Joe F. O’Kelley Jr.

Joe F. O’Kelley Jr. is a Duluth, Georgia, managing member who concentrates his practice on residential real estate transactions. He advises clients on construction and final purchase transactions, deal structure, business development, operational issues, negotiations, and legal analysis connected to real estate matters. His work supports buyers, sellers, builders, lenders, and real estate professionals who need practical guidance through important closing and transaction decisions.

O’Kelley earned a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 1997. He received an M.B.A. in Finance from Emory University in 1988 and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia in 1983. His legal and finance education supports a practice built on transaction analysis, business planning, negotiation, and practical problem-solving for real estate and corporate matters.

O’Kelley brings business and financial experience to his real estate practice. Before entering the legal profession, he worked in corporate banking with Wachovia Bank, N.A., as a merchant and investment banker with Power Capital Corporation, and as an international tax consultant with Meridian VAT Reclaim, Inc. This background helps him address residential real estate transactions, construction-related purchases, strategic business development, deal-making, and complex corporate concerns.

Joe F. O’Kelley Jr. is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia. His professional affiliations include the Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, the State Bar of Georgia Real Estate Section, the American Bar Association, the Atlanta Bar Association, and the Georgia State University College of Law Board of Visitors. O’Kelley helps clients move through residential real estate transactions with business insight, preparation, and practical legal judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Member, O’Kelley & Sorohan, Attorneys at Law, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia, Real Estate Section
• Member, Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Member, Georgia State University College of Law Board of Visitors

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• Georgia State University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Emory University
  MBA in Finance
• The University of Georgia
  BBA in Finance

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