| Attorney Robert A. Burroughs has over 25 years of experience in real estate matters. He has personally closed over 850 real estate transactions each year for the last 20 years. His body of work includes residential, commercial and multifamily transactions, assisting clients with various types of financing methods, including conventional, VA and FHA insured loan transactions, FANNIE MAE and FREDDIE MAC insured transactions, loan assumptions and owner financed transactions, and representing mortgage lenders, project developers, land owners, buyers, sellers, and real estate brokers.
Details of Attorney Burroughs’ specialty areas include:
Real Estate. Preparation of closing documents for residential, commercial, multifamily, loan assumption, cash transactions, drafting of contracts for commercial and residential transactions.
Foreclosure Bankruptcy. Preparation and drafting of foreclosure documents and complaints for deficiency judgments, representation of creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings.
Corporate. General representation of closely held for-profit and non-profit corporations.
Litigation. Representation of corporations, mortgage lenders, real estate brokers, and individuals in various contract and civil litigation matter.
Wills and Estates. Preparing of wills and trusts, reprsentaiton of executors and administrators in probate/estate matters.
Professional History
Partner, Burroughs & Keene, LLC, January 2001 – July 2007
Principal, Robert A. Burroughs P. C., November 1992 – December 2000
Partner, McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols and Clark, Atlanta, GA, 1990 – 1992
Proprietor, Robert A. Burroughs, P.C., 1985 – 1990
Partner, McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols and Clark, 1982-1985
Partner, Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson and Edwards, Atlanta, GA, 1979 - 1982
Associate, Novey and Rumsey, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 -1979
Legal Intern, Office of the General Counsel, Metropolatian Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, 1976-1978
Legal Counsel and Captain, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, United States Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, NC.
Magistrate, Durham Counthy Magistrate’s Office, Durham, NC. 1969-1971
Professional Certifications and Memberships
DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors (present member)
DeKalb County Planning Commission (past member/chairman)
DeKalb County Development of Advisory Board (past member)
Special Assistant Attorney General for State of Georgia Law Department
American Bar Association, Member
State Bar Association of Georgia, Member
DeKalb Bar Association, Member
DeKalb Lawyers Association, Member, Past President
100 Black Men of America, Inc., Member, DeKalb Chapter
Empire Real Estate Board, Inc., Member
National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc., Member
Military Service
United States Marine Corps, 1971-1975.
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