S. Jess Sperry | McGlinchey Stafford PLLC

One thing we hear from clients is that they like us because we are practical, we realize there is time sensitivity to things, and we get work done quickly. They count on us for timeliness, thoroughness, and problem solving. Clients count on me to find a way to get over the hurdles.

S. Jess Sperry advises clients on commercial real estate transactions, general commercial transactions, and litigation involving commercial real estate with an emphasis on commercial real estate leasing, sales, and acquisitions. His clients include landlords and tenants, buyers, and sellers in the retail, financial, restaurant, and office sectors, among others.

Jess is a licensed title insurance agent.

Represented a local developer with the temporary extension of an existing restaurant lease with a national restaurant tenant
Successfully negotiated the temporary extension of that lease to allow the tenant to stay while we negotiated a letter of intent and a new long term lease with a new, larger national restaurant chain operator.
Represented shipyard and related affiliates in $20M-plus asset sale
Handled assignment and assumption of all existing leases, negotiation and drafting of a new lease of a new facility between seller and purchaser, and all other real estate matters as part of the sale
Reviewed title for several locations for the owner/operator of medical office buildings for a national health care provider
Reviewed title abstracts on the properties being purchased, prepared title commitments, and issued title insurance policies.
Represented a national real estate developer as local counsel regarding its acquisition of two commercial properties purchased for development of retail strip centers
Reviewed purchase agreements, titles, surveys, and all closing documents, and saw the properties through closing.
Represented purchaser of two pieces of property, which became a part of an assemblage of property already owned by the developer
Negotiated and prepared a long-term ground lease conditioned upon acquisition for the developer with a national company that builds and operates large fuel stations and convenience stores.
Represented owners regarding the acquisition of a piece of property with an office building located on it and the lease of that office to a U.S. government agency
Successfully negotiated lease with contingency regarding acquisition.
Represented a credit union regarding the acquisition of an assemblage of three different tracts of land
Handled all real estate transactions, involving negotiation of purchase agreement, title and survey review; preparation of all closing documents; and issuance of title policies.

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McGlinchey Stafford is proud to announce that 57 of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Eight McGlinchey Practices, 17 Attorneys honored in Chambers USA 2021
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that 17 attorneys and eight practice areas have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
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McGlinchey proudly announces that 63 attorneys have been recognized in 42 practice areas across 12 offices in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, including 47 listed by Best Lawyers, 4 designated as “Lawyers of the Year,” and 16 recognized in “Ones to Watch.".
Eight McGlinchey Practices, 19 Attorneys honored in Chambers USA 2020
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys and eight practice areas have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
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