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Jeffrey T. Baker

Burr & Forman LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2010
  • Recognized in:
    Litigation - Real Estate
    Real Estate Law
  • Law School:
    Vanderbilt University
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://www.burr.com/attorney/j...
  • Website:
    http://www.burr.com
  • E-mail:
    jbaker@burr.com
  • Location:
    420 North 20th Street, Suite 3400
    Birmingham, AL 35203

Jeff practices in the firm's business section in the Real Estate and Lending Practice Groups with a concentration in the areas of real estate, banking, and commercial finance.

Jeff has a diverse real estate practice that includes representation of owners, lenders, landlords, and tenants in all aspects of real estate development, finance, and leasing, as well as real estate workouts and insolvencies. He devotes substantial time to the representation of nationally and regionally franchised restaurant operators in new store development, lease negotiations, sale-leasebacks, acquisitions, and dispositions. Jeff also has extensive experience in the development, leasing, and financing of both licensed and unlicensed healthcare properties. Recent projects have included an industrial brownfield redevelopment, correction of a broken condominium, sale of a large master-planned residential community, and the acquisition of a large hospital system.

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Lawyer Bio

Jeff practices in the firm's business section in the Real Estate and Lending Practice Groups with a concentration in the areas of real estate, banking, and commercial finance.

Jeff has a diverse real estate practice that includes representation of owners, lenders, landlords, and tenants in all aspects of real estate development, finance, and leasing, as well as real estate workouts and insolvencies. He devotes substantial time to the representation of nationally and regionally franchised restaurant operators in new store development, lease negotiations, sale-leasebacks, acquisitions, and dispositions. Jeff also has extensive experience in the development, leasing, and financing of both licensed and unlicensed healthcare properties. Recent projects have included an industrial brownfield redevelopment, correction of a broken condominium, sale of a large master-planned residential community, and the acquisition of a large hospital system.

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Education:

  • Vanderbilt University , J.D., graduated 1988
  • University of Alabama, B.S., graduated 1985

Bar Admissions:

  • Alabama, Member

Affiliations:

  • Alabama State Bar - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Birmingham Bar Association - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Real Estate Law
 

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law (2010-2020)
  • Chambers USA, Leading Practitioner in Litigation: Real Estate (2016)

Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
 

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19 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Birmingham, AL

420 North 20th Street, Suite 3400

Birmingham, AL 35203

United States

(205) 251.3000

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Mobile, AL

11 North Water Street, Suite 22200

Mobile, AL 36602

United States

(251) 344.5151

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Montgomery, AL

445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 2040

Montgomery, AL 36104

United States

(334) 241.7000

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Delaware

Delaware

Wilmington, DE

1201 North Market Street, Suite 1407

Wilmington, DE 19801

United States

(302) 830.2300

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Florida

Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Las Olas Centre II, Suite 1440

350 East Las Olas Boulevard

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

United States

(954) 414.6200

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Jacksonville, FL

Bank of America Tower, Suite 3000

50 North Laura Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202

United States

(904) 232.7200

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Orlando, FL

200 South Orange Avenue, Suite 800

Orlando, FL 32801

United States

(407) 540.6600

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Tampa, FL

One Tampa City Center, Suite 3200

201 North Franklin Street

Tampa, FL 33602

United States

(813) 221.2626

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Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

171 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 1100

Atlanta, GA 30363

United States

(404) 815.3000

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Jackson, MS

The Pinnacle at Jackson Place, Suite M-100

190 East Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

United States

(601) 355.3434

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North Carolina

North Carolina

Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Plaza, Suite 2610

101 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28280

United States

(704) 347.1170

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Raleigh, NC

421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100

Raleigh, NC 27601

United States

(919) 334.4710

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South Carolina

South Carolina

Bluffton, SC

The Plaza at Belfair, Suite 200

Four Clarks Summit Drive

Bluffton, SC 29910-4993

United States

(843) 815.2171

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Charleston, SC

100 Calhoun Street, Suite 400

P.O. Box 1431

Charleston, SC 29402

United States

(843) 723.7831

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Columbia, SC

1221 Main Street, Suite 1800

P.O. Box 11390

Columbia, SC 29211

United States

(803) 799.9800

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Greenville, SC

Poinsett Plaza, Suite 700

104 South Main Street

P.O. Box 447

Greenville, SC 29602

United States

(864) 271.4940

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Hilton Head Island, SC

Shelter Cove Executive Park, Suite 400

23-B Shelter Cove Lane

P.O. Drawer Three

Hilton Head Island, SC 29938

United States

(843) 785.2171

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Myrtle Beach, SC

Founders Centre, Suite 206

2411 Oak Street

P.O. Box 336

Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

United States

(843) 444.1107

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Tennessee

Tennessee

Nashville, TN

222 Second Avenue South, Suite 2000

Nashville, TN 37201

United States

(615) 724.3200

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