Clay W. Reese
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Clay W. Reese

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Clay W. Reese
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Clay Reese focuses his practice on commercial and residential real estate matters for borrowers, lenders and local governments, including leasing, real estate development work (including master planned developments) and financings, estate and probate matters, corporate transactions and general business matters.

Education
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BBA in Finance, University of Georgia , magna cum laude
Admissions
Georgia

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Past Board member and former Treasurer, Vice President and President of the DeKalb Bar Association
  • Past Board member and past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Decatur-DeKalb YMCA
  • Past member of the Business and Professional Development Committee of DeKalb Medical Center
  • Past officer and board member of A.R.T. Station, Inc.
  • Past Board member of Cliff Valley School, Inc.
  • Past member of the Community Advisory Board of the Junior League of DeKalb County
  • Youth baseball and soccer coach
  • Sunday school teacher
  • Cub Scout adult leader and Boy Scout adult leader
  • Graduate of the 1992 class of Leadership DeKalb
  • Former member of the Stone Mountain Rotary Club
Education
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BBA in Finance, University of Georgia , magna cum laude
Admissions
Georgia

Mr. Reese worked in private practice in Atlanta for 15 years prior to assuming the role of general counsel and chief operating officer for an Atlanta-based national industrial development firm. He returned to private practice in 2005 and co- founded the firm of Moore & Reese, LLC, in January 2008. The firm merged with GDCR in 2019.

Mr. Reese has consistently received an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell signifying its highest level of professional rating in the legal field based on his years of experience and endorsements by his peers in the areas of professional conduct, ethics and abilities.

He has spoken on several topics and has co-authored publications entitled “The Nuts and Bolts of Real Estate Acquisitions” and “Title Insurance in the Foreclosure Environment,” both for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

Education
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BBA in Finance, University of Georgia , magna cum laude
Admissions
Georgia

Assisted a private client in a tax-friendly, $100 million plus real estate sale involving properties in nine states.

Assisted governmental client with multi-property exchanges of real estate involving public-private agreements.

Assisted private clients in master planning and developing a several hundred-acre golf course\residential subdivision development.

Assisted grocery store chain client in acquisitions and leasing of multiple locations.

Numerous matters involving landlord representation in negotiating leases with Fortune 100 companies as tenants.

Education
J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BBA in Finance, University of Georgia , magna cum laude
Admissions
Georgia