Practice Areas: Real estate, Business & corporate; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2016
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023 Call today:
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Stephenson Fournier
3355 W Alabama StSuite 640
Houston, TX 77098 Visit website
Details
Michael Cohodes is a partner at Stephenson Fournier, one of the world’s most recognized law firms based in Houston, Texas. He has a depth of knowledge and extensive experience representing a wide variety of clients in various attributes around:
· Business and corporate matters
· Commercial real estate
· Business transactions
· Oil and gas law
Young and approachable, Mr. Cohodes provides sound legal advice to clients and aims at crafting cost-effective legal strategies, enabling them to achieve their business goals. The unique blend of his real estate and corporate experience working with large and medium-sized companies and his incredible collaboration skills gives him a distinctive perspective that helps him succeed across a variety of transactions.
Mr. Cohodes completed his bachelor’s degree with a sports management major and business minor at The University of Texas at Austin in 2013. He then received his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2016 from South Texas College of Law Houston, where he was a member of the Order of the Lytae honorary fraternity and made it to the dean’s list several times.
A three-time recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Mr. Cohodes played a vital role in the South Texas Law Review. Dependable and trustworthy, he holds a Transactional Law Practice Certificate from South Texas College of Law Houston. He has been a part of the State Bar of Texas since 2016. Having been involved in a number of high-value transactions, he has received a “Good” rating on Avvo.
Practice areas
Real estate: business, Business/corporateFocus areas
Business formation and planning, Business organizations
- 80% Real estate: business
- 20% Business/corporate
First Admitted: 2016, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.stephensonlaw.com/attorney/michael-cohodes/
- Real Estate: Represented Purchaser on the following transactions: Purchase and financing of $13,500,000.00 shopping center in Channelview, Texas Purchase, financing and reverse 1031 exchange of $13,000,000.00 industrial building in Katy, Texas Purchase and financing of $12,500,000.00 apartment complex in Garner, North Carolina Purchase, leaseback and financing of $12,300,000.00 office complex in Houston, Texas Purchase and financing of $12,450,000.00 apartment complex in San Antonio, Texas Purchase and financing of $8,500,000 apartment complex in Raleigh, North Carolina Purchase and financing of $8,250,000.00 hotel in Austin, Texas Purchase and financing of $7,200,000.00 retail shopping center in Austin, Texas Purchase and financing of $6,475,000.00 hotel in Austin, Texas Purchase and financing of $5,900,000.00 apartment complex in Raleigh, North Carolina, including approval of purchaser as HUD Section 8 apartment owner Represented Seller on the sale of the following properties: $27,000,613.00 for two apartment complexes in Durham, North Carolina $19,600,000.00 apartment complex in Garner, North Carolina $19,500,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $15,200,000.00 apartment complex portfolio in Austin, Texas $14,481,627.41 (seller financed) for approximately 514 acres of raw land to Houston, Texas $13,600,000.00 for hotel in Austin, Texas $9,000,000 industrial building in Houston, Texas $8,100,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $7,665,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $6,135,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $5,850,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $5,820,000.00 apartment complex in Austin, Texas $5,605,500.00 sale and reverse 1031 exchange of industrial building in Houston, Texas $5,050,000.00 hotel in Austin, Texas $4,290,596.40 for approximately 82 acres of raw land in Houston, Texas Represented Landlords in approximately 25-50 office leases and 100+ retail leases Represented Tenants in approximately 50-100 retail leases Corporate: Represented seller in the sale of assets of waste management company for $45,000,000.00 Represented seller in the sale of oil and gas project for $8,906,222.00 Represented seller in the sale of assets of laser tattoo removal company for $3,370,600.00
- University of Texas at Austin, B.S. in Sport Management & minor in Business, 2013
- Dean's Honors List (Fall), South Texas College of Law Houston, 2015
- Dean's Honors List (Fall), South Texas College of Law Houston, 2013
- Cum Laude, South Texas College of Law Houston, 2016
- Dean's Honors List (Fall and Spring), South Texas College of Law Houston, 2014
- CALI Award For Excellence in Property II, South Texas College of Law Houston, 2014
- CALI Award For Excellence in Civil Procedure, South Texas College of Law Houston, 2013
- CALI Award For Excellence in Torts I, South Texas College of Law Houston, 2013
- Order of the Lytae, South Texas College of Law Houston, 2016
- Transactional Law Practice Certificate (Energy) From South Texas College of Law Houston, 2016
- Banking
- Corporate
- Finance
- Oil And Gas
- Real Estate
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2023
