About Us
OVERVIEW
- Greg Walling and Walling Law Firm, P.C. practice extensively in Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Law, Business Litigation, and Probate. With over 30 years’ experience, Greg Walling and Walling Law Firm, P.C. provide the personalized attention of a small firm, with reasonable rates and quality which has earned an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell.
- Martindale-Hubbell, the premier attorney directory, for every year since 1998 has awarded Greg with an AV Preeminent rating, the highest rating it gives for professional excellence and ethical standing.
Biography
- A native of Atlanta, Greg, a lawyer in Sandy Springs, attended Mercer University for both his undergraduate and law degrees, and was awarded his law degree with honors. Prior to forming Walling Law Firm in Atlanta, he was a partner with the Atlanta law firms of Jones & Walling, P.C., Greg B. Walling , P.C. and Stout Walling Atwood LLC. Putting his more than 30 years’ experience to work, Greg, a lawyer in Atlanta, assists large and small businesses, as well as individuals with their legal needs. Clients benefit from Greg's vast knowledge of commercial real estate, business litigation, corporate and probate matters and frequently retain him as their outside general counsel.
Associations
- State Bar of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Real Property, Estate Planning and Probate and Small Firm Sections, Atlanta Bar Association
- Sandy Springs Bar Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Old War Horse Lawyers Club
- Admitted to practice in courts in the State of Georgia, and Georgia Supreme Court
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Publications
- Principal Author, "Perishable Agricultural Commodities: Produce Debtor's Nightmare, Produce Creditor's Dream," Vol. 4, No. 4, Ga. Bar Journal
- Co-Author, "Slips and Falls on Ice, Rain and Snow," Verdict, the Magazine of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Assisted Jerome L. Kaplan, Esq. to Supplement to Nadler's Georgia Corporation Law
Curriculum Vitae
- 2010 – present. Principal, Walling Law Firm, P.C., 8300 Dunwoody Place, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30350.
- Commercial real estate transactions; real estate and business litigation; representation as general counsel of small and medium sized businesses; corporations and limited liability companies; corporate law; estate planning and probate; construction contracts and disputes; divorces; prenuptial agreements;
- 2007- 2010. Partner, Stout Walling Atwood LLC, 990 Hammond Drive, Suite 910, Atlanta, Georgia 30328.
- 2002- 2007. Principal, Greg B. Walling, P.C., Attorney at Law, 24 Lenox Pointe, Suite C-1, Atlanta, Georgia 30324.
- 1995-2002. Partner, Jones & Walling, P.C., 1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite N-114, Atlanta, Georgia 30338.
- Negotiated contracts for buyers and sellers of real property, including shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, warehouses, farmland, gasoline stations and convenience stores. Handled development and due diligence issues of title, environmental, zoning, and financing. Corporate business and acquisitions, stock and asset transactions, construction contracts, computer software agreements, software development, software license agreements, consulting agreements, confidentiality agreements, operating and management agreements.
- Litigation in Georgia courts, United States District Court and 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Real estate, trespass and conversion, condemnation and inverse condemnation, surface water cases, premises liability, commercial and contract, torts, and intellectual property.
- 1987-1995. Associate. Jones & Jones, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Atlanta.
- 1985-1987. Associate. Anderson & Terrell, Conyers, Georgia.
Education
- Walter F. Georgia School of Law, Mercer University, juris doctor degree, with honors. Deans' Lists.
- Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science. Deans' Lists.
- Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review™ Ratings falls into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
- Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review™ Ratings falls into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.
MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial Real Estate
- We advise purchasers, sellers and lenders in commercial real estate, including contract negotiation, purchase and sale agreements, option contracts, construction contracts, mortgages and loan documents, motions for relief from bankruptcy stay, prosecuting and defending confirmation and mortgage deficiency actions, tax appeals, environmental investigation, title, title clearance and closings. We counsel clients who are involved in transactions in a wide variety of commercial real estate, including shopping centers and retail, apartment complexes, office buildings, hotel/motel, warehouses, transportation, restaurants and cafeterias, gasoline and convenience stations, travel agencies, automobile repair, dry cleaners, pharmacies, and other businesses.
Corporate & Business Law
- Our Corporate Law section advises individuals in starting new businesses and restructuring existing ones and selecting the business structure which best fits their needs, such as limited liability companies, corporations, joint ventures, general partnerships, limited partnerships, and sole proprietorships. Our representation includes formulation entities, operating agreements, buy-sell agreements, management agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements, and other company agreements.
- We represent clients who are purchasing and selling a number of businesses, such as computer and hi-tech, art and design, music, restaurants, real estate brokers, insurance agencies, manufacturers and many others. We represent clients in business letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, purchase and sale agreements, due diligence, stock and asset transactions, corporate and business acquisitions and mergers, financing and loan agreements, and business closings.
Business Litigation & Trials
- Business litigation and trial practice includes disputes among and within business entities, contract disputes, personal guaranty litigation, commercial real estate litigation, agricultural (PACA) law, complex litigation, commercial landlord-tenant matters, intellectual property litigation, probate, fiduciary and estates and trusts litigation, surface water, trespass, property line and boundary disputes, and other litigation matters concerning commercial real estate, businesses and estates. Our practice also includes resolving disputes in mediation and arbitration.
Probate
- We represent parties in estate planning, wills and trusts for larger estates, probate of wills, petitions for letters of administration, petitions for year's support, petitions for appointment of a guardian or conservator and other probate matters. We also advise executors and administrators in administering assets of an estate, such as inventory and appraisal, assent of property, and related probate matters. We also represent clients in probate and fiduciary litigation.
Software & Digital Law
- We represent a number of corporate clients in software and digital law, including software development, consultation, licensing and sublicensing agreements, reseller agreements, confidentiality agreements, review of master services agreements and statements of work, and intellectual property claims and litigation.
Family Law
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Divorces (contested & uncontested)
- Negotiation and preparation of divorce Settlement Agreements
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
- Modifications
- Adult Adoption
- Name Change (Minor and Adult) (minor requires consent of both parents)
Transactions
- Loehmanns’ Plaza, Sandy Springs
- The Crossings, Smyrna
- Marietta West Retail Center
- Andrews Square, Buckhead
- Clocktower Apartments, Smyrna
- The Shoppes at St. Ives, Duluth
- WorldTravel Office Complex, Peachtree City
- Hearthstone Apartments, Stone Mountain
- Powder Springs Junction, Powder Springs
- Lanier Plaza, Gainesville
- Clocktower Shopping Center, Roswell
- Washington Village, East Point
- Hembree Pointe Office Condominiums, Alpharetta
- The Atlanta Advertiser
- Sabre Café, Dunwoody
- Baskin-Robbins franchise locations
- Exxon franchise locations
- Travel agencies
- Equine facilities
- President Park Apartments, Emory
- Cell Tower Easements and Sites
- Proof of the Pudding Building, Atlanta