Attorneys · Real Estate & Closings

Thompson Burton PLLC

A deep real-estate bench for buyers, developers, landlords and lenders

TN Trusted · Selected by NashvilleTN · checked October 1, 2026

Google 4.7 23 reviews

About

Thompson Burton is a Nashville and Franklin law firm of about 65 lawyers. Its commercial real-estate group handles acquisitions and sales, commercial leases, real-estate lending, zoning and land development, construction matters and the litigation that sometimes follows. Nine of its lawyers, including name partner Walt Burton, are listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law in Nashville, and Best Law Firms 2026 ranks the firm Tier 1 in Nashville for Real Estate Law. The firm works from offices on West End Avenue and at Tower Circle in Cool Springs, and it also has family-law, bankruptcy and business teams if a property matter overlaps with other legal needs.

Good to know

Tier 1 Nashville: Real Estate Law (Best Law Firms 2026)
Nine Best Lawyers-listed real-estate attorneys
Offices on West End and in Cool Springs
Leasing, lending, zoning and development work

Services

Commercial real-estate acquisitions and sales
Commercial leasing
Real-estate lending and banking
Land use, zoning and development
Construction law
Real-estate litigation

Photos

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Questions people ask

Do they handle residential home closings?

Their real-estate page focuses on commercial work (acquisitions, leasing, lending, zoning). For a routine home closing, ask them directly or use a title company.

Where are the offices?

1801 West End Avenue, Suite 1550, Nashville, and 6100 Tower Circle, Suite 200, Franklin (per their website).

Why it's TN Trusted

A Nashville/Franklin firm with one of the deepest real-estate benches in the region: nine lawyers listed by Best Lawyers for Real Estate Law and a Tier 1 Nashville ranking (Best Law Firms 2026). It covers acquisitions, leasing, lending, zoning and development.

Best Law Firms 2026: Tier 1 Nashville, Real Estate Law
9 Thompson Burton lawyers listed by Best Lawyers in Real Estate Law
About 65 lawyers in Nashville and Franklin (per firm)
TBPR: Walt Burton (2012) and Kevin Thompson (2005) active; no discipline

On October 1, 2026 we checked each lead attorney's standing and any public discipline with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, ratings, and recognitions. How the check works

Contact

Address: 1801 West End Avenue, Suite 1550, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 465-6000
Website: thompsonburton.com/practice-areas/commercial-real-estate
Serves: Greater Nashville and Williamson County

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