- Corporate Law
- Mergers and AcquisitionsTom has been recognized by Best Lawyers, and his practice focuses primarily on closely held businesses and investment vehicles. He represents investors, borrowers and lenders in a range of complex transactions including debt and equity investments, financing, mergers and acquisitions and representing private equity funds.
- Business DisputesPresenter: Considerations for Attorneys Sitting on Nonprofit Boards of Directors, 2015 Business Law and International Law and Practice Sections Joint Annual Meeting, North Carolina Bar Association, February 20, 2015
- Business TransactionsPrior to joining Schell Bray, Ms. Alderman was Vice President of Commercial Transactions and in-house counsel for Investors Title Insurance Company. There, she was responsible for establishing and managing the company’s commercial transactions department, overseeing the placement and acceptance of reinsurance, and drafting and negotiating agreements in connection with reverse tax deferred exchanges for a company affiliate in its capacity as exchange accommodation titleholder.
- Limited Liability CompaniesChristina Freeman Pearsall focuses her practice primarily in transactional commercial real estate. She assists developers, property managers, individual and corporate investors, and other businesses with the acquisition, development, financing and sale of real property. Her work includes preparing organizational documents for entities including partnerships and limited liability companies, reviewing and negotiating loan documents, examining titles, addressing due diligence matters, conducting closings and ensuring compliance with like-kind exchange requirements. She has worked with various types of commercial properties, including mixed-use developments, shopping centers, multi-family/apartment complexes, low-income housing, industrial centers, and senior-living facilities.
- Real Estate LitigationHolly Alderman focuses her practice on commercial real estate matters and typically represents local, regional and national retail, residential, restaurant, office and mixed-use development clients in the assemblage, acquisition, development, leasing, financing and disposition of properties. Ms. Alderman also has a wide range of experience in preparing the legal infrastructure for residential communities and retail developments, including property owners’ association documents, declarations of restrictive covenants, condominium declarations and sales contracts. She has represented lenders and borrowers in connection with acquisition and construction loans and the work-out of distressed loans.
- Construction LitigationMr. Hockman also represents developers in connection with planned unit, condominium and mixed-use communities. He assists builders in drafting and negotiating construction agreements. He also has experience in reviewing and preparing office, retail and industrial leases for both tenants and landlords.
- Real Estate Transactions
- Estate PlanningBest Lawyers® names Schell Bray’s Michael H. Godwin the Triad’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Trust and Estates – Schell Bray
- WillsJennifer has been recognized by both Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers. She counsels clients on issues ranging from simple wills and powers of attorney to very complex estate planning and wealth preservation techniques, including GRATs, LLCs, complex charitable planning, and succession planning for family-owned businesses.
- TrustsSchell Bray PLLC is seeking a full-time estate administration paralegal to assist our trusts and estates attorneys in our Greensboro, North Carolina office.
- Power of AttorneyJennifer Koenig is a member of the firm’s trusts and estates practice group. She counsels clients on issues ranging from simple wills and powers of attorney to very complex estate planning and wealth preservation techniques, including GRATs (grantor retained annuity trusts), limited liability companies (LLCs), complex charitable planning, and succession planning for family-owned businesses. She helps families create supplemental needs trusts for family members with disabilities. With the current, higher exemption amounts, Jennifer counsels clients on how to simplify their estate plans, including the modification or termination of trusts to create tax efficiencies.
- ProbateBoard Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization since 2003
- Tax LawMike Godwin’s practice is concentrated in the areas of wealth and transfer tax planning, fiduciary advice, trust and estate disputes and working with owners of closely-held businesses and their families on succession planning matters.