Raleigh NC – Samuel “Ted” Oliver, Jr. of Manning, Fulton & Skinner P.A. is ranked the best real estate attorney in North Carolina in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA, a widely respected guide to lawyers and law firms.
Chambers USA also recognizes Charles Fulton as a “Senior Statesman” in the area of real estate and Manning Fulton as the number-two real estate firm in North Carolina.
Chambers and Partners describes the firm as a medium-sized, Raleigh-based practice that tends to focus on the Southeast market and “excels at what it does.” Its varied real estate client base consists of commercial and residential developers, owners of properties, brokerage firms, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), landlords and tenants and banks. Developers in the Research Triangle Park area are well-represented, with the firm acting for Highwoods Properties and NAI Carolantic Realty. Retail development and residential housing complexes are areas in which the firm has a great deal of experience.
Based on the testimony of his peers, Chambers and Partners describes the attitude that characterizes Samuel Oliver as “If we get involved, we want to do it right.” “Knowledgeable, resourceful, responsive and results-oriented,” he “tries hard to get a deal closed for a client.” He focuses on commercial real estate acquisitions and real estate finance, and represents both public and private real estate clients.
Chambers and Partners recognizes Charles Fulton as “a bright and charming lawyer and one of the deans of the entire real estate Bar,” whom peers would “definitely ring up as the go-to player in Raleigh.” As one of the first lawyers in North Carolina to specialize in real estate, he has a wealth of experience to draw upon in retail, office and residential matters and is celebrated for his pro bono work.
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