Michael H. Terry - Attorney

Michael H. Terry - Attorney

 

Mike Terry practices in the Commercial Real Estate Section of the firm and represents several lending institutions and investors in connection with their loans and investments in Virginia and throughout the southeast. Mike also represents developers, property owners and tenants in connection with the acquisition, development, financing and leasing of income producing property and raw land for office complexes, corporate headquarters, planned unit developments and retail projects.

Relevant Experience:

  • Representation of lenders and borrowers in financial restructuring and pre-bankruptcy planning and negotiation. Successfully assisted the financial restructuring of a wide range of commercial businesses and real estate development companies.
  • Representation of numerous lenders in collecting their credit and realizing upon their collateral.
  • Consult with business owners and negotiate on their behalf with respect to organization of assets, general business planning and division/dissolution of business organizations (business divorces).
  • Representation of financial institutions and investors in the purchase and sale of loan portfolios and servicing portfolios.
  • Representation of sellers and purchasers of real property in all aspects of the development, leasing, financing, acquisitions and dispositions of real property.

Education:

  • Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary, J.D.
  • University of Richmond, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works:

Mike has authored a number of articles pertaining to real estate, including four chapters in Contract Law in Virginia, published by the Virginia Law Foundation in 2000.

Speaking Engagements:

  • "Commercial Real Estate: Loans in Default, Maturing Loans and Vanishing Equity", presented July 21, 2010, by Virginia CLE 
  • "Dissolving Limited Liability Companies - Breaking Up is Hard to Do", presented February 23, 2007, by the 11th Annual Advanced Real Estate Seminar
  • "Legal Writing - Contracts and Agreements", Lecture for "Professional Development Seminar", presented March 9, 2001, by the Young Lawyers Conference of the Virginia State Bar
  • "Formation of Contracts and the Statute of Frauds", Lecture for "Contract Law in Virginia", presented February 14 and 15, 2001, by Virginia CLE
  • "Commercial Leasing in Virginia", Article and Lecture, presented October 24, 2000, by Lorman Education Services

Recognition:

  • Virginia's Best Lawyers, 2012 
  • "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
  • Included in Best Lawyers in America, since 1995
  • Included in Super Lawyers and named as a "Top 50 Lawyer in Virginia", since 2006
  • Named as a "Leading Individual Real Estate Lawyer in Virginia" by Chambers and Partners USA, since 2004

Memberships:

  • American Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Bar Association of the City of Richmond
  • American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
  • Richmond Real Estate Group

Firm Involvement:

  • Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
  • Past Chairman of the Commercial Real Estate Section
  • Executive Vice President

Bar Admission:

  • Virginia, 1982