, at case level

Of Michael Gaudini’s 4 unique cases, 1 have concluded — reached a Planning Commission or ZAP decision — and 1 of those ended in approval at their final hearing: 100.0%.

Postponement is a clock, not a verdict: of the 1 concluded cases postponed at least once, 1 still ended in approval (100.0%). At least 2 of these cases are confirmed adopted as Council ordinances (Council records run only through 2026-04-23, so this is a floor, not a rate).

Counted once per case, not once per hearing: a case postponed several times before approval would otherwise read as several losses and one win.

Hearings by year

Michael Gaudini: hearings by year2020: 6, 2021: 4, 2022: 3, 2023: 9, 2024: 7496’204’213’229’237’24

Outcome distribution

Michael Gaudini: outcomesApproved: 1 (3%), Postponed: 28 (97%)97%Approved 1Postponed 28

Hearing timeline

Hearing dateOutcomeDistrictFirm
2024-07-09Postponed · Became law · Approved on second and third readings. · Council 2024-10-24D3Armbrust & Brown
2024-06-11Postponed · Became law · Approved on second and third readings. · Council 2024-10-24D3Armbrust & Brown
2024-05-28Postponed · Became law · Approved on second and third readings. · Council 2024-10-24D3Armbrust & Brown
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Firm

Armbrust & Brown

Where they practice

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Hearing-level rates, for comparison

Postponement rate vs the fieldMichael Gaudini: 97%, Field median: 44%Michael Gaudini97%Field median44%
Approval rate 3.4% — below the field (46.1%) by 42.7 pts.

At the hearing level every appearance counts, so a case postponed N times adds N postponements and one decision. Hearing-level approval-of-decided is 3.4% (vs the field’s 46.1%) and postponement is 96.6% — both far from the case-level figure above, for exactly that reason. Two stages, two denominators: these are commission-stage outcomes (approve vs. postpone/deny at the Planning Commission or ZAP hearing), not the City Council vote. Once a Commission-recommended case reaches Council it is approved in the high-90s%, so a low commission-stage approval rate reflects strategic postponement, not defeat.

Recent cases

C14-2023-0139C14-2022-0035C14-2021-0044C14-2020-0016
Austin Development Watch · every figure traces to a certified record · hearing data through 2026-05-19 · Council outcomes through 2026-04-23 · gate-certified · generated 2026-07-29