(Main Office)

Hartman, Simons, Spielman & Wood, LLP has one of the most substantial commercial and transactional legal practices in the Southeast. The commercial real estate practice group is one of the largest and most experienced in the Country. The attorneys in our Atlanta office have experience assisting clients with commercial real estate acquisitions, development, leasing and investment, land use, environmental, construction, financing, corporate, partnership, tax, litigation and dispute resolution and structuring transactions. HSS&W is committed to delivering "value" in the form of high quality, cost effective and efficient legal services.

Statement of Practice

Commercial Real Estate, Corporate, Tax and Commercial Law, Institutional Investment and Finance, Land Use and Environmental Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Land Use.

Representative Clients:

Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.
Ingles Markets, Inc.
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America
The Sembler Company
Pacesetter Steel Service, Inc.
Fleet National Bank
PETsMART, Inc.
Shaw Industries, Inc.
North American Properties, Inc.
Nortel Networks
Julian LeCraw & Co.,Inc.
Simon Property Group
RTM,Inc.
Rare Hospitality International, Inc.
Colonial Properties
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation
Dick's Sporting Goods
Hendon Properties
Watkins Associated Developers, Inc.
Investar Holdings, Inc.
Wachovia Bank
New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.

Reference:

SouthTrust Bank of Georgia, N.A.

Address

6400 Powers Ferry Road, N.W., Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30339, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 770-955-3555
Fax: 770-952-7821; 770-303-1116

Website

http://www.hssw.com

OF COUNSEL

Mark E. Florak (Of Counsel) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 1996, Virginia; 2002, Pennsylvania; 2006, Georgia. Education: Kent State University (B.A., 1990); Capital University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Mark E. Florak

D. Charles Houk (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, March 29, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Florida; 1967, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1959; J.D., with honors, 1962). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1961-1962. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. [Capt., U.S. Army JAGC, 1963-1965]. Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Landlord and Tenant; Real Estate.Email: D. Charles Houk

Andrew M. Litvak (Of Counsel) born Buffalo, New York, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1996, Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1991); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1994). Speaker, "Condemnation: Does Your Lease Protect You? A Sampling of Actual Actions and Outcomes," Breakfast Roundtable, International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference, Palm Desert, California, 2001. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Development(50%); Commercial Leasing(40%); Real Estate Finance(10%).Email: Andrew M. Litvak

Steven A. Sadel (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., May 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida; 1978, District of Columbia; 1987, Maryland. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Emory University (B.A., 1974); University of Miami (J.D., 1977); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Steven A. Sadel

Kevin M. Walsh (Of Counsel) born Peekskill, New York, September 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, New York; 1988, Georgia. Education: State University of New York College at Brockport (B.S., 1978); Temple University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Lending Law.Email: Kevin M. Walsh

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Josiah A. Bancroft (Associate) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 2000); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Grove City College- Round Table Honorary, Phi Alpha Theta History Honorary, Samuel Robinson Award. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta and American Bar Associations. [USMCR, 2000—; Current Rank - Sergeant]. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.

Amanda J. Buckley (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, January 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2004, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1997); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 2000). Order of the Coif. Publications Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1999-2000. Author: "You'd Better Watch What They Say: An Examination of Primary Liability for Secondary Actors Under 10(b)," 68 U. Cin. L. Rev. 835 (2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia; Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.Email: Amanda J. Buckley

Ashley A. Halfman (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas; admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002).

Jill Rhodes Johnson (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, March 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of South Carolina, Columbia (J.D., 2003). Associate Student Works Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 2002-2003. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jill Rhodes Johnson

Lindsay Levin (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2000); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006; M.B.A., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(100%).Email: Lindsay Levin

William L. Lovell (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2001); Ohio State University (J.D., 2007; M.B.A., 2007). Business Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 2006-2007. Author: "The Kelo Blowback: How the Newly-Enacted Eminent Domain Statutes and Past Blight Statutes Are a Maginot Line-Defense Mechanism for All Non-Affluent and Minority Property Owners," 68 Ohio St. L.J. 609, 2007. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(100%).

Kyle Patrick Magee (Associate) born Rochester, N.Y., 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2001); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law(50%); Taxation(25%); Securities(10%); Mergers and Acquisitions(15%).Email: Kyle Patrick Magee

Ryan P. Rivera (Associate) born Spingfield, Illinois, June 26, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 2001); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Business Manager, Emory Bankruptcy Developement Journal, 2003-2004. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Ryan P. Rivera

Stephanie B. Skidmore (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Author: Note, "Germany v. United States in the International Court of Justice: An International Battle Over the Interpretation of Article Thirty-Six of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations," 30 Ga. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 277, Winter 2002. Member: American Bar Association. Fellow: CREW. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Stephanie B. Skidmore