Griffin Harris, PLLC - Dallas, TX

Sophisticated Commercial Real Estate Counsel in Dallas

Navigating commercial real estate transactions requires a combination of contractual precision, acute market awareness, and practical problem-solving. Griffin Harris, PLLC was founded in 2013 to challenge the cumbersome, multi-layered structure of traditional large law firms. Founded by seasoned real estate attorneys Mason Monroe Griffin and Ryan Jeffrey Harris, the practice offers top-tier transactional representation tailored to the velocity and complexity of real-world commercial deals. When investors, developers, or lenders need to hire a commercial real estate attorney in Dallas to structure acquisitions, negotiate master leases, or secure construction debt, Griffin Harris provides agile, high-level counsel without unnecessary overhead.

With more than seventy-five years of collective legal experience among its attorneys, the firm has guided clients through billions of dollars in real estate transactions. Prior to establishing Griffin Harris, the firm's partners practiced within prominent international law firms and served as senior in-house counsel for major hospitality and corporate entities, giving them a distinct commercial perspective on risk management and asset performance.

Core Practice Areas in Real Estate and Business Law

Griffin Harris, PLLC delivers comprehensive legal guidance across all stages of property acquisition, development, management, and capital financing:

• Commercial acquisitions and dispositions: Structuring multi-million dollar purchases and sales of hotel properties, mixed-use complexes, multifamily developments, industrial facilities, and raw land portfolios.
• Commercial leasing: Drafting and negotiating office leases, anchor retail agreements, industrial ground leases, and tenant build-out covenants for regional landlords and national tenants.
• Real estate finance and lending: Representing institutional lenders and commercial borrowers in construction loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac agency financing, mezzanine credit facilities, and multi-asset syndicated loans.
• Zoning, land use, and development: Managing municipal entitlements, planned development districts, platting approvals, deed restrictions, and variances before city councils and planning commissions throughout North Texas.
• Telecommunications and wireless infrastructure: Providing comprehensive legal support for the expansion and site acquisition of wireless networks for national telecommunications providers.
• Energy and infrastructure projects: Advising developers and financial entities on real estate matters for power plants, pipeline corridors, and wind and solar renewable energy projects exceeding 1,500 megawatts in capacity.
• Corporate entity formation and joint ventures: Structuring limited liability companies, limited partnerships, operating agreements, and private equity equity-stack documentation.

Strategic Transactional Acumen and Peer Recognition

The attorneys at Griffin Harris have earned wide respect throughout Texas commercial property circles. Partner Mason Griffin, an Emory University School of Law graduate, is a member of The Real Estate Council and was previously honored as a Texas Monthly Rising Star. Partner Ryan Harris, former managing editor of The George Washington University Law Review, previously directed loan programs originating over two billion dollars in commercial financing. By maintaining lean operational teams, the firm delivers direct partner access, swift document turnaround, and meticulous due diligence on every project.

Prime Dallas Office Location

Griffin Harris, PLLC maintains its offices at 8144 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 1080, in Dallas, Texas. The firm represents commercial property professionals, financial institutions, and corporate entities throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, across Texas, and across the United States.