Mark Carver practices primarily in the areas of real estate, finance and corporate law. He regularly works on real estate matters such as acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, zoning, title insurance and financing. Mark also frequently represents both borrowers and lenders on loan transactions, including serving as Tennessee counsel on many multi-state deals. He regularly represents bank trust departments on real estate matters. His practice also involves providing general business advice on corporate matters, qualifying and forming business entities and addressing environmental issues related to transactions.
Representative Experience
- Represents a national real estate company specializing in industrial developments on projects in the Southeast USA
- Represents individual real estate investors on purchase, sale, and financing transactions
- Represents Market Land Company, the owner of 20 retail shopping centers on all aspects of acquisition, financing, and operations
- Represents bank trust departments on real estate and leasing matters
- Regularly works with commercial real estate brokers and their clients on Tennessee transactions
Education
- University of Virginia, J.D.
- University of Tennessee, B.A.
Admissions
- Tennessee
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year,” Nashville, Litigation – Real Estate (2019)
- Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law (2006 – 2025)
- Chambers USA, Real Estate Law (2014 – 2024)
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar,” Commercial Real Estate (2016, 2019)
- Nashville Business Journal CRE Leadership Award, Attorney of the Year, Real Estate (2020)
- Nashville Business Journal “Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate”
- Super Lawyers, Real Estate, Business & Corporate, Banking (2008 – 2015, 2017 – 2018)
- The Best of the U.S. LLC, Real Estate
Publications
- Carver, Mark and Fielding, Scott, Thomson West Tennessee Practice Series (eight chapters on real estate law)
Professional Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Nashville Bar Association
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Past Chair, Real Estate Section of the Nashville Bar Association
Civic Activities
- Board Member, Gilda’s Club Nashville (President, 2012)
- Past Board Member, Greenways For Nashville
- Past Board Member, Metropolitan Greenways Commission
- Past Board Member, Hospital Hospitality House
- Past Board Member, YMCA Urban Services