Florida Real Estate Lawyers Blog
By: Alejandro E. Jordan, Esq.
Attorneys working on complex real estate deals frequently forget that they are being employed to advance their client’s business objectives, not destroy them with a litany of complications, caveats, and “what-ifs”. After all, at the end of the day, clients employ their attorneys to be deal-makers, not deal breakers.
The difference between the two types of attorneys frequently boils down to their training, experience, and business acumen on the challenging deals that pay the premium dividends. Of course, real estate lawyers must advise their clients on the downsides of a particular deal, but the decision must remain with the client at all times. Even though it is the client’s investment that’s at play (and not the lawyer’s), many lawyers like to “play client” rather than offering guidance and then letting the “real” client decide whether the deal should go forward.