Stephen M Hudoba
Real Estate
Our Real Estate Group is widely regarded as one of the elite practices in the state for its depth of personnel, experience and knowledge applied to all aspects of commercial real estate. Our clients include commercial and residential developers, major lending institutions, banks, merchant builders, contractors, brokers and investors, automobile dealerships, retailers, schools and universities, and other significant property owners – both on a state and national level.
Our attorneys embrace the unique business perspective of each client, with the goal of developing the most effective and efficient array of legal services to suit a client’s particular needs. With approximately twenty attorneys and ten paralegals, we have the resources and abilities to efficiently and effectively represent clients in a wide range of complex real estate matters. We provide creative solutions that protect and advance the interests and objectives of our clients, without losing sight of the fact that making the deal is the ultimate business goal.
Several of our Real Estate attorneys are Board Certified Real Estate lawyers, and many of our Real Estate attorneys are consistently recognized among the Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Of particular note, Thomas N. Henderson III, one of our founding shareholders, has been included among the esteemed Top Ten Attorneys in Florida as well as the inaugural Legal Elite Hall of Fame by Florida Trend. He has also been cited for excellence by Chambers & Partners in its annual guide to the leading lawyers in the USA.
Best Lawyers in America recently ranked Hill Ward Henderson’s Real Estate Group as the #1 Real Estate Practice in Tampa.
Our clients consult us on a vast range of complex issues and transactions in a number of areas, including:
* Real Estate Acquisition & Development
* Real Estate Finance
* Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights (including loan workouts, restructurings and foreclosures)
* Commercial Leasing
* Zoning & Land Use
* Real Estate Construction & Design
* Entity Formation & Tax Structuring
* Property Tax Litigation (including ad valorem real estate assessment appeals)
* Real Property Litigation
Real Estate Certified Attorney - Florida Bar
Stephen M Hudoba
Hill Ward Henderson
Bank of America Plaza #3700
101 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa FL 33601-2231
Tel: 813 227-8405
Fax: 813 221-2900
E-mail: shudoba@hwhlaw.com
PRACTICE AREAS:
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Acquisition & Development
- Commercial Leasing
Steve is a Shareholder in the firm's Real Estate Group. His practice primarily involves commercial and residential development, commercial leasing, mortgage lending and purchase and sale transactions. Steve is a title insurance agent for several national title underwriters. Steve is also on the firm's Management Committee and is the Real Estate Department's practice group leader.
Steve has an active practice representing local and national lenders in connection with construction, term, permanent and conduit loans. In addition, Steve represents local, regional and national developers in projects in Florida and nationally. He has developed an expertise especially in connection with retail leasing and development and has been involved in numerous shopping center transactions. For example, Steve was the lead attorney in connection with a $100,000,000 mall redevelopment involving the acquisition and demolition of an existing indoor mall and the conversion of the site to a big box outdoor mall involving a dozen leading national retailers. Steve has also been involved in several hotel projects.
Steve is active in several professional related activities such as the Real Estate Investment Council and the International Council of Shopping Centers. He has served on The Florida Bar Grade Review Panel as well. Steve is also listed in Florida Trend's list of Legal Elites as well as in the Best Lawyers in America.
Steve has served as President of the Board of Directors of Hyde Park Preservation, Inc. and is currently President-Elect of that non-profit entity. Steve is also a member of the Tampa Yacht and Country Club.
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