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Bradley’s Real Estate attorneys have earned a reputation as experienced problem solvers with a track record for closing deals. Our legal team is deeply embedded in the real estate industry and serves every sector of the market, including acquisitions, financing, lending, leasing, construction, regulatory, tax, and other matters.

Our real estate lawyers display a steadfast commitment to client service, finding creative solutions for obstacles while proactively moving deals along to help our clients reach their goals. We handle complex, multimillion-dollar projects for large institutions that take years to see through to completion, as well as more routine ongoing transactions for clients whose primary businesses are in real estate investment or development.

Bradley has a strong national real estate presence and works with developers on projects and transactions all over the United States. We have an especially deep practice in the Southeast, with decades of experience in negotiating major deals and long-standing collegial relationships with industry players and government officials. We frequently serve as counsel for outside institutions that are pursuing real estate transactions in our home cities and need attorneys who know how to successfully navigate the real estate environment in the local market.

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Real Estate - Tennessee
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What the team is known for

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings boasts a stellar real estate team with a formidable depth of resources. It assists buyers, sellers, lessors, developers and lenders with all aspects of real estate law, including land use, easements and construction loans. Clients include investment companies, healthcare groups and property developers. The firm is further noted for its strong market presence in the Southern USA.

Work Highlights

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  • Bradley Arant Boult Cummings represented the Industrial Development Board of Maury County, TN, in the restructuring and extension of a payment in lieu of property tax incentive for General Motor's assembly plant at Spring Hill.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ann Peldo Cargile
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Ann Peldo Cargile
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Ann Peldo Cargile receives high praise for her transactional knowledge. She is particularly active on real estate loan and leasing matters, acting for developers, insurance companies and other financial institutions.

"Ann is instrumental in our successes and helps us close multiple transactions."

J. Thomas Trent, Jr
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J. Thomas Trent, Jr
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Thomas Trent is an impressive partner known for his deep knowledge of real estate law, with some four decades of experience to draw upon. His practice is wide-ranging and encompasses leasing, financing and various economic development mandates.

"Tom is a very good lawyer."

James L Murphy III
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James L Murphy III
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James Murphy is noted for his zoning and land use expertise. He is equally experienced acting for public and private sector clients.

"James provides significant assistance."

Brooks R Smith
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Brooks R Smith
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Brooks Smith is active on an array of real estate acquisitions as well as on financings and refinancings. His experience covers matters relating to real estate assets as diverse as hospital buildings and residential complexes.

"Brooks is a very smart and good lawyer."

Robert Wood
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Robert Wood
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Robert Wood has extensive experience in handling transactional real estate mandates. He frequently acts on loan transactions, in addition to development projects and sales and acquisitions of real estate assets.

"Bob is an excellent lawyer."

David Rutter
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David Rutter
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David Rutter has a well-developed transactional real estate practice, which sees him handle a broad spectrum of sales and acquisitions. He also has experience in advising on leasing matters.

"David provides top-notch counsel."

Elizabeth Sauer
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Elizabeth Sauer
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Elizabeth Sauer is experienced in advising investors, developers and managers on the purchase, development and management of property, with particular expertise in leasing and financing.

"Elizabeth is great to work with, being very commercial."

"Elizabeth is great. She is a phenomenal lawyer who does amazing work!"

"Elizabeth is nice to work with. She is really responsive, positive and enthusiastic."

Emily Bowman
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Emily Bowman
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Emily Bowman is highly active in the real estate finance space. She advises financial institutions, insurance companies and developers on a range of real estate transactions.

"Emily does a very good job."

Mary O'Kelley
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Mary O'Kelley
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Mary O'Kelley has notable expertise in real estate finance matters and advises lenders on an array of high-value transactions.

"Mary is great. I trust and rely on her. She's timely and takes pride in her work."

"Mary is very good at thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions."

Ranked Lawyers at
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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Tennessee

Real Estate

Ann Peldo Cargile
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Ann Peldo Cargile
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Band 1
J. Thomas Trent, Jr
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J. Thomas Trent, Jr
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Band 1
Brooks R Smith
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Brooks R Smith
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Band 2
Robert Wood
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Robert Wood
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Band 2
David Rutter
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David Rutter
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Band 3
Elizabeth Sauer
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Elizabeth Sauer
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Band 3
Emily Bowman
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Emily Bowman
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Band 3
Mary O'Kelley
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Mary O'Kelley
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Band 3
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

James L Murphy III
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James L Murphy III
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Band 1