Real Estate

Watkins & Eager brings deep-rooted experience, knowledge, and responsiveness to real estate transactions and issues.  Every contractor and developer knows that the success of a project is fundamentally tied to the people involved. With decades of expertise in the real estate industry and multifaceted transactions, our lawyers approach both complex and simple transactions with sound, common-sense advice. Our culture of collaboration promotes timely responses to our clients, allowing us to quickly address the needs of clients, negotiate difficult issues, devise creative solutions, and consummate a successful closing.  We counsel clients on a multitude of real estate matters including tax, environmental issues, and finance, and work closely with owners, developers, lenders, and investors in the real estate industry. Our capabilities and experience encompass a wide array of real estate services.

Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America recognize the firm’s extensive real estate practice.  In 2019 Chambers USA named six of the firm’s attorneys as leaders in this field of law and listed the firm as one of only two Band 1 real estate firms in the State of Mississippi.  Best Lawyers gives the firm a Tier 1 ranking, and recognizes three of the firm’s attorneys in Real Estate and two other attorneys in closely related practices areas.

For more information, please reach out to one of the Real Estate Professionals listed (on the right) or contact one of the Practice Area Contacts listed under the more detailed Related Practice Areas (also, listed on the right).