Real Estate

Our real estate lawyers guide clients through every stage of a transaction—from acquisition and financing to development, leasing, and disposition—providing clear, strategic counsel tailored to evolving market conditions. With deep industry knowledge, including a premier agriculture-focused practice in Washington, we help clients structure transactions that mitigate risk, unlock opportunity, and support long‑term growth.

Overview

The attorneys in our Real Estate Group guide clients through every stage of a transaction, from acquisition and financing to joint ventures, recapitalization, construction, development, leasing, management, and eventual disposition. We also advise on fund formation, management, and investment, helping clients navigate complex real estate ventures with clarity and confidence.

Our multi-disciplinary approach and deep understanding of real estate markets enable us to provide comprehensive counsel tailored to each client’s investment and operational objectives. With strong institutional knowledge and a pulse on evolving trends across the U.S. real estate landscape, we help clients anticipate opportunities, mitigate risk, and move transactions forward with confidence. Our established reputation also allows us to connect owners and developers with potential lenders or joint venture partners when it helps advance a project.

Stokes Lawrence also has the premier real estate practice serving Washington’s agriculture industry, anchored by a respected team based in Yakima. We represent growers, ranchers, packers, distributors, and service providers across the state’s $184+ billion agricultural sector, advising on land acquisitions and dispositions, development and construction, leasing, financing, joint ventures, and regulatory matters. Clients value not only our legal expertise but also our ability to structure transactions strategically, preserving generational assets, optimizing operations, and supporting long-term growth.

We regularly represent:

  • Commercial landowners
  • Developers
  • Lenders
  • Borrowers
  • Investment managers and advisors
  • Equity sponsors
  • Real estate operating companies
  • REITs
  • Private and public pension plans
  • Tax-exempt entities
  • Cross-border investors in projects nationwide