Divine & Estes, P.A.

Divine Estes was formed in 1996 by Ted Estes and Russ Divine as a boutique real estate transaction and litigation firm. Ted Estes continues the practice with Collin McLeod and other like-minded lawyers seeking excellence in the services provided to their clients. Together they have more than 100 years of experience practicing law at a high level. Divine Estes clients include national production homebuilders, high end custom homebuilders, commercial general contractors, developers, title underwriters, national real estate private equity firms, national multi-family property managers, regional banking institutions and small to medium Central Florida businesses.

The Firm handles disputes in state courts, federal courts and arbitration. Divine Estes has successfully handled several important appellate cases which compelled multifamily community disputes to arbitration.

Divine Estes attorneys have experience handling matters in multiple areas of Practice:

Real Estate Transactions

Acquisitions and Sales

Investigate Title and Issue Title Insurance Policies

Contract drafting

Closings

Development Agreements

Construction Agreements

Local Government Agreements

Easements

General Counsel

Advice on Day-to-Day issues

Drafting Lease Termination Agreements

Drafting and Negotiating Service Contracts

Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements

Drafting Vendor Agreements

Loan Transactions

Structure Real Estate Lending Transactions

Negotiate Loan Documents

Seller Financing

SBA Lending Transactions

Work Outs

Construction Litigation

Multifamily and Single-Family Construction Defects

Third Party Claims

Construction Lien Disputes

Contract Disputes

Commercial and Real Estate Litigation

Commercial Tenant Disputes

Partnership and LLC Dissolutions

Partition Actions

Specific Performance

Foreclosures

Appeals