Clients negotiating to purchase or sell real property or a business involving real property need the assistance of experienced counsel in a number of areas, including business and tax planning to structure the transaction, negotiating the terms and financing, due diligence, and document preparation.  Property owners also look for experience in handling matters that arise in the course of ownership, development and operation, from boundary and title disputes to zoning contests.

Attorneys in the Real Estate practice group at Lipscomb Johnson are familiar with the business and legal issues facing property owners and tenants, developers, investors and lenders.  Our approach is to seek fast, cost-effective solutions to the problems and opportunities presented, focusing on what is fair and practical, as well as creative legal and problem-solving skills.

We have experience and expertise in a wide variety of real estate transactions, including particular expertise in land use and development, negotiating and financing commercial real estate projects ranging from residential subdivisions to commercial shopping centers and industrial parks, golf courses and resort communities, and tax-deferred like-kind exchanges.  We regularly handle land use matters and frequently represent clients before various local governmental bodies and regional planning, transportation and resource management authorities.  Examples of our work in real estate matters include:

• Representing homebuilders in establishing residential subdivisions and resort communities

• Representing developers in general commercial projects, ranging from shopping centers and office complexes to condominium and mixed-use developments

• Representing banks and other financial institutions in negotiating, closing, and servicing construction and project loans, including workouts, foreclosures, and confirmation litigation

• Representing landlords and tenants in commercial lease and sublease transactions involving a variety of retail, office, warehouse and industrial properties

• Representing landowners in zoning and condemnation proceedings

For assistance with this area of law, please contact:

L. Lee Dailey, Elliott B. Smith, W. Emory Lipscomb III, or Putnam C. Smith