Ranking tables
Real Estate | USA
Tennessee
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 22 Years Ranked- Sherrard Roe Voigt Harbison PLC
Band 3
Husch Blackwell LLP 3 Years Ranked- Butler Snow LLP
- Glankler Brown, PLLC
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Brooks R Smith Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP10 Years Ranked
Jeffrey A Calk Holland & Knight LLP18 Years Ranked
N. Courtney Hollins Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC9 Years Ranked
R. Hunter Humphreys Glankler Brown, PLLC23 Years Ranked
Richard R Spore III Bass, Berry & Sims PLC18 Years Ranked
Robert Wood Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP22 Years Ranked
T. Gaillard Uhlhorn Bass, Berry & Sims PLC10 Years Ranked- Kelly L WormanWorman Law Group, PLLC
- Kim BrownSherrard Roe Voigt Harbison PLC
- Mark CarverSherrard Roe Voigt Harbison PLC
Band 3
D Mark Sheets Bass, Berry & Sims PLC21 Years Ranked
David Wicker Polsinelli PC2 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Sauer Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP2 Years Ranked
Emily Bowman Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP7 Years Ranked
F. Russell Harwell Adams & Reese3 Years Ranked
J Steven Kirkham Holland & Knight LLP14 Years Ranked
Laurence M Papel Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP21 Years Ranked
LeeAnne Marshall Cox Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC19 Years Ranked
Lida Alsobrooks Holland & Knight LLP3 Years Ranked
Mary O'Kelley Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP3 Years Ranked
Michael A Stewart Bass, Berry & Sims PLC2 Years Ranked
Philip F Head Holland & Knight LLP7 Years Ranked
Ron Feldman Husch Blackwell LLP9 Years Ranked- Walker EntwistleThompson Burton PLLC
Band 4
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bass, Berry & Sims PLCReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedBass, Berry & Sims houses a department of prominent real estate practitioners. It is well respected for its work on high-value transactions, with comprehensive experience encompassing commercial leasing, portfolio acquisitions and mixed-use developments. It can offer expertise pertaining to a broad range of property classes, including healthcare facilities, shopping centers, office buildings, hotels and industrial developments. The team is well versed in multistate deals, including those involving retail properties and REITs, as well as a wide array of construction and design work.
1 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedBradley Arant Boult Cummings boasts a stellar real estate team with a formidable depth of resources. It assists buyers, sellers, lessors, developers and lenders with all aspects of real estate law, including land use, easements and construction loans. Clients include investment companies, healthcare groups and property developers. The firm is further noted for its strong market presence in Southern USA.
1 Holland & Knight LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 1 | 22 Years RankedHolland & Knight has a longstanding reputation for complex real estate work. It is well equipped to handle major development projects, as well as multistate acquisitions. It is also capable of conducting significant zoning and land use work. The firm houses additional strength in the economic development space, advising on matters such as tax increment financing. Its client base includes entities in the healthcare industry, investment funds and retail companies.
Band 2
2 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PCReal Estate2025 | Band 2 | 22 Years RankedBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz is a respected outfit with a deep bench of leading real estate attorneys. The team is capable of handling highly complex matters, with expertise spanning acquisitions, leasing and development projects. Lawyers in the group have notable experience on cross-state transactions, including sale and leasebacks, as well as acquisition financing. The firm acts for clients in the investment, development, manufacturing, hotel and REIT sectors, while also regularly advising on healthcare and residential property matters.
Band 3
3 Husch Blackwell LLPReal Estate2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedHusch Blackwell has a team of well-known real estate lawyers offering their expertise on a variety of matters. The firm is adept at handling corporate real estate deals and in advising on major development projects in the region. The group acts for manufacturers and healthcare groups, among others.
Band 4
4 Adams & ReeseReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 21 Years RankedAdams & Reese acts on a broad range of real estate mandates, including acquisition financing and construction lending. The team is experienced in representing buyers, sellers, developers, REITs, landlords and tenants. It operates out of Nashville and Memphis.
4 Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLCReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 22 Years RankedBurch, Porter & Johnson houses a highly respected Memphis-based team with expertise in real estate acquisitions and sale, and further know-how in related tax issues. It also has experience in representing clients in multistate transactions, as well as zoning and land use matters. The firm is additionally well versed in work that pertains to financing, leasing, construction and agribusiness.
4 Miller & Martin PLLCReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedMiller & Martin is noted for its extensive experience in handling a range of real estate mandates, including acquisition, development, financing, leasing and disposition of all types of raw or improved properties. The team regularly advises investors, developers, landlords and tenants. The firm has offices in Nashville and Chattanooga.
4 Polsinelli PCReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedPolsinelli PC houses a comprehensive real estate practice. The team advises on a spectrum of matters, including financing and related regulatory matters. The group is also experienced in handling real estate litigation.
4 Stites & Harbison PLLCReal Estate2025 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedStites & Harbison is especially well known for its real estate lending practice, with recent work including a number of construction loans. It also assists with development projects and has experience in tax incentives and leasing matters. The firm's client base includes a number of banks and regional institutional lenders.