Over the years, even simple real estate transactions have become complicated. Technology has increased efficiency, but is has also increased expectations. Issues regarding environmental concerns, which didn't even exist a few years ago, can now kill a deal. Documents get longer and more complicated, yet transactions still must close before a deadline.

Palmer & Manuel's real estate lawyers understand the demands and pressures involved in a real estate transaction. Whether it is a purchase, sale, development, financing, lease or workout matter, Palmer & Manuel's real estate lawyers have probably been through it before. The firm’s real estate experience includes the following:

• Counsel to purchasers and sellers of multi-million dollar apartment complexes
• Negotiation of commercial leases on behalf of landlords and tenants
• Counsel to property management companies in connection with various property management issues
• Resolution of property boundary, access and easement disputes
• Multi-million dollar real estate financing
• Construction contracts
• Mechanics and materialman's lien issues
• Construction litigation
• Real estate litigation
• Restrictive covenants
• Counsel to buyer in purchase of office towers
• Complex multi-million dollar real estate workouts, representing both lenders and borrowers
• Counsel to a large apartment complex in a multi-million dollar dispute over taxation by a flood control district
• Residential and commercial foreclosures
• Defense of foreclosure on default of borrowers including actions for wrongful foreclosure
• Counsel to both lenders and borrowers regarding Texas Home Equity Loans
• Counsel to lender financing a marina leased from the U.S. Corp of Engineers

For more information regarding Palmer & Manuel's business and corporate practice area, please contact us at 214-242-6444 or email our firm.