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
