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Louise M. Wells
Managing Partner
Phone: 404.504.7703
Email: lwells@mmmlaw.com
Louise M. Wells is the managing partner of Morris, Manning & Martin and the founding partner of the firm’s Residential Real Estate Practice. Ms. Wells also represents lenders in loan workouts and foreclosures.
Ms. Wells specializes in residential real estate closings, as well as all aspects of the assemblage, acquisition, financing, and development of properties into residential communities. Ms. Wells’ client base includes many of the Southeast’s largest lenders, developers and builders. For these clients, she handles the negotiation and closing of land and lot acquisitions, manages the negotiation and closing of land, development, construction and permanent home loans, and prepares access, utility, conservation and other easements necessary for the development of a property. Ms. Wells also regularly handles the conduction of title exams and the issuance of title insurance, prepares declarations of restrictive covenants for single-family, townhome, neighborhood and condominium communities, and assists with the incorporation and representation of homeowner and condominium associations.
After more than thirty years of involvement in Atlanta real estate, Ms. Wells has become a mentor to young women in real estate law, having begun her practice as the first female lawyer at Morris, Manning & Martin, subsequently becoming the firm’s first female partner, and now the first female managing partner.
In addition to mentoring young lawyers, Ms. Wells is committed to community service. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Horizons Atlanta, an academic enrichment program designed to promote the potential of a diverse population of public school children from economically disadvantaged families.
Recent Experience
Bank of North Georgia
Georgian Bank
Jolly Development/Providence Group
McCar Homes
SunTrust Bank
Touchstone Homes, Inc.
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Georgia, admitted 1978
Education
Emory University, B.A., 1974
University of Georgia, Emory University, J.D., 1977
Honors and Affiliations
Member of Atlanta Association of Professional Mortgage Women
Member of Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia (MBAG)
Member of Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association (GRECAA)
Vice Chair, Board of Directors of Horizons Atlanta
Latest Press Releases
7/23/2010 - MMM’s Louise Wells Honored as 2010 Woman of Excellence
6/21/2010 - Nationally Recognized Real Estate Lawyer Joins Morris, Manning & Martin
6/1/2010 - Adding More Legal Talent - Morris, Manning & Martin Welcomes Five Attorneys in Atlanta
5/26/2010 - Leading Healthcare and Canon Lawyer Joins Morris, Manning & Martin in DC
3/25/2010 - Morris, Manning & Martin and Fleury Malheiros, Gasparini, De Cresci E Nogueira De Lima Form Strategic Alliance in Brazil
Service Areas
Real Estate Development & Finance
Residential Real Estate
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