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Dwight Mixson

Dwight Mixson

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Commercial Real Estate Finance

Commercial & Corporate Finance

Financial Institutions

Financial Services

Public Finance

Real Estate

Agriculture Funding & Lending

Long Term Care

Career

Dwight Mixson has over 40 years' experience representing clients in all facets of finance and commercial real estate. He represents lenders, owners and developers with traditional real estate projects such as shopping centers, office buildings, apartments, hotels, condominiums and industrial properties and regularly represents clients with respect to financing and acquisition of senior housing facilities including skilled nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care facilities, and senior independent living properties.

His finance practice involves a mix of construction financing, acquisition financing, and revolving credit. Often the transactions involve loan syndications and mezzanine financing in addition to traditional bank financing. For his real estate and senior housing clients, he devotes a significant part of his practice assisting clients with negotiation of leases, sales and acquisitions.

Dwight practices in the business section with the Lending and Real Estate Practice Groups. He has served numerous terms on the firm’s executive committee and is a past member of the Advisory Board of Trustees for the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama (ACRE).

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Alabama State Bar

Birmingham Bar Association

ACRE Board, past member (3 year term)

Personal

Advisory Board of Trustees for the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama (ACRE)

Treasurer and a past president and an active member of the Advent Sunday School Class of the Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Real Estate - Alabama

Senior Statesperson
Senior Statespeople

Individual Editorial

Dwight Mixson has broad transactional abilities including in construction financing, purchases and loan negotiations. He works with a range of clients, including high-profile property owners.

Banking & Finance - Alabama

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Dwight Mixson has a reputable practice acting on matters of construction financing for developments in the residential and healthcare sectors. He is particularly adept at handling financing matters concerning senior living facilities.

Strengths

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  • Dwight is a legal legend and an excellent banking lawyer.

    Banking & FinanceChambers Guide to the USA

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Alabama

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