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Education
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Tulane Law School
J.D. 1973
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Vanderbilt University
B.A. 1970
History with minor in Speech
Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Mississippi
U.S. District Court for Mississippi
U.S. District Court for Tennessee
Service Areas
- Lending & Commercial Finance
- Land Use & Zoning
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Practice
- Sustainability & Emerging Technologies
- Banking
Industry Experience
- Real Estate / Real Estate Development
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
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.