Commercial Real Estate Attorney

[LaJon Dantzler]

Hi BP Fam! 

Was wondering if I'm looking to acquire out of state commercial real estate, Should the attorney be from the same state as the property?  

or should I find one where I currently reside in NY

Let me know what you guys think 

Thank you in Advance 

[Jessica Zolotorofe]

If you are referring to "commercial" as in multi-family, I would suggest you choose an attorney in the state where the property is located. There are a lot of local nuances that only a local attorney would know, plus the fees are usually not high enough for an out of state attorney to even take the file. If you are dealing in retail or larger commercial projects, a NY attorney should be able to help you as long as they have what we call a "local counsel" consultant or a member of their firm with some knowledge in that State, which most commercial lawyers do.