Commercial Real Estate

Education - J.D., cum laude, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law, 1991
B.A., University of Georgia, 1987

Bar Admissions - Georgia, 1991

Elizabeth Tatum practices in the area of commercial real estate. Elizabeth’s primary focus for the past twelve years has been representing clients in the acquisition, development and construction of large scale retail shopping centers. Elizabeth has served in this capacity as counsel for developers and, for the past eight years, as real estate counsel for the world’s largest retailer throughout the State of Georgia. In that capacity, Elizabeth has handled all aspects of these real estate transactions to help accomplish the successful development and operation of her client’s many new shopping center developments and expansions. Elizabeth negotiates and handles the land acquisitions, ground leases, building leases, assemblages, joint developments, easements, declarations, covenants, and operating agreements for these developments.

Elizabeth’s experience also includes the financing, development and sales of all types of commercial real estate, large tract assemblages, and tax deferred exchanges for real estate developers, users and investors, including the assemblage of Coca-Cola Olympic Park for The Coca-Cola Company in downtown Atlanta. In addition to real estate development, Elizabeth has significant experience in tenant and landlord representation in office and retail leasing.

Elizabeth graduated from the University of Georgia with a major in Speech Communications in 1987 and from Mercer Law School, cum laude, in 1991. While at Mercer, Elizabeth served on the Senior Staff of the Mercer Law Review (1990-1991).

Prior to becoming a partner with Tatum Levine & Powell, Elizabeth was an associate in the commercial real estate area of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP (Atlanta, 1995-1999) and of Peterson Dillard Young Asselin & Powell (Atlanta, 1991-1995).

Elizabeth and her husband have three children. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys horseback riding, photography, travel and volunteer work for various organizations. She also enjoys being a member of River Valley Garden Club (founded 1953). Elizabeth and her husband Tony are founding members of St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church.