T: (239) 514-1000
F: (239) 514-0377
E: ghathan@gfpac.com
Practice Areas
Real Estate and Business 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
Florida Bar Board Certified in Real Estate
Professional Experience
Helen Athan is a shareholder of the firm and has practiced law in Southwest Florida since 1989. Helen has an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in 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
- Preparing and negotiating commercial and residential leases on behalf of landlords and tenants
- Preparing and negotiating construction contracts for owners and contractors
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., former Member of the Board of Directors, Conversation Leader for Connect NOW Initiative
- Substance Abuse Coalition of Collier County, former Member of Executive Board
- Adjunct Professor in Commercial Systems at Ave Maria Law School, Spring 2012
- 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