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Awarded Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Biography

Stevens A. Carey is a real estate attorney in Holland & Knight's Century City office. Mr. Carey focuses his practice on a broad range of transactional real estate matters, with an emphasis on joint ventures, workouts, financings, acquisitions and dispositions.

Mr. Carey is a contributing editor for The Real Estate Finance Journal, a member of the editorial board of The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, a past member of the editorial board of Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law and Industry Report, and a past contributor and member of the Board of Advisors of Real Estate Workouts and Asset Management. He is the author of the 2016 American Bar Association (ABA) publication, "Real Estate Ventures: Formulating and Interpreting Promote Hurdles and Distribution Splits" and has written numerous articles on real estate acquisitions, dispositions, financings and joint ventures. He is also a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Carey was a partner at a boutique national real estate law firm in Los Angeles.

Holland & Knight LLP

616 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1978
  • University of California Berkeley, MA, graduated 1975
  • University of California Berkeley, BA, graduated 1973

  • California, The State Bar of California

  • American Bar Association - Business Law, Real Property Probate & Trust Sections
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers - Fellow
  • State Bar of California - Real Property Law Section
  • The Los Angeles County Bar Association - Real Estate Section
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • American Bar Association - Business Law, Real Property Probate & Trust Sections
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers - Fellow
  • State Bar of California - Real Property Law Section
  • The Los Angeles County Bar Association - Real Estate Section
  • University of California Berkeley, J.D., graduated 1978
  • University of California Berkeley, MA, graduated 1975
  • University of California Berkeley, BA, graduated 1973

Client Testimonials

Having worked with some of the country's finest attorneys, I can state categorically that there is no finer, more thorough real estate transactions lawyer in the U.S. Steve Carey is professional and gets more accomplished in less time than any other lawyer I've worked with.

Steve is without a doubt the most knowledgeable lawyer I have ever worked with. While I am a skeptic by nature, if Steve says something is so, it is conclusively proven to be so in my book.

Stevens Carey is an amazing lawyer.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Real Estate Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Real Estate Law, Los Angeles (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Awards:
  • Steve Carey was honored by the UCLA Real Estate Law Association (RELA) at its annual Investiture event held at UCLA on April 15, 2024. The event was hosted by the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate, an interdisciplinary research center of the UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA School of Law.

  • Best Lawyers (listed since 2005)
  • Super Lawyers (listed since 2004)
  • Chambers USA (listed since 2003)
  • Mathematics Honors Program completed "with great distinction" - University of California, Berkeley (1973)
  • Phi Beta Kappa - University of California, Berkeley (1973)

Case History

Transactions
  • Partner
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks (1983 – Present); Los Angeles, CA
  • Associate
Lawler, Felix & Hall (1978-1983); Los Angeles, CA

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