Top Rated Real Estate Attorney in Raleigh, NC

Honors/Awards:

• Associate Editor, Cumberland Law ReviewNominee, Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Award (2004)
• Selected one of Birmingham Magazine’s Top Attorneys – Corporate Finance,    2012
• The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate 2013 - 2017

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Speaker, 2012 ABA Business Section Spring Meeting – Rainmaking and Client Development Speaker, 2011 ABA Business Section Spring Meeting - Who Are You Inviting to Your Tea Party? Hospitality and Facilities Law – A Legal Insider’s Career Guide
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section (Middle Market and Small Business Committee) and Real Property Probate and Trust Section; Member, Alabama State Bar; Member, Birmingham Bar Association; Member, North Carolina State Bar

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Pro-bono representation of the Legal Services Corporations in Alabama in connection with their merger;  Pro-bono representation of clients referred by the South Regions Minority Business Council

Transactions:

• Represented an investor group in its acquisition of a national sporting magazine; Represented an investor group in its acquisition of a television production company; Represented an investor group in its acquisition of a minor league baseball club; Represented a software company in connection with the sale of a division and product line; Represented an investor group in its acquisition of an industrial safety supply company; Represented a medical device manufacturer in angel investor funding transaction; Represented a medical device company in connection with its acquisition of a significant contractor;Represented an equipment rental company with multiple locations in its sale to a national chain;Represented a steel fabricator in connection with the sale of a division;Represented a large restaurant franchisee in connection with its acquisition of approximately 30 locations of another franchisee (fee title and leased sites);Representation of a wireless infrastructure company in connection with over 3,000 leases and acquisitions

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Named one of Birmingham's Top Corporate Finance Attorneys by my peers in a peer review survey conducted by Birmingham magazine., 2012

Educational Background:

• University of Alabama at Birmingham, B.S. 1992; Major – Biology, Minor - Chemistry and Psychology Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D. 1996