Corporate Law, Real Estate, and Banking and Commercial Lending Practice Areas
Mr. Bourland concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial leasing, and qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs).
Mr. Bourland's diverse practice allows him to represent several types of clients. In his corporate practice, he advises family-owned and other privately held companies in a variety of matters, including general corporate representation and counsel, choice of entity, corporate restructurings, and various types of business contracts. The following are illustrations of the types of transactions in Mr. Bourland's practice:
- Representation of the purchaser in the acquisition of seventeen company-owned restaurants from a national franchisor
- Representation of the seller in the sale of a party rental business to a national corporation
- Representation of franchise of a national brand relating to general corporate needs, including, corporate formation, reorganization, and negotiation of various contracts and real property leases
- Representation of the landlord of an upscale retail center in the negotiation of retail leases with national tenants
- Representation of the purchaser in the acquisition of three related manufacturing entities out of bankruptcy through a Section 351 transaction
- Representation of a tenant in the negotiation of leases for industrial space in various locations throughout the Unites States
- Representation of individuals in the drafting of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders - drafter of over 150 qualified domestic relations orders and has worked with more than 35 plan administrators throughout the United States
Mr. Bourland graduated from Auburn University, summa cum laude, and the University of Tennessee College of Law, cum laude. He started practicing law with Evans Petree PC upon his graduation from law school and is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Arkansas. In law school, Mr. Bourland was active in various organizations, including serving as the chair of the Moot Court Board and was a member of the Dean's Advisory Council. Upon graduation, he received the Chancellor George Lewis Moot Court Board Award and the Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Service.
Mr. Bourland is a member of the American, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Memphis Bar Associations and serves on the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee for the Memphis Bar Association. He was a participant in the inaugural classes of both the Nexus Leadership Program and the Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum and is formerly an associate member of the Leo Bearman, Sr. chapter of the American Inn of Court. Mr. Bourland currently serves on the Board of Directors of For The Kingdom, Inc., a Christian camp in Millington, Tennessee, whose purpose is to serve urban youth of the greater Memphis area, and is actively involved in his church, Fellowship Memphis. He enjoys golf and spending time with his wife, Kelly, and their two children, Libby and Knox.
Education:University of Tennessee, cum laude (J.D., 2002)
Chair, Moot Court Board
Recipient, Dean's Citation for Extraordinary Service
Recipient, Chancellor George Lewis Moot Court Board Award
Member, Dean's Advisory Council
Synopsis Editor, Transactions: Tennessee Journal of Business Law
Auburn University, summa cum laude (B.A., 1999)
Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Member, University Academic Honesty Committee
Member, University Student Discipline Committee
Arkansas, 2003
Contact:phone: 901.525.6781
fax: 901.374.7485
email: bbourland@evanspetree.com
