Olive Judd

Olive Judd, P.A. is a Florida law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Tampa. Its real estate practice represents property owners, purchasers, investors, developers, lenders, commercial landlords and tenants, and real estate holding companies in both transactional and litigation matters.

On the transactional side the firm handles commercial sales and acquisitions of retail, warehouse, industrial, office, medical and other improved property as well as vacant land, guiding clients through diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements. It also handles commercial leasing for landlords and tenants, development work for developers and the architecture, engineering, contracting and supply firms around them, real estate finance for banks and mortgage companies, land use, zoning and permitting, construction contracts and lien matters, and condominium and homeowners' association representation.

A separate strand of the practice represents individual investors, investor groups, holding companies and institutional investors acquiring, managing and divesting portfolio assets, with advice on risk management, financing, 1031 exchanges and other tax mitigation strategies. The real estate group also provides residential and commercial closing, title and escrow services; the firm is an authorized agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Chicago Title Insurance Company, which it says lets it handle transactions throughout Florida and nationwide.

When deals go wrong the same firm litigates: contract disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, construction defect claims and alternative dispute resolution, acting for plaintiffs and defendants. The firm lists a Tier I "Best Law Firms" ranking from U.S. News and World Report among its recognitions. Fees are not published; the firm asks prospective clients to call for an initial consultation.