Meade Whitaker was a partner when he retired at Bradley. He focused his practice on commercial real estate, including the acquisition, development, financing, leasing and sale of commercial real estate. He represented developers and owners of all types of commercial real estate projects. In addition, Meade represented lenders in the financing of such projects, as well as in the sale and disposition of special asset loans that are secured by real estate.

Meade regularly worked with the firm’s corporate and bankruptcy attorneys in handling the real estate aspects of major corporate acquisitions, sales and mergers, and corporate reorganizations, financings, restructurings and exit financings. He provided counsel on general business and commercial law matters and regularly rendered legal opinions in financing transactions. He had extensive prior experience in public finance, particularly industrial revenue bonds, and in healthcare law and construction law.

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 1972

Court Admissions

• United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
• United States Court of Military Appeals
• United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1971
• Yale University, B.A., 1968

Significant Accomplishments
Meade handles real estate transactions throughout the Southeast and has worked on corporate acquisitions, sales, mergers, reorganizations, financings, restructurings and exit financings. He has closed transactions involving the purchase and sale of all types of commercial projects, representing buyers, sellers, developers, lessors and lenders.

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