G. Helen Athan - Attorneys

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Practice Areas

Business and Real Estate Services

Education

Stetson University, J.D., cum laude, 1988
University of Miami, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976

Bar Admissions

Florida
Georgia

Memberships

American Bar Association
(Real Property, Trust & Estate Law)

The Florida Bar
(Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Collier County Bar Association
(Real Estate Section)

Collier County Women’s Bar Association

G. Helen Athan


Professional Experience

Helen Athan is a founding member of the firm and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 1989. Helen has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Helen has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate law, including acquisition, development, financing, title and leasing, and business organizations and transactions.

Areas of Concentration

Representation of real estate developers, financial institutions, commercial property owners and other businesses and individuals related to real estate matters, including:

  • Representing real estate developers from acquisition through development and sell-out
  • Dealing in transactional, title, condominium and planned development matters
  • Representation of financial institutions and borrowers in making or obtaining construction, development, business and other commercial and residential loans
  • Counsel to business entities in corporate matters
  • Loan work-outs and dispute resolution
  • Preparing and negotiating commercial and residential leases on behalf of landlords and tenants

Attorney Publications/Presentations

“Commercial Speech:  Is it Just a Roll of the Dice?” – Stetson Law Review, 16 Stet. 2. Rev. 735, Westlaw, Advertising Law Anthology, April, 1988

Community Involvement

  • Education Foundation of Collier County, Inc., Member of the Board of Directors, Conversation Leader for Connect NOW Initiative
  • Substance Abuse Coalition of Collier County, Member of Executive Board
  • Leadership Collier, Class of 2004
  • St. Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, Scholarship Committee
  • Collier County Bar Association, Real Estate Section, past Chair
  • Hospice of Naples, Inc., former Director