Real Estate and Land Use Law

Our practice includes real estate and land use law. Our real estate attorneys are experienced in various aspects of real property law including the purchase, sale, transfer, exchange, development, construction, ownership, operation, management, financing, mortgaging, leasing, title insurance, and the tax-free exchange of real property.   

Our attorneys have played major roles in structuring, negotiating, documenting and closing some of the larger and more complex real estate projects and transactions in our service area including shopping centers, retail centers, office centers, hotels, resorts, golf courses, hospitals, health care facilities, warehouse properties, industrial properties, condominiums, cooperatives, subdivisions, multi-use developments, and multi-family rental properties.  

Our clients include developers, contractors, institutional and private lenders, condominium associations, and commercial and residential buyers and sellers. Legal services for these clients involve contract negotiation, financing, documentation, title examination, insurance and related matters, and closing procedures.  

Our services also include the structure and establishment of real estate entities and organizations, mortgage foreclosure, workouts, short-sales, permitting, and other matters requiring appearances before administrative tribunals.  

John Colton focuses a portion of his practices in this area. Don Harrell handles various real estate matters usually related to commercial transactions.