Attorneys
- Katie D. Archer
- Dennis R. Bailey
- J. Evans Bailey
- Jeffrey W. Blitz
- Virginia “Ginny” Bradley
- L. Peyton Chapman, III
- Morgan E. Chappell
- Stephen P. Dees
- James R. Dickens, Jr.
- Jay Douglass
- Royal C. Dumas
- Landon M. Eley
- William I. Eskridge
- R. Mac Freeman, Jr.
- R. Brett Garrett
- Christopher M. Griffin
- Alan T. Hargrove, Jr.
- William S. Haynes
- Brock Hendon
- Amanda C. Hines
- Paul M. James, Jr.
- Thomas H. Keene
- Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr.
- Philip A. Sellers, II
- T. Grant Sexton, Jr.
- Patrick M. Shegon
- Chris S. Simmons
- Frank J. Stakely
- Charles A. Stakely, V
- Fred W. Tyson
- Helen Crump Wells
- Benjamin C. Wilson
Practice Groups
- Commercial Real Estate
- Tax Credits
- Foreclosure, Real Estate and Commercial Loan Workouts
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services
Education
- B.S., University of Alabama (Corporate Finance and Investment Management - Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society), 1991
- J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1995
Professional Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar
Mr. Eskridge joined the firm in 1997 and attained shareholder status in 2002. He is a member of the real estate practice group and currently serves on the firm’s management committee. His practice encompasses a wide range of real estate law, including commercial real estate, real estate development, financial and title, and residential real estate. After graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1995, he practiced law with a Birmingham firm in addition to developing real estate in Prattville, Alabama.
Mr. Eskridge has represented lenders, developers, and syndicators in numerous affordable housing, historic redevelopment and market rate projects, with emphasis on tax credit projects. He routinely handles various real estate transactions, developments and leasing, including shopping centers, apartments, office buildings, condominiums, residential properties, agricultural properties, warehouse properties, timberland and recreational properties.
Practice Highlights
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of retail shopping centers
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of offices
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of apartments
Represented tax credit syndicator in acquisition of membership interest and limited partnership
interest with historical tax credits and low income housing tax credits
Represented bank in sale of multimillion-dollar loan and restructuring of various multimillion-dollar loans
Represented developers in acquisition and development of single family traditional neighborhood and suburban neighborhoods
Negotiated retail leases with national tenants on behalf of clients
Honors and Awards
Mr. Eskridge is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007 for Real Estate Law.
Presentations
Often called upon to speak at seminars and client meetings
Address at recent real estate developers conference regarding “the closing process”
Community Involvement
Mr. Eskridge is a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Montgomery, where he currently serves as a member of the Vestry. He is also a past board member of the Central Alabama Chapter of the Red Cross and the Montgomery Humane Society.
Mr. Eskridge joined the firm in 1997 and attained shareholder status in 2002. He is a member of the real estate practice group and currently serves on the firm’s management committee. His practice encompasses a wide range of real estate law, including commercial real estate, real estate development, financial and title, and residential real estate. After graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1995, he practiced law with a Birmingham firm in addition to developing real estate in Prattville, Alabama.
Mr. Eskridge has represented lenders, developers, and syndicators in numerous affordable housing, historic redevelopment and market rate projects, with emphasis on tax credit projects. He routinely handles various real estate transactions, developments and leasing, including shopping centers, apartments, office buildings, condominiums, residential properties, agricultural properties, warehouse properties, timberland and recreational properties.
Practice Highlights
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of retail shopping centers
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of offices
Represented developers in connection with acquisition, development and leasing of apartments
Represented tax credit syndicator in acquisition of membership interest and limited partnership
interest with historical tax credits and low income housing tax credits
Represented bank in sale of multimillion-dollar loan and restructuring of various multimillion-dollar loans
Represented developers in acquisition and development of single family traditional neighborhood and suburban neighborhoods
Negotiated retail leases with national tenants on behalf of clients
Honors and Awards
Mr. Eskridge is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2007 for Real Estate Law.
Presentations
Often called upon to speak at seminars and client meetings
Address at recent real estate developers conference regarding “the closing process”
Community Involvement
Mr. Eskridge is a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Montgomery, where he currently serves as a member of the Vestry. He is also a past board member of the Central Alabama Chapter of the Red Cross and the Montgomery Humane Society.
- B.S., University of Alabama (Corporate Finance and Investment Management - Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society), 1991
- J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1995
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar