Office Location: Norfolk, VA.
- B.S., Political Science, Texas Tech University
- J.D., Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary
- Virginia
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar: Representative of the Fourth Judicial Circuit on the Bar Council (June 2008–present); Real Property Section Board of Governors Area Representative; Committee on Lawyer Discipline (2002–2008), Chair (2004–2006); Second District Disciplinary Committee (2000–2004), Chair (2002–2004)
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (permanent member since 1999)
- Downtown Norfolk Council, Executive Committee (2010–present)
- I’Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court: Master Member (2001–2005)
- Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association: Executive Committee (1991–1998); President (1996–1997); Chair, Judicial Endorsement Committee (2005–present)
- Norfolk Law Library Foundation (1998–2004), Board of Directors President (2002–2003)
- Recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyer in Real Estate (2012–present)
- Listed among The Best Lawyers in America® in the fields of Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation -Real Estate, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Real Estate Law (2008–present)
- Named “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – Real Estate (2014, 2016 & 2018) and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (2019, 2021)
- Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation, Class of 2008
- Listed in Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite”, Litigation (2000), Business Law (2003), Civil Litigation (2015), Real Estate/Land Use (2011-present)
Ray W. King focuses his practice on commercial real estate, real estate litigation and commercial foreclosures. His commercial real estate practice encompasses all aspects of commercial real estate transactions including representing clients in the purchase, sale, financing and defeasance of high rise office buildings, office parks, shopping centers and apartment complexes in the eastern United States.
Mr. King regularly represents borrowers in the closing of securitized or “CMBS” loans secured by commercial real estate for loans ranging from $2.0 mil. to $100 mil. Mr. King has worked with loan servicers and special servicers in the assumption of securitized or “CMBS” loans. Mr. King has experience managing and leading the legal team real estate transactions that included multiple commercial properties located in several states. In addition to handling the foreclosure of commercial real estate securing loans, Mr. King represents lenders in loan modifications and workouts of troubled loans.
He also provides legal counsel for a variety of commercial and corporate transactions. His real estate litigation practice includes representing condemnation authorities in eminent domain proceedings and resolving title claim matters.
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