Angie Godwin McEwen
Partner
Angie is a partner and a member of Johnston Barton's Business & Tax Practice Group. Her practice emphasizes various aspects of real estate acquisition, disposition and finance. She has experience counseling financial institutions in real estate, senior housing and other commercial lending transactions. Angie advises clients with respect to the negotiation and preparation of purchase contracts and leases for commercial properties. Additionally, she serves as a member of the firm’s recruitment committee.
A significant portion of Angie's practice focuses on the representation of both borrowers and lenders in commercial secured transactions, often where the main collateral is commercial real estate. She has also worked on transactions in which personal property, such as accounts, equipment and inventory is the primary collateral. Her representation includes working with local conservation organizations in the acquisition of property rights, both through purchase and the grant of conservation easements, in lands necessary for watershed protection and public recreation and education. One of the projects on which Angie served as lead attorney was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the top commercial real estate deals of the year for 2008.
Angie is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995), where she was an Honors Program Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Mortar Board. She received her law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1999), where she served as Executive Professional Authorities Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and was the recipient of the Grace Wilson Sims Medal in Transnational Law.
Angie is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Birmingham Bar Association and the Business and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the American Bar Association. She previously served as the Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association.
Angie volunteers regularly with Hands on Birmingham, a non-profit organization that provides hands-on assistance to local charitable organizations by pairing organizations in need with individuals, families and companies that can meet their needs. Angie has served on the Board of Directors or Advisory Board of Hands on Birmingham since 2003. In 2008, Angie was named by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham's Top 40 Under 40. In her spare time, she also enjoys traveling, boating and waterskiing.
A significant portion of Angie's practice focuses on the representation of both borrowers and lenders in commercial secured transactions, often where the main collateral is commercial real estate. She has also worked on transactions in which personal property, such as accounts, equipment and inventory is the primary collateral. Her representation includes working with local conservation organizations in the acquisition of property rights, both through purchase and the grant of conservation easements, in lands necessary for watershed protection and public recreation and education. One of the projects on which Angie served as lead attorney was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of the top commercial real estate deals of the year for 2008.
Angie is a graduate of Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995), where she was an Honors Program Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Mortar Board. She received her law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1999), where she served as Executive Professional Authorities Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and was the recipient of the Grace Wilson Sims Medal in Transnational Law.
Angie is a member of the Alabama State Bar, Birmingham Bar Association and the Business and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections of the American Bar Association. She previously served as the Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association.
Angie volunteers regularly with Hands on Birmingham, a non-profit organization that provides hands-on assistance to local charitable organizations by pairing organizations in need with individuals, families and companies that can meet their needs. Angie has served on the Board of Directors or Advisory Board of Hands on Birmingham since 2003. In 2008, Angie was named by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham's Top 40 Under 40. In her spare time, she also enjoys traveling, boating and waterskiing.
Leadership Positions
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Past Chair of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section; Past Member of Executive Subcommittee on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
- Birmingham Bar Association, Past Member of Executive Board of Women Lawyer's Section
- Hands on Birmingham Past President
- Leadership Vestavia Hills
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Section of Business Law and Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
- Alabama State Bar, Women's Section
- Birmingham CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women)
- Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce
- International Council of Shopping Centers
Presentations
- Real Estate Titles, Conveyances and Unlawful Detainers, August 2004
- Annual Corporate Check-up: Five Steps to a Healthy and Prosperous New Fiscal Year, January 2004
- Business Contracting In Alabama, July 10, 2001; "Issues in E-Business"
- Purchasing Law In Alabama, May 1, 2001; "Buying Over the Internet"
Articles/Publications
- Alabama Lending Law: A Guide for Commercial Lenders and Businesses, Website of Commercial Financial Services Committee of Business Law Section of American Bar Association, March 2005
- Property Owners Can Use Easements for Tax Breaks, Birmingham Business Journal, November 2004
- Contributions Can Benefit Donors, Birmingham Business Journal, December 2001
Areas of Practice:
Banking and Financial ServicesBusiness and Tax
Corporate and Securities
Health Care Provider Financing
Real Estate and Land Use
Law School:
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1999Education:
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1995Admitted to Practice:
- Alabama, 1999
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
Email: amcewen@johnstonbarton.com
Phone: 205-458-9487
Fax: 205-458-9500
Legal Secretary:
Dana Campbelldlc@johnstonbarton.com
205-214-7299
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no representation is made that the quality of the legal services
to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. ARPC 7.2(e)