Overview
Hunter Taylor is a Board Certified Commercial Real Estate Attorney practicing in Griffith Davison’s Dallas office. Hunter’s practice focuses on representing the various parties involved in the acquisition, disposition, development, and financing of assets and businesses on a regional and national level. He has served as lead counsel on numerous complex, multi-party acquisitions and project financings, with significant experience in corporate finance, structuring, and associated real estate matters. Hunter assists clients in their strategic planning and development processes, maintaining a network of private and institutional real estate industry contacts to aid in meeting client objectives.
His analytical nature and his corporate law experience position Hunter well to handle complex business matters and uncover relevant insights to help clients see the big picture. Additionally, he is board certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Hunter received his Juris Doctorate in 2017 from the Louisiana State University. As a law student Hunter concentrated his legal studies in and around the transactional and real estate practice, and wrote articles including “TDR Programs: A pragmatists approach to implementation and maintenance” during his tenure at LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center.
Outside of the office, Hunter’s interests include woodworking and spending time outdoors.
- Managed and facilitated the closing of a $45,000,000 construction loan involving HUD 241(a) supplemental financing for a multifamily housing development, ensuring adherence to all HUD and FHA guidelines.
- Counseled regional general contractor in connection with its corporate restructure and utilization of captive insurance vehicles.
- Represented regional real estate investment firm in its acquisition, development, and disposition of 400 acre mixed-use development, assisted in utility district maintenance and compliance along with compliance with regulations applicable in municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
- Counseled regional oil and gas conglomerate in connection with its facilitation of a development loan and associated securities pledged in connection with facility.
- Advised institutional investment group in connection with its disposition of minority stake in vertically integrated agricultural conglomerate.
- Represented a retail landlord in leasing transactions with national tenants, including anchor store lease negotiations, re-platting, ground lease grants, and associated easement and CC&R negotiations.
- Assisted a developer in forming a TIC (Tenants in Common) investment structure in order to utilize 1031 tax deferrals of like-kind exchanges; negotiated construction loans on behalf of TIC Manager.
- Counseled regional Credit Union in its leasing, acquisition, and development of new banking locations; negotiated revised CC&R terms and conditions in connection with same.
- Counseled a major institutional investor and real estate fund focused on HUD-financed projects, advising on fund structuring, regulatory compliance, and risk management strategies.
- Advised a property owners’ association on the amendment and restructuring of CC&Rs for a master-planned community to allow for greater mixed-use development.
- Drafted operating agreements, governance structures, and exit strategies for a multi-entity real estate holding company.
- Represented a borrower in securing a nine-figure construction loan for a high-rise office tower.
- Structured a complex mezzanine financing arrangement for a multi-phase residential development.
- Represented FBO Developer in connection with its Ground Lease and Development of lands surrounding regional airports.
- Represented regional aggregates conglomerate in connection with its property acquisition and mining operations, including title and mineral disputes associated with same.
- Board Certified – Commercial Real Estate – Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- State Bar of Texas – Member
- Real Property Section
- Corporate Counsel Section
- Business Law Section
- Texas Bar College – Member
- Dallas Bar Association – Member
- Real Property Section
- Texas Young Lawyers Association – Member
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers – Member
- Dallas Bar Association – Headnotes
- Workplace In-Civility: The NLRB Changes Course (January 2024)
- Protection in Perpetuity — SB 885 Bridges the Gap (June 2022)
- Corporate Transparency Act Update (December 2023)
- Federal Government Issues Procedures for “Corporate Transparency” (March 2023)
Areas of Focus
Education
- Florida Atlantic University
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- Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, 2014
- Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Juris Doctor, 2017
