Powell G Ogletree

Construction, Economic Development, Forestry, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Agriculture & Timberland Finance, Lumber/Fiber Supply, Sawmill Projects, Timberland Acquisitions & Sales

Adams and Reese Partner and Forestry Practice Team Leader Powell “Gee” Ogletree, Jr. represents clients throughout the southern United States in real estate, finance and development matters with a focus on forestry and agricultural transactions. He advises clients on the purchase and sale of large tracts of land as well as natural resources and environmental matters, including the purchase and sale of wetlands mitigation banks. Gee’s knowledge of forestry law from the perspective of industry, TIMOs, private landowners, harvesters and others has earned him a national reputation.

Gee also negotiates and closes real estate and financing transactions including the development of industrial facilities, hotels, shopping centers, and other commercial properties as well as transactions involving economic development financial incentives. He also advises on tenant leases and lease disputes and writes opinions in connection with loans. Gee advises on title insurance and is a title insurance agent on behalf of several national title insurance companies.

He is general counsel for the Mississippi Forestry Association and the Mississippi Manufactured Housing Association. Gee was recently appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to serve a nine-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning for the State of Mississippi.