Real Estate Litigation & Titles

Real Estate Litigation & Conveyance, Lien Priorities, Titles

Our real estate attorneys at Johnstone Adams, LLC have extensive litigation experience and have developed a special niche in representing clients in real estate-related litigation. Our experience includes conveyance, lien priority, zoning, land use, and title disputes. We have also litigated lease disputes, representing both landlords and tenants and litigated foreclosure and possessory actions, representing institutional lenders and bankruptcy matters, as well as secured lenders.

We represent national title insurance companies and hospitals, and our lawyers have a number of reported appellate opinions to our credit. In our appellate work, we have appeared in the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, U.S. District Courts in all Alabama districts, and the Alabama Supreme Court.

Why You Need a Real Estate Attorney

While some real estate transactions are straightforward, others can be quite complex and require detailed knowledge of real estate law. Buying a new home or purchasing a new property for your business is about more than aesthetics. There are many moving parts and substantial sums of money involved, and a real estate attorney can ensure your closing goes smoothly.

Alabama and Mississippi require a lawyer’s title opinion that demonstrates an attorney reviewed or examined the title abstract and did not find any obstacles that would affect the real estate transaction. This formality helps you make a sound decision, and even if it were not required, you need a real estate attorney to review trickier types of real estate purchases, such as a large estate, commercial building, or shopping center.

Our lawyers can make sure nothing is missed, such as taxes owed, liens, or other concerns with the property. If these problems arise, we can help you sort through them and resolve them quickly to avoid lengthening the purchasing process.

The goal of a real estate lawyer is to make the matter of buying property simpler for you. We handle the due diligence and dispute resolution, so you don’t face unwelcome surprises after you sign on the dotted line. Having a real estate attorney can help you avoid a costly misstep. We will review title and insurance disputes and handle all relevant concerns, which may include:

Conservation Easement Formation
Deeds and Conveyances
Mortgage and Loan Security
Real Property Financing
Real Property Lending and Borrowing
Tax Deed
Quiet Title Issues

If you aim to lease or rent a new home or property, we can handle looking over your agreements to verify you are making the best decision for your family or company.

We will prepare or review all documents related to the purchase, including the contract, agreements with the seller, lender documents, titles, and transfers. Our real estate attorneys can attend your closing to review the records a final time before your new home or building is official, easing your mind by knowing you made a good choice that will not harm you financially.

Real estate attorneys can handle additional sections of property purchases, such as title searches and title insurance, which provides assurances that there are no outstanding liens or claims against the structure. Our lawyers can provide the necessary statements, document the fund’s transfer to the seller and lender, and facilitate third-party transactions.

Contact Our Real Estate Attorneys at Johnstone Adams, LLC

One of the cornerstones of our law firm is our varied interests and practice areas. We have helped clients for over 125 years through many legal concerns, including buying and selling properties. Our team of experienced and knowledgeable lawyers has a broad spectrum of specialties, offering our clients a range of legal counsel. The niches of our expansive team allow Johnstone Adams, LLC, to provide full-service legal help for clients throughout Alabama.

We have helped many individuals and companies purchase properties and navigate complications throughout the process. With decades of combined experience, our team of real estate lawyers can ensure your new home or building is the best fit for your needs.

Contact our Mobile, Alabama office today at (844) 682-7682 or fill out our online contact form.

Strengths

Real Estate Litigation

Conveyance

Lien Priority

Zoning

Land Use

Title Disputes

Lease Disputes – Landlords and Tenants

Litigated Foreclosures

Possessory Actions

Bankruptcy Matters

Next Steps

When it comes to litigation related to real estate matters, you will be hard-pressed to find a firm in the Gulf Coast region with more experience than the attorneys at Johnstone Adams. We staff our matters with senior attorneys who know how to achieve your objectives efficiently and expediently. Contact Johnstone Adams today for skilled assistance in expediently resolving your real estate-related disputes.

