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Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas

Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas

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1904 First Avenue North, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL 35203

Banking and Financial Institutions, Commercial Lending and Finance, Corporate and 14 more

About Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas

Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas is a lawyer practicing banking and financial institutions, commercial lending and finance, corporate and 14 other areas of law. Aaron received a Bachelor's Degree degree from University of Alabama in 1995, and has been licensed for 26 years. Aaron practices at Watkins & Eager in Birmingham, AL.

Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas (Birmingham, Alabama)

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Mr. Aaron Brooks Thomas got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Real Estate 1
    • Commercial Real Estate
  • Government
  • Other 13
    • Banking and Financial Institutions
    • Commercial Lending and Finance
    • Corporate
    • Business and Corporate
    • Closely Held Businesses, Partnerships and Joint Ventures
    • Estate Planning and Administration
    • Business Succession and Legacy Planning
    • Probate, Trusts and Estates
    • Trust and Estate Litigation
    • Multifamily Finance
    • Title Insurance
    • Zoning & Land Use
    • Tax

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Watkins & Eager
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Transactions
    Representative Transactions: Represented developer in the acquisition, development, construction, operation, and sale of a $71.5 million multi-family project developed in two phases located in Birmingham, Alabama.; Represented developer in the acquisition, development, construction, operation and sale of a $64 million, 306-unit multi-family project, developed as a stand-alone portion as well as residential above retail space integrated within a mixed-use master development in Lexington, Kentucky.; Represented borrower in connection with a $54 million refinance loan from Goldman Sachs secured by 24 properties spread throughout the Southeast leased to the General Services Administration.; Represented developer in the acquisition and renovation of a historic hotel as a multifamily and retail mixed use development acquired and financed in part through a combination of (i) payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes through use of a 'Best Price Offer,' (ii) Federal Historic Tax Credits, (iii) sale of Alabama Historic Tax Credits, and (iv) New Markets Tax Credits.; Represented personal representative in probate estate valued in excess of $40 million.; Represented affordable-housing developer on simultaneous sale of portfolio consisting of 10 multi-family projects of prior low-income housing tax credit properties.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2000, Alabama
    2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and U.S. Tax Court
    Memberships

    Community & Professional

    •American Bar Association
    •Alabama State Bar (Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section
    Taxation Section)
    •Birmingham Bar Association (Probate Section)

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Miami School of Law
    Class of 2001
    Master of Laws
    Taxation

    Samford University, Cumberland School of Law
    Class of 2000
    Juris Doctor
    Other Education
    University of Alabama
    Class of 1995
    Bachelor's Degree
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1972
    Birmingham, Alabama, March 8, 1972

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