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Kevin Cherry

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I have had many different experiences as a real estate lawyer.  I have walked with clients through both booms and downturns in the real estate market.  Each experience has its own challenges.  And each experience has made me better prepared to deal with the next one.

I very much enjoy the real estate industry and the people I have met in it, locally, nationally and internationally.  In fact, as a young lawyer, it was the people in the real estate industry, including real estate lawyers, that made me want to become a real estate lawyer.

I value people, both clients, and non-clients, and I do my best to practice law in a way that values people.  I do not have a “take no prisoners” approach.  My goal is for each person in a real estate deal to know that when dealing with me, they are dealing with an able attorney who will behave with integrity and treat them with respect.

Although I was not born in Texas or Dallas, I have lived in Dallas since I was a child, with a brief tenure in Waco, Texas while in college and law school.  My wife Kris and I, and our children make our home in Dallas.

Representative Experience+

I have worked on acquisitions and dispositions of almost every type of real estate project, including:

  • the purchase of a portfolio of loans secured by funeral homes
  • the purchase and sale of land for the development of major retail anchors
  • the real estate representation of a major hospital system, including leasing, acquisition, and sale of medical properties
  • the purchase of a 25,000-acre ranch resort
  • the development, purchase, and sale of multi-family apartment projects, both individually and in portfolios
  • the purchase of land for single-family development, including the utilization of special purpose government districts
  • the purchase and sale of defaulted real estate loans and real estate assets
  • the purchase and sale of hotel properties, both individually and in portfolios
  • the development and sale of net-leased properties, including negotiation of net-leases
  • the negotiation of acquisition, development, construction, bridge, mezzanine, and permanent loans for real estate projects
  • the negotiation of loan restructurings
  • the representation of local churches and Christian ministries with real estate and other legal concerns.
  • the representation of investors in commercial real estate projects, including crowdfunded projects

Credentials+
  • JD, Baylor University 1982, Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review
  • BA, Baylor University 1979
  • AV Preeminent® rating by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Texas Monthly Magazine, Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyer 2006-2019
  • D Magazine, Best Lawyers in Dallas 2008, 2009, 2017

Practice Areas+
  • Development, acquisition and disposition of land, hospitality properties, multifamily projects, office projects, retail properties, and single-family development projects.
  • Financing of real estate projects, representing both borrowers and lenders.
  • Leasing of real estate projects, including ground leasing and true triple net leases.
  • Workouts of challenged real estate projects, special servicing, and asset management.
  • Structuring and negotiation of limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and other real estate investment entities.

Involvement+
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Member, North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Dallas Real Estate Law
  • Principal Affiliate Member, North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors
  • Member, TREC (The Real Estate Council)