Raleigh, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce Mike Kent has joined the firm’s Raleigh office and will focus his practice on land use regulation, real estate development, state and local government law, and related litigation.
Mike assists real estate developers and property owners with a range of issues, including rezonings, special use permits, variances, entitlement review, zoning enforcement, and representation in quasi-judicial proceedings. In addition, he assists property owners, buyers, landlords, and tenants in connection with real estate acquisitions, title issues, leases, easements, construction contracts, and professional services contracts.
He also helps clients navigate a variety of other issues involving state and local governments. His experience includes advising both public and private entities on public contracting, public utility regulation, the drafting and interpretation of municipal ordinances, and constitutional and statutory provisions addressing governmental authority and private rights.
Mike has 19 years of teaching experience at law schools across the Southeast on topics such as land use regulation, real property, local government law, environmental law, and constitutional law. He is currently a law professor at Campbell University in Raleigh. Since 2014, Mike has served as author of Webster's Real Estate Law in North Carolina, considered one of the most authoritative sources of real estate law in the state.
"Mike brings a wealth of knowledge from his private practice and teaching experience," said Jamie Schwedler, a partner in Parker Poe’s Raleigh office who leads the firm’s Development Services Industry Team. "We are excited about how he will complement our growing land use and development services teams as we assist clients in the Southeast and across the country."
Mike’s title at Parker Poe will be counsel. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama and a law degree from the University of Georgia.
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