F. Russell Harwell

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Commercial Lending, Financial Services

Career

In representing regional and national clients, Russell focuses on commercial real estate law, development and land use matters and banking and commercial transactions. He counsels clients in a variety of matters including selling, acquiring and leasing retail, office and industrial properties, as well as real estate development, construction, financing and zoning issues. With an extensive familiarity in IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, Russell also assists clients in arranging for the services of a qualified intermediary.

Russell’s clients include real estate owners, real estate investment trusts, commercial and residential landlords, lenders and buyers, local investment partnerships and both specialty and national retail tenants. He has assisted landlords and tenants in lease negotiations extensively in downtown Nashville and across the country. He also serves health care clients, banking and financial services institutions and hotels and other entities in the leisure and hospitality industries.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Real Property, Probate and Trust Section; Nashville Bar Association - Real Estate Section; Tennessee Bar Association - Real Estate Section