Ann Cargile is the former president of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, which is the premier organization for real estate lawyers in the U.S.

Ann represents parties in all aspects of commercial real estate, including leasing, finance and joint ventures. She has a national leasing practice, serving as counsel to landlords and tenants in both lease negotiation and lease enforcement. In addition, Ann represents lenders in placing financing, and has a great deal of experience assisting borrowers in negotiating favorable loan terms and advising them when projects become distressed. She also advises parties on structuring joint ventures to best advantage. Ann is a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. She holds a J.D. (Order of the Coif) from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. (with high distinction) from the University of Virginia.

Ann is a frequent speaker on real estate related topics to national, regional and local groups, including both attorneys and non-attorneys in real estate related fields. She has written numerous articles for national legal publications. Ann is a recognized expert in Tennessee condominium law, having sat on the committee that wrote The Tennessee Condominium Act of 2008.

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1986

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1986, Armour Law Scholar; Virginia Law Review; Order of the Coif
• University of Virginia, B.A., 1982, with high distinction; National Merit Scholar; Echols Scholar; Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society