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James S. Campbell

James S. Campbell

Partner
Location:
Pensacola, Florida
Phone:
850-432-2451
Fax:
850-469-3331
E-mail:

James S. Campbell is a member of the firm’s Real Estate, Finance, and Commercial Litigation Practice Group.  He primarily practices in the areas of condominium, subdivision, and resort development, and also has significant experience in master planned and mixed-use communities and commercial development, having provided legal counsel to numerous developers throughout Florida and the country. 

Mr. Campbell has extensive experience in the design and operation of master planned and resort communities, obtaining regulatory approvals for the sale and marketing of projects, working on property management arrangements, preparing the various documents and instruments of record needed to ensure the proper creation of a community, and preparing documentation pertaining to various types of mixed-use projects and resorts.  He advises clients on all matters that might arise prior to completing a community following its creation.  Mr. Campbell also handles general real estate transactions.

In addition, he has also been involved in numerous condominium and development workouts, representing lenders and successor developers in a variety of manners, ranging from transactional issues, successor developer regulatory filings, and operational issues involving condominium and community associations. 

Areas of Practice

  • Banking Law
  • Condominium and Resort Development
  • Commerical and Residential Real Estate Closings

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Certified Real Estate Lawyer, 1993-Present, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 1986
  • Colorado, 1983
  • Texas, 2009

Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado
    • J.D. - 1983
    • Honors: Order of the Coif
    • Law Review: University of Colorado Law Review, Member
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
    • M.A.R. - 1980
  • Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
    • B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1978

Representative Clients

  • Whitney National Bank
  • BB&T
  • Portofino Resort Developers
  • Chicago Title Insurance Company

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, Member
  • Colorado Bar Association, Member
  • The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Member
  • American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member

Past Employment Positions

  • Chief Justice William H. Erickson, Colorado Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984
  • Rothgerber, Appel and Powers, Denver, Colorado, 1984 - 1986

Fraternities/Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi
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501 Commendencia Street
Pensacola, FL 32502-5953
Telephone: 850-432-2451
Fax: 850-469-3331
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215 South Monroe Street, Suite 710
Tallahassee, FL 32301
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