Katz Barron Squitero Faust | Attorneys

Drake M. Batchelder
Member

Phone: 954-522-3636
E-mail: dmb@katzbarron.com
Fax: 954-522-5119

Drake M. Batchelder has 40 plus years of experience representing lenders in both construction and permanent loan transactions. He also represents clients in the acquisition, development, disposition and leasing of office buildings, shopping centers, marinas, and hotel properties. Drake also represents lenders and developers in distressed loan and property workouts. Drake has been recognized since 2007 by The Best Lawyers in America.

Areas of Practice

Distressed Property
Industrial Leasing & Development
Real Estate Acquisitions & Sales
Real Estate Financing
Retail Leasing & Development

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Bar Admissions

Florida
Broward County
American Bar, Member

Education

B.S.I.E, University of Florida, 1965
J.D. with Honors, University of Florida, 1969

Professional Associations and Memberships

The Florida Bar, Board of Governors Member; Past Board of Governors Member of the Young Lawyers Section; Past Chairman of the Florida Merit Retention Commission
Broward County Bar Association; Past Executive Committee Member; Past President of the Young Lawyers Section
American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Member
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, Past Member, 1987-1991
LagoMar Country Club, Past Member of the Board of Governors, Past President
Museum of Discovery and Science, Past Board Member
Honda Golf Classic Foundation, Past Chairman of Pro Am Division
Ft. Lauderdale Touchdown Club, Past President
Florida Oaks School, Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees
St. Thomas Aquinas Foundation, Past Member of the Board of Trustees
NAIOP, Member

Awards and Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America 2006-2009, Listed in Florida Real Estate Law
The Legal 500 2008, Recommended in Florida for Real Estate Transactions and Finance
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated