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Gayle Corley focuses her practice on estate planning, long term care planning and probate. She enjoys interacting with clients and their family members to create the wills, trusts, powers of attorney and other estate planning documents which meet their specific needs, and counseling her clients through difficult situations. Gayle’s elder law practice includes assisting clients with Medicaid and Veterans pension eligibility – whether in a crisis or with planning techniques that pro...
Mr. Cox is a transactional attorney at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC whose practice focuses on real estate, land use, oil and gas, business and sales transactions. Mr. Cox received his J.D. in 2006 from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, graduating with high honors. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Transactions/UCC Law and has been recognized as a Mid-South Rising Star in Real E...
Mr. Goodwin is a shareholder and director of Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. Mr. Goodwin’s practice focuses on structuring and documenting corporate and public finance transactions (including commercial loan closings), structuring asset acquisitions and dispositions, and general corporate, securities and real estate development law. Mr. Goodwin serves on the Editorial Board of the Retail Law Strategist, a publication of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a frequent speaker and a...
Jill Grimsley concentrates her practice in the areas of public and commercial finance and real estate. She has extensive experience representing a variety of issuers, borrowers, underwriters and trustees in tax-exempt and taxable public and private bond finance transactions. She serves as counsel to banks, financial institutions and companies on a variety of lending and transactional matters, including complex commercial, project development, and real estate. Jill has been a presenter at semi...
Mr. Grooms is a founding and managing member of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. He represents banks, health care managers, real estate developers, real estate brokers, and other clients in a variety of transactional matters. Mr. Grooms has substantial experience in real estate and general commercial lending transactions and has been frequently involved in matters of eminent domain. He has negotiated hundreds of retail, office and commercial space leases on behalf of major national retail...
Harry Hamlin has over 20 years of experience advising numerous financial institutions, business entities, REITs and individual clients in all aspects of commercial transactions including complex lending and contractual matters as well as the conveyance, purchase, development and leasing of real property. He also counsels clients on municipal finance, tax exempt, tax credit and 1031 transactions. His expertise in securing liquor permits from the Alcohol Beverage Control division is invaluable ...
A member of the fim, Mr. Joyce handles a wide variety of transactions, with an emphasis on commercial real estate. He has represented lenders and borrowers in closing numerous commercial loans during his tenure with the firm. Mr. Joyce's work includes formation of horizontal property regimes, commercial lease negotiation for tenants and landlords, and real estate conveyances. Mr. Joyce has substantial experience in formation and governance of corporate entities. He also regularly provides loc...
Casey Dorman Lawson concentrates her practice on business, real estate and estate planning and administration. She represents businesses with the formation of limited liability companies and corporations and advises on day to day operations of the company. She also assists businesses with the sale or transfer of a business entity. Casey advises businesses and individuals in real estate matters including purchasing, selling, leasing and development. She also counsels individuals and families o...
Cliff McKinney is a transactional attorney and managing member at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC. His primary practice is real estate law and business and regulatory matters related to real estate. A Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Mr. McKinney is listed with The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Real Estate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law, is recognized by Chambers USA’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Real Est...
A native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, E. Conner McNair joined the firm in 2010 and practices in the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. He obtained his Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center where he also obtained a Certificate in Employee Benefits Law reflecting his advanced education in the law of employee benefits. Conner focuses his practice on advising clients through mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and real estate transactions and providing advice and co...
Joseph G. Nichols is a partner in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group. His practice includes a number of different areas including assisting large and small business and individuals with business, tax and real estate related matters. His work has included representing companies in connection with business sales, mergers, reorganizations, liquidations and tax deferred like kind exchanges. He has also assisted clients with the formation of new business entities and the ra...
Scott Schallhorn is a business attorney with extensive experience advising individuals and businesses in complex commercial transactions, finance and real estate matters. He represents corporate borrowers, institutional lenders and major developers in loan transactions involving construction financing, bridge loans, permanent/end loans, and loan restructuring. Scott counsels real estate owners, developers, and property managers concerning the conveyance, purchase, development and leasing of r...
Brian C. Smith practices in the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. His practice includes experience in the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans including defined benefit pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans and ESOPs. He also works with nonqualified deferred compensation plans and health and welfare plans for financial institutions, regular business organizations, professional corporations and governmen...