FROM OUR CLIENTS

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My husband and I were referred to Johnstone Adams in the spring of last year. We are working very closely with Jessica Welch and Greg Watts on an ongoing and unwanted family estate matter. Ms. Welch and Mr. Watts have been so professional and knowledgeable. In addition, considering the nature of the suit, Jessica has provided my husband and me with peace of mind we didn’t think was possible during this extremely stressful time of our lives. She is an amazing trial attorney. They have gone above and beyond. To sum it up, I have nothing but the utmost respect and appreciation for them. I would strongly recommend either of them to my dearest friends and family members. I’m so thankful that we stumbled upon them. I’m actually going to miss Jessica Welch when this is all over.”

I am currently using this law firm and they are informative, keep me up to date with my case, and return your calls/emails immediately. I am very satisfied. My wife and I approached Johnstone Adams to help us make a better-informed decision regarding her immigration. They have been a truly invaluable asset. They brought their knowledge, experience, confidence, and calm demeanor to the process, which put our minds at ease. The worry and anxiety that we were facing melted away, and we have been, literally, hand-held during this daunting process. We can’t thank or recommend Johnstone Adams enough and look forward to continuing to use their services in the future.

Johnstone Adams was a great help when it came to drawing up our family’s will and advanced directives prior to the birth of our first son. These are certainly things that no one wants to think about, but the process was easy. They were professional and knowledgeable, answering all of our questions along the way with compassion and sensitivity. Johnstone Adams responded quickly to any questions and was easy to get in touch with! We would highly recommend them for any legal work!! Jessica’s advice and assistance with our family’s interests in a probate matter was exceptional from beginning to end– always thoughtful, responsive and efficient, and focused and timely.

It was a genuine pleasure for the doubtless incorrigibly demanding old lawyer that I am to have a professional of her outstanding caliber assisting me on this matter—both generally and in my role as executor in particular—in a jurisdiction unfamiliar to me and on a matter completely outside of my own experience and expertise. I might also point out that she was really excellent in interfacing, always in a timely and solution-oriented manner, with other parties involved in our matter to help keep our initiatives on track—including attorneys dealing with the disposition of residential real estate and financial assets. Jessica and her excellent assistant, Shelly Perrone, also offered and provided pragmatic and efficient solutions to logistical and execution issues made it significantly more challenging than usual given the COVID-19 crisis and my own location far from Mobile– in Paris, France.

I highly recommend attorney Rick La Trace. Aside from being professional, polite, and yet firm, Rick is a combination of knowledge, detail, and responsiveness. (In my opinion, there are very few professionals who have ALL three qualities. Rick is one of the very few.) What makes him stand apart from the rest, is that he takes the time to listen to his client’s concerns (no matter how “trivial”). He educates client’s on how the law works, shares his opinions, including the pros and cons of each. We would definitely use Rick’s services again, and highly recommend him for anyone who wants a lawyer that they can trust to thoroughly handle their case from start to finish, even down to the small details. You can tell from working with Rick that he’s not just about getting paid for his services, but that he enjoys working through problems and finding creative solutions for his clients. Also, I highly recommend the Johnstone Adams, LLC systems and processes. Shelly and Cathy were on top of things. I give Rick and Johnstone Adams more than five stars.

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WHY CHOOSE OUR FIRM

Dedicated Quality & Commitment

Only a few special law firms in the U.S. have provided exceptional representation to businesses for more than a century. Johnstone Adams, LLC is one of these rare, distinguished firms. Since 1897, the firm has successfully advanced from a local firm serving South Alabama into a dynamic regional powerhouse equipped to fulfill most legal needs of its diverse client base.

Legacy Of Excellence

Each attorney takes great pride in continuing the firm’s legacy of excellence. By consistently providing sophisticated, aggressive, and innovative legal solutions to every client in each service area, Johnstone Adams attorneys personally ensure that their firm’s long, storied past is only the beginning.

Exemplary Client Service & Efficiency

With a focus on exemplary client service and efficiency, Johnstone Adams attorneys guide clients through legal matters from the first conversation about strategy to successful completion in the following critical service areas: Health Care, Employment, Labor & Workers’ Compensation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate Litigation & Transactions, Construction, Oil & Gas, Tax, Trusts & Estate Planning, Banking & Finance, Immigration, and Forest Use.

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