Grayson G. Russell

Grayson acquired Standard Title in the Spring of 2017 and currently serves as CEO, Deal Counsel, and General Counsel. He also serves as In-House counsel to Standard Title affiliate York Standard AMC, a joint venture with Raleigh’s York Properties. Before acquiring the agency, Grayson founded and served as managing partner of Morris, Russell, Eagle & Worley, PLLC (now Longleaf Law Partners), a mid-sized law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grayson oversaw a team of highly skilled attorneys and paralegals focused on commercial real estate and related services. Grayson had the privilege of representing many of the premier real estate and financial services clients in North Carolina, with significant experience representing national home builders, developers and lenders.

Grayson counseled clients on all aspects of commercial real estate including acquisition, financing (including complex debt, mezzanine and equity financing structures), horizontal and vertical development, leasing and disposition of most every asset class of real estate. He represented financial institutions and borrowers on commercial transactions, structuring, drafting and negotiating loan documentation for loans secured by commercial real estate.

Prior to practicing law, Grayson was a licensed commercial real estate broker with Trademark Property Company, a premier retail development company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, assisting with the leasing of retail centers throughout Texas. Grayson still maintains a broker’s license in North Carolina.

Grayson is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School, N.C State University (B.A., Political Science) and Campbell University School of Law. Grayson is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and is a member of the Tenth Judicial District Bar and Wake County Bar Association. Grayson is active with Urban Land Institute both locally and nationally as a member of the Residential Neighborhood Development Product Council (Gold Flight).

When not helping his clients secure boldly at Standard Title, Grayson enjoys spending time with his wife Corey and their five children, being in the outdoors, and flying airplanes as an instrument rated pilot.

Email: grayson@standardtitlecompany.com
Phone: (919) 673-3696
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