Porter Hedges LLP

Real Estate

George Craft leads the firm’s real estate and real estate finance sections. His practice focuses on a wide range of real estate related transactions including real estate finance, acquisition and disposition of real estate related assets, structuring of various real estate entities and real estate loan workouts. His experience also includes representing clients in matters related to tax credit finance, mass tort finance, law firm finance, and aircraft and aircraft engine finance.

He has been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law since 1983.

Representing Lenders
George represents lenders across the country in construction loans, development loans, loans secured by unimproved property and improved property, including regional shopping centers, office buildings, hotels, golf courses, industrial complexes, residential subdivisions, flex space, mid- and high-rise luxury condominium projects, mini storage complexes, and mid and high rise multi-family complexes, low-income housing tax credit transactions, housing finance corporation financing, historical tax credit transactions, public facilities corporation financing, and the construction of improvements on leasehold estates. He also represents lenders in connection with aircraft financing secured by airframes, aircraft engines and avionics and lenders providing law firm financing.

Representing Developers, Investors, Landlords & Tenants
George represents both foreign and domestic developers and investors in acquiring, disposing of, developing, and leasing all types of commercial real estate, including mid- and high-rise luxury condominium projects, mid- and high-rise multi-family complexes, office buildings, residential subdivisions, regional shopping centers, unimproved property, hotels, golf courses, deep water facilities, and industrial warehouses and developments. He also represents landlords and tenants regarding complex lease issues, including development agreements, operating agreements, reciprocal access agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements.

State Bar of Texas, Member of Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law, and Environmental & Natural Resources Law sections

Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow

Houston Bar Association, Member of Real Estate Law Section

American Bar Association, Member of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section; former Committee Member, Real Estate Finance Section

Houston Real Estate Lawyers Counsel, Member

Texas Association of Bank Counsel, Member

Texas College of Real Estate Attorneys, Member

River Oaks Property Owners Association, past President and Chairman of the Board

Proctor Academy, Andover, N.H.; past Member, Board of Trustees

River Oaks Baptist School, Houston, Texas; past Member, Development Board

J.D., University of Houston Law Center

B.B.A., Texas Christian University, Finance