Real Estate Services

Acquisitions, Foreclosures, and Development: Legal Counsel

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing public entities and private sector entities in the acquisition or sale of properties, foreclosure, real estate development projects and acting as borrower or lenders’ counsel.

Comprehensive Real Estate Law Services

We have provided a broad range of real estate law services, including residential and commercial closings and foreclosures, performance of title searches, legal negotiations for the acquisition or sale of properties and preparation of financing instruments and agreements.

Experienced in eminent domain law, our attorneys have assisted utilities, state and local political subdivisions to lawfully pursue such activities when required. We have also represented property owners involving the benefits afforded to displaced persons under the Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act and its state law equivalent.

Types of matters:

Serving as co-counsel for single family and multi-family housing projects, draft lenders’ loan documents, draft borrower documents, facilitate foreclosure proceedings, advise clients as to matters of federal and state law applicable to their various programs and operations, including the Freedom of Information Act, Conflicts of Interest Act, Administrative Process Act, Privacy Protection Act and Virginia Public Procurement Act, advise as to matters of federal and state laws relating to real estate entities, securities, and employment, advised such clients regarding federal and state law relating to mortgage lending and housing such as Truth-in-Lending, RESPA and fair housing legislation, quiet title actions, partition suits, encroachment actions, boundary line, easement disputes and eminent domain proceedings.

Our engagements have included:

• Acting as general counsel to multiple community development corporations
• Serving as co-counsel to redevelopment and housing authorities
• Representing governmental authorities and public utilities in condemnation proceedings

Our Leadership

The lead attorneys for this area are Adam N. Harrell, Jr., co-managing Partner and Gerald W.S. Carter, Partner.  Together they have over sixty years of experience representing corporations, nonprofits and financial entities.