The Real Estate Lawyers: The premier independent guide to leading real estate attorneys across the United States
The practice of real estate law involves a varied and often highly complex set of activities centering on transactions, development, finance, disputes, title, land use and leasing. Since 2003, we have been assisting potential clients by identifying leading real estate lawyers across the country, helping to make the selection of outside legal counsel more straightforward.
Each year we select just one leading real estate attorney in each state to appear in the directory. Our in-depth nomination, research and selection process is completely independent.
Every April, more than 200,000 nomination forms are distributed to business directors, in-house counsel and lawyers operating in the real estate sector nationwide. A shortlist for each state is formed based on the results of the nominations and our own independent research. The team then assesses the shortlisted lawyers based on 8 key performance indicators, before a final selection is made for each state. The guide will be updated with the new attorneys and firms in November 2025.
To assist potential clients, we provide a detailed profile of each lawyer in the guide, highlighting their expertise and experience, an overview of their firm, its real estate practice and full contact information.
Featured Attorney
James B. Aronoff - Ohio
Jim is a partner in Thompson Hine's Real Estate group and chairs the Real Estate Capital Markets practice. He is the former partner-in-charge of the firm's Cleveland office. He is regularly called upon to represent and advise real estate investment trusts (REITs) and re [...]
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Pryor Cashman Represents Cirrus Real Estate Partners In $187M Loan Acquisition
Pryor Cashman represented Cirrus Real Estate Partners in connection with the acquisition, from a major overseas lender, of a $187,000,000 mortgage loan secured by a 275,000-square-foot indoor shopping mall located in the heart of Flushing, Queens, as well as a large development site adjacent to Flushing Bay.
The transaction drew on Pryor Cashman’s deep experience in the acquisition, enforcement, and restructuring of complex real estate debt. Cirrus relied on the firm’s practical, business-focused approach to […]