Jeanne A. Pearson

I have represented many of my clients for 10-15 years or more. Consequently, I have a deep understanding of each client’s business model, their governing structure, how they make decisions – and have long-term successful working relationships with the client’s decision-making team. This history results in my providing greater value and tremendous efficiency for these clients. I approach new clients the same way – diving in so I can become an important asset to the growth of their businesses as quickly as possible.

Jeanne Pearson is a seasoned North and South Carolina commercial real estate lawyer who covers every aspect of real estate acquisition, land use, development, leasing, and any restrictions, easements for utilities or access, and more. She takes a broad and holistic view of her clients’ companies and commercial real estate needs and goals, which enables her to quickly identify issues and design detailed strategies to resolve them. She has worked with a large, regional fast food restaurant chain for more than 15 years, and have been involved in multiple aspects of its real estate legal needs related to its growth within the Carolinas. Another client of equal tenure – a real estate investor and developer – is involved in a wide variety of projects, including buying and developing land for various apartment, mixed-use, and industrial projects and other acquisitions for investment and tax-deferred exchange purposes in North and South Carolina, both individually and as part of joint ventures. Jeanne negotiates and prepares restrictive covenants, easements, resolves various title, land use and zoning issues, and negotiates and assists clients with financing, including but not limited to construction, permanent, bridge, conduit/CBMS, and Freddie/Fannie loans related to their various projects. She also represents several medical practices and facilities in all their North and South Carolina real estate acquisitions, sales, leases, and related financing. Further, Jeanne has represented various developers and homebuilders in connection with acquisition, development, sale and financing of single and mixed-use family projects and with the structuring, drafting and negotiation of related restrictive covenants and property owner association needs. Jeanne easily collaborates with the clients’ teams and knows what’s important to them and what isn’t. This includes identifying and working closely and effortlessly with lawyers throughout the U.S. in markets of interest to her clients. With Jeanne also responsible for Johnston Allison & Hord’s opinion letter practice, major firms in other locations call her for local counsel assistance related to their clients’ projects in the Carolinas. With over 20-plus years of law practice, Jeanne has developed skills in other disciplines that are important to her clients, such as litigation, foreclosures and workouts, trusts and estates and corporate. Her approach isn’t siloed exclusively in one discipline – this broad and practical picture of how business works continues to make her a go-to lawyer for anything related to commercial real estate.