Jay T. Taylor is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate/Commercial Transactions Practice Group. Jay’s practice is focused heavily on commercial financing transactions. Jay has substantial experience structuring and closing New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions, renewable energy tax credit transactions, low-income housing tax credit transactions and conventional commercial real estate and commercial/industrial lending transactions. Jay is nationally recognized as a qualified acti...
Bruce B. Tidwell is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group devoting a substantial portion of his practice defending clients in civil litigation involving real estate issues, such as title and boundary disputes, as well as representing both landowners and condemning authorities in eminent domain litigation. Bruce also works with healthcare providers on a variety of regulatory and contracting issues. Based on this work, Bruce has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Health Law and Real Estat...
Joseph Allen is a 2016 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law where he graduated as the Joe C. Barrett scholar as the top student in the area of Commercial Law. During law school, Joe was an active member of the Business Law Society. Joe was recently recognized as One to Watch by Best Lawyers in Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law. Joe is also a proud graduate of the 2019 Leadership Fayettevill...
Melissa Bandy advises businesses and individuals on commercial transaction matters including lending, real estate, corporate governance, entity formation and general business. She also represents restaurants, retailers and hotels in securing liquor permits from the Alcohol Beverage Control Division.
Katie W. Branscum focuses her practice on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, government relations and real estate and commercial transactions. She advises public and private entities on general corporate matters including regulatory compliance, entity selection and formation, contract drafting and negotiation and ongoing corporate governance issues. Katie utilizes her experience as a business lawyer to provide effective and practical counsel to clients in various industries including b...
Nathan D. Coulter assists corporate and business clients with lending, securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters. He advises entities on regulatory compliance, contracts, entity formation, general business matters, governance and real estate transactions. As a Captain in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, Nathan is committed to service and uses his leadership skills to help clients resolve their complex legal issues.
Ashley Edwards concentrates her practice in areas of business and commercial transactions. She advises individual and business clients in all commercial transactions including a variety of real estate, public finance, entity formation, corporate governance and general business matters. She has experience in taxable and tax-exempt and public and private finance transactions, as well as real estate and project development. Ashley also has experience with tax matters related to estate planning a...
A member of the firm, R. Seth Hampton joined Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC in 2014. His practice primarily focuses on real estate, agriculture, commercial finance, and environmental compliance. He is recognized in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in the areas of Banking and Finance Law, Environmental Law and Real Estate Law. Mr. Hampton regularly represents clients in conveying and exchanging real property and real-property interests, such as easements, pur...
Real Estate Law Definition
- Sales and Acquisitions. The representation of buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of the various kinds of real estate including office buildings, retail centers, hotels, industrial properties, residential properties, and manufactured housing communities.
- Title. The examination of title to real estate, evaluation of title exceptions, and negotiation of title insurance policies.
- Land Use and Environmental. Land use entitlements, due diligence investigations, Brownfield developments, and compliance with Environmental Laws and federal and state Endangered Species Acts.
- Development. The negotiation and preparation of development and construction agreements and the other documents required to develop and construct office buildings, shopping centers, mixed-use projects, free-standing units, and industrial sites.
- Leasing. The negotiation and preparation of office, retail, and industrial leases and long-term ground leases.
- Finance. The representation of lenders and borrowers in real estate secured loan originations, loan sales, and purchases and other debt arrangements, including permanent financings, construction loans, bridge loans, conduit loans, mezzanine loans, shared appreciation loans, and portfolios of non-performing loans.
- Joint Ventures. A very large proportion of real estate transactions involve joint ventures between capital sources and developers. Therefore, a real estate firm must be in position to structure and negotiate partnership agreements, limited liability company operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and other forms of joint venture arrangements and advise on the tax aspects of the transactions.
- Restructuring and Workouts. Not all real estate transactions are successful. Real estate lawyers therefore, must be in position to advise lenders, borrowers, partners, landlords, tenants, and developers when a transaction goes bad. This will involve transactional, bankruptcy, tax, and litigation work. It will include loan modifications, foreclosures, deeds in lieu of foreclosure, discounted loan payoffs, loan forbearances, REO sales, joint venture modifications, buy/sells, forced sales, lease and development modifications, bankruptcies, receivership actions, and guarantee actions.
- Litigation. Litigation in the real estate area involves the representations of real estate owners, buyers, sellers, lessors, brokers, lenders, and developers in, among other things, contract disputes, mechanics lien and construction disputes, eminent domain proceedings, title disputes, loan service and foreclosure issues, and bankruptcy.
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