Craig A. Hairston

Craig A. Hairston is Of Counsel at Sonkin • Koberna and represents clients in general business and real estate transactional matters. His practice includes real estate development and leasing, commercial financing, business entity formation, and governance. He advises corporate clients on purchase and sale agreements, contracts, domestic and international leases, financing documents, franchise agreements, manufacturing agreements, licenses, consulting arrangements, and other transactions affecting business operations and property interests.

Craig earned a J.D. from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law in 2004. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1996, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge in 1992, and a B.S. with Highest Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991. His extensive academic background supports detailed analysis of complex commercial and real estate matters.

Craig guides real estate clients through multiple stages of transactions, including purchase agreement drafting and negotiation, due diligence, financing documents, management agreements, closings, and dispositions. His representative work includes refinancing shopping centers, acquiring and developing retail property, purchasing single-tenant retail assets, ground leasing sites for solar energy development, and assisting with a large business-operations and real estate loan for a financial institution client.

Craig A. Hairston is admitted in Arizona, the US District Court for the District of Arizona, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and CREW Network and holds an AV Preeminent rating. His practice combines real estate, financing, and business-organization experience for clients managing significant commercial transactions and development projects.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Sonkin
• Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Member, CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women)

Licensed State

• Arizona

Education

• University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wyoming
  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• University of Cambridge
  M.Phil.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Highest Distinction

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