Brian T. Chase

Brian T. Chase is an attorney and shareholder at Spotts Fain PC in Richmond, Virginia, where he serves on the executive committee and as firm treasurer. He practices with the firm’s Real Estate, Financial Services, and Corporate teams. He represents sellers, buyers, developers, investors, and lenders in commercial real estate, business law, corporate, and lending transactions. His work covers acquisitions, financing, development, leasing, management, and dispositions involving multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use properties.

Brian earned his B.A. in History from the University of Virginia in 2000. He received his J.D. cum laude from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law in 2005. He served as business editor of the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, and he worked as a research assistant to Dean Rodney A. Smolla. He is admitted to practice in Virginia. His professional memberships include the Virginia Bar Association, the Richmond Bar Association, the Urban Land Institute, and the Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate.

Brian brings particular experience to multifamily projects across the United States. He advises developers, general partners, and limited partners on new construction, historic conversions, and value-add rehabilitation projects. He also serves as outside general counsel to real estate developers, assisting with land acquisition, entitlements, entity formation, capital raising, financing, management, and disposition. His representative matters have included transactions ranging from $1 million to more than $100 million. He also handles commercial loans, business acquisitions, organizational documents, conservation easements, and leases for office, medical, industrial, retail, and restaurant properties.

Brian T. Chase combines transactional knowledge with leadership in Virginia’s real estate community. He has served on the Virginia Bar Association’s Real Estate Law Section Council since 2016. He was named a Virginia Lawyers Weekly Go-To Lawyer for Commercial Real Estate in 2025. His recognition also includes selection by Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law and Real Estate Law in 2025 and 2026. He uses practical judgment and detailed preparation to help clients complete sophisticated transactions and manage legal and business risks.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Spotts Fain PC
• Member, Virginia Bar Association
• Member, Richmond Bar Association
• Member, Urban Land Institute
• Member, Greater Richmond Association of Commercial Real Estate

Licensed State

• Virginia

Education

• University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Virginia
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)