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North CarolinaReal Estate Law Lawyers in Wilmington, North Carolina

Real Estate Law or Real Property Law can include legal issues involving both residential and commercial properties.


Real estate disputes can involve purchase contracts, assisting with the rental or sale of residential homes, commercial buildings, farm, ranch or rural land.


Real estate law also includes the financing of residence, foreclosure defense, land use and zoning issues and dispute between landlords and tenants.


When choosing a real estate lawyer in North Carolina consider the attorney's experience in resolving similar disputes. Attorney fees are often charged on an hourly basis or at a flat rate... Read more »

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James Lee Seay III

James Lee Seay III
Seay Law Firm, PLLC
519 Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28801
Licensed for 9 years, James Lee Seay III is a Commercial Real Estate Law and Estate and Probate Law lawyer who attended Campbell School of ... read more >

Kenneth A Shanklin

Kenneth A Shanklin
Law Office of Kenneth A. Shanklin
P O Box 1347
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 51 years, Kenneth A Shanklin is a Residential Real Estate Law and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of... read more >

Joseph C Hearne II

Joseph C Hearne II
J. C. Hearne II, Attorney at Law
PO Box 179
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 33 years, Joseph C Hearne II is a Criminal Defense and Residential Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Wake Forest University ... read more >

Nancy M Guyton

Nancy M Guyton
Law Firm Carolinas
219 Racine Dr B
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 39 years, Nancy M Guyton is a Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law lawyer... read more >

James W Williams III

James W Williams III
Attorneys Title Insurance Company
720 N 3rd St STE 202
Wilmington, NC 28401
Licensed for 29 years, James W Williams III is a Residential Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Franklin E Martin

Franklin E Martin
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
1979 Eastwood Rd Ste 101
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 56 years, Franklin E Martin is a Criminal Defense and Residential Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of North Caro... read more >

Samuel Benjamin Franck

Samuel Benjamin Franck
P.O. Box 7068
Wilmington, NC 28406
Licensed for 18 years, Samuel Benjamin Franck is a Criminal Defense and Commercial Real Estate Law lawyer who attended College of William &... read more >

Amy R Kandies Zeko

Amy R Kandies Zeko
1410 Commonwealth Dr
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 23 years, Amy R Kandies Zeko is a Criminal Defense and Residential Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins S... read more >

Thomas Quin Revel

Thomas Quin Revel
5019 Godfrey Way
Wilmington, NC 28409
Licensed for 10 years, Thomas Quin Revel is a Motor Vehicle Accidents and Premises Liability lawyer who attended University of San Diego Sc... read more >

Robbie Brice Parker

Robbie Brice Parker
Lee Kaess, PLLC
PO Box 4548
Wilmington, NC 28403
Licensed for 21 years, Robbie Brice Parker is a Residential Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas W Baxley

Douglas W Baxley
BaxleySmithwick PLLC
P. O. Box 36
Shallotte, NC 28470
Licensed for 49 years, Douglas W Baxley is a Criminal Defense and Residential Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of North Carol... read more >
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Real Estate Law Specialty Areas

Board Certified in Real Property Law

Board Certified Specialist in Real Property Law in North Carolina - Real estate law was first proposed as a potential specialty area to the North Carolina Bar in 1982. Real estate law was divided into subcategories of commercial real estate and residential real estate in October of 1985.


Thereafter, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization designated real property law, including the subspecialties of real property-residential transactions and real property-business, commercial, and industrial transactions as a field of law for certification of specialists under the North Carolina Plan of Legal Specialization.


State Bar Rules, Ch. 1, Subch. D, .2102 defines the specialty of "real property law" as the "practice of law dealing with real property transactions, including title examination, property transfers, financing, leases, and determination of property rights. Subspecialties in the field are identified and defined as follows:


(a) Real Property Law-Residential Transactions. The practice of law dealing with the acquisition, ownership, leasing, financing, use, transfer and disposition, of residential real property by individuals;


(b) Real Property Law-Business, Commercial, and Industrial Transactions. The practice of law dealing with the acquisition, ownership, leasing, management, financing, development, use, transfer, and disposition of residential, business, commercial, and industrial real property."



Nonprofit Legal Associations

American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Founded in 1978, ACREL is the largest organization in the United States for attorneys devoted to real estate law. Admission in ACREL is by invitation only after a rigorous screening procedure. The College gathers together the top real estate lawyers in North Carolina and throughout the country who are distinguished for their skill, experience and high standards of professional and ethical conduct.


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