A practicing attorney for more than 30 years, Jeff King focuses on real estate projects. He represents commercial and residential real estate developers, builders and lending institutions in the acquisition, development and finance of projects. He also assists in the purchase, sale and leasing of property. He was named to the Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2012) for Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Jeff is a LEED Accredited Professional. Recent Assignments · Rezoning, acquisition, finance and development of a mixed-use real estate project · Construction financing of apartments, office buildings and industrial properties in Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Texas · Successful work-out of troubled real estate project · Zoning, acquisition and development of several residential developments, and sale and refinance of major office building Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications · "New 'Green Codes' gain momentum," Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Client Alert, July 1, 2011 · "Green Design Collaboration," Waypoints on the Journey, Green Business Summit, Lipscomb University Institute for Sustainable Practice, Nashville, Tenn., April 13, 2010 · "LEED Update - Performance Counts," NAIOP Green Development News, October 2009 · "Insurance Issues for the Real Estate Professional," International Council of Shopping Centers' Kentucky-Tennessee Idea Exchange, July 2004 Before Stites & Harbison Mr. King served as Law Clerk for the Presiding Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court and was active with a law firm in Vicksburg, Miss. In 1985, he joined the Nashville firm of Farris, Warfield & Kanady. More than Stites & Harbison Civic and community involvement has centered on the boards of United Way, Crimestoppers and Friends of Radnor Lake. Mr. King also provides legal counsel to The Nature Conservancy on the purchase and sale of real estate in Tennessee. He's a member of First Presbyterian Church where he has served as deacon and chairman of the personnel committee. Besides Stites & Harbison He loves the outdoors and you can often find him hiking, fishing, gardening or taking adventure-related travels. Jeff also enjoys reading. Memberships American Bar Association Nashville Bar Association, Real Estate Committee, Chairman Tennessee Bar Association, Real Estate Section, member Mississippi Young Lawyers Association, Past Director Warren County Young Lawyers Association, Past President Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Program Community Involvement Friends of Radnor Lake The Nature Conservancy, legal counsel First Presbyterian Church, member, deacon and chairman of the personnel committee Industry Experience Real Estate / Real Estate Development News 75 Stites & Harbison attorneys honored in Best Lawyers in America Events Green Business Summit 2010 |