James R. Dickens, Jr.

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Mr. Dickens joined the firm in 2003 and became a shareholder in 2010. He currently serves on the firm’s management committee. His practice focuses on commercial real estate, residential real estate, and environmental law, representing clients in a wide array of commercial lending and real estate transactions, including shopping center, apartment and office building development, agricultural and recreational properties, and commercial and residential leasing. In connection with these matters, Mr. Dickens routinely prepares, reviews and negotiates various forms of legal documentation, including loan documents, purchase and sale agreements, and leases.

Mr. Dickens also has experience in title examination and title insurance, the facilitation of tax-free exchanges of real estate, and small business administration loans. Mr. Dickens obtained his undergraduate degree in finance from Auburn University and his juris doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Recent Practice Highlights

Represented developer in connection with purchase and development of retail shopping center project in Lafayette, CO, including construction financing, leasing of improvements to multiple local and national retail tenants, and outparcel lot sales

Represented developer in connection with purchase, financing, and development of property in Mobile, AL, including construction and lease of improvements to national retail tenant

Represented developer in connection with ground lease and construction financing of an airport hangar facility in Fairhope, AL

Represented developer in connection with purchase, financing, development and sale of property in Bushnell, FL, including construction and lease of improvements to national retail tenant

Represented student housing developer in connection with non-recourse financing of apartment complex in Oxford, OH

Represented student housing developer in connection with purchase and rehabilitation financing of apartment complex in Oxford, MS

Represented developer in connection with lease of retail space in Waco, TX

Represented lender in connection with construction financing of sawmill facility in Demopolis, AL

Represented lender in connection with construction financing of residential condominium project in Auburn, AL

Represented lender in connection with construction financing of retail project for a national retail tenant in Newnan, GA

Represented lender in connection with post-foreclosure sales of various agricultural and recreational properties throughout Alabama

Honors and Awards

Mr. Dickens is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in Real Estate Law.

Mr. Dickens has also been named as a Rising Star (Real Estate) in the 2015 edition of Alabama Super Lawyers® and the 2016 and 2017 editions of Mid-South Super Lawyers®.

Community Involvement

Mr. Dickens is a member of First United Methodist Church, and recently served a six year term as a member of the board of directors of Saint James School.