Craig D. Smith

Craig D.

Smith

Overview

Craig is located in our Ridgeland office where he focuses his practice on Real Estate Development and Finance as well as Mergers and Acquisitions.

Experience

  • Buyer’s counsel in connection with numerous commercial offices, warehouse/industrial and development property acquisitions, financings and leasing throughout the Southeast and Southwest United States.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with $225,000,000 revolving credit facility to national real estate investment trust.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with $54,000,000 multi-state mortgage loan facility.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with term loan facilities totaling in excess of $450,000,000 for national commercial property owner/developer.
  • Owner’s leasing counsel for national real estate investment trust’s commercial property portfolio.

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1992
  • Florida, 1995

Education

  • Mississippi College, J.D., with honors, 1992
    • Hearin-Hess Law Scholarship
    • American Jurisprudence Award – Federal Taxation and Corporations
  • University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1984
    • Dean Student Advisory Committee

Associations

  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Hinds County Bar Association

Civic Involvement

  • Stewpot Community Services
  • Bratton Street Low Income Housing Project
  • Mississippi Region Sports Car Club of America, Secretary/ Treasurer

Craig D.

Smith

Overview

Craig is located in our Ridgeland office where he focuses his practice on Real Estate Development and Finance as well as Mergers and Acquisitions.

Experience

  • Buyer’s counsel in connection with numerous commercial offices, warehouse/industrial and development property acquisitions, financings and leasing throughout the Southeast and Southwest United States.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with $225,000,000 revolving credit facility to national real estate investment trust.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with $54,000,000 multi-state mortgage loan facility.
  • Borrower’s counsel in connection with term loan facilities totaling in excess of $450,000,000 for national commercial property owner/developer.
  • Owner’s leasing counsel for national real estate investment trust’s commercial property portfolio.

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi, 1992
  • Florida, 1995

Education

  • Mississippi College, J.D., with honors, 1992
    • Hearin-Hess Law Scholarship
    • American Jurisprudence Award – Federal Taxation and Corporations
  • University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1984
    • Dean Student Advisory Committee

Associations

  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Hinds County Bar Association

Civic Involvement

  • Stewpot Community Services
  • Bratton Street Low Income Housing Project
  • Mississippi Region Sports Car Club of America, Secretary/ Treasurer