Areas of Practice - Real Estate

In the area of Real Estate law, the attorneys of McTaggart & Associates represent developers, lenders, landlords, tenants, investors, purchasers, sellers and brokers in a broad spectrum of real estate related transactions. These include property acquisition, financing, development, construction, leasing, management, sales and financing. Lender representation includes documenting loans secured by real estate and working out problem loans. The firm's lawyers are experienced in foreclosing on real and personal property and collecting unpaid loan amounts. The firm's experience extends to transactions involving a wide variety of properties including apartment complexes, office buildings, shopping centers, nursing homes, hotels, condominiums and multi-use developments. The representation may also involve the formation of joint ventures, corporations and partnerships, as well as advising clients on the appropriate entity to be used in connection with a given transaction.

Robert D. McTaggart is Board Certified in the area of Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Among the many real estate transactions successfully handled by lawyers in the firm, a few examples include:

• Representation of purchasers and sellers of large office buildings
• Purchases and sales of multi-million dollar apartment complexes
• Purchases, sales and leases of retail shopping centers
• Representation of lender financing acquisition of health care facilities
• Purchases and sales of hotels
• Acquisition, sale and development of golf courses and related properties
• Negotiation of major leases on behalf of landlords and tenants
• Representation of property management companies in connection with various management issues
• Research and advice regarding zoning and land use concerns
• Resolution of property boundary and access disputes
• Negotiation of a office leases on behalf of other law firms
• Negotiation of a major advertising agency lease
• Foreclosures
• Negotiation of a branch bank lease for a downtown location, and
• Representation of the North Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS®