Robert L. McCorkle, III

A Savannah native, Robert L. McCorkle, III is a partner in the firm. His practice focuses in the areas of real estate, land use, business and association law.

Mr. McCorkle’s real estate practice includes the representation of buyers, sellers, developers and lenders in all types of commercial property acquisitions, sales and financings. He also has extensive experience creating and reforming residential, commercial, industrial and mixed use condominiums and covenanted developments. Mr. McCorkle represents both landlords and tenants in lease negotiations and has handled landlord-tenant disputes, including collection matters. Additionally, Mr. McCorkle is real estate counsel to the Georgia Ports Authority and the Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority, through his appointments as a Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG).

Mr. McCorkle represents numerous condominium and neighborhood associations. He provides full service counsel to his association clients, including handling corporate governance matters, declaration interpretation, declaration and bylaw amendments, covenant and rule enforcement issues and collection matters.

Admitted in Georgia and South Carolina, Mr. McCorkle is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the State Bar of South Carolina and the American Bar Association. Mr. McCorkle was recently recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of “The Georgia 500”, Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders. Robert has also been recognized by The Daily Report, and Atlanta Magazine, and has been selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers rankings.

Mr. McCorkle began his legal career as an associate in the Atlanta offices of Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC and Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP. His practice areas included real estate, finance, secured transactions and capital markets. Mr. McCorkle joined McCorkle, Johnson & McCoy in 2005.

A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Mr. McCorkle was a member of the business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma. He obtained his J.D., cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law and served as an articles editor for the Georgia Law Review.