Partner
Mary Beth Stevenson
Practice Areas
- Commercial Development & Leasing
Mary Beth Stevenson has built her commercial real estate practice on proactively solving problems, being readily accessible to her clients, and collaborating with all parties involved to efficiently achieve the desired results. She works with industry leaders nationwide in the industrial, retail, office, hospitality and mixed-use sectors on acquisition, development, disposition and lease transactions. She also has extensive expertise and knowledge in underwriting and title curative matters.
Representative Experience
- Serves as lead counsel for a portfolio of over 350 North American industrial and office locations for a construction services company
- Works as co-lead counsel for The Home Depot, interfacing with its legal and real estate departments regarding its industrial and retail properties throughout the U.S.
- Serves as lead counsel for multiple real estate investment firms with holdings that span all commercial asset classes
- Counsels a quick oil change franchisee on all real estate and franchise matters, including leasing and development of new locations and construction matters
- Served as lead associate for a national restaurant group, advancing those brands with new ground leases and resolving issues regarding existing locations
- Served as lead associate for the ground-up development of four hotel properties, several large retail centers, and an industrial facility for a California-based foodservice corporation
- Handled a real estate litigation caseload of insurance defense claims, quiet title actions, contract disputes and commercial evictions
Education
- University of Kentucky, J.D., 2005
- Vanderbilt University, B.S. in Psychology, 1999
Awards
- Emerging Leaders for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Fun Stuff
Mary Beth devotes many hours to her favorite philanthropy, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She and her husband have two young children and are both avid fans of University of Kentucky’s football and basketball teams.