R. E. Hanna III

R. E. Hanna III focuses on complex real estate, lending, business law, and commercial development matters at Hull Barrett, PC. He advises lenders, developers, and businesses through large transactions, financing deals, foreclosures, and credit facilities. His work includes multi-state property acquisitions, public-private development projects, syndicated loans, and secured borrowing arrangements. He helps clients manage risk, resolve legal issues, and advance projects with confidence. Clients rely on his steady guidance on real estate collateral, tax issues, collections, and contested loan disputes nationwide.

Mr. Hanna earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University in 1988. He later received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1993. His academic honors include Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, and Order of the Wig and Robe. That education supports his clear, detail-driven approach to transactions, finance matters, and complicated real estate issues for clients.

Mr. Hanna has handled high-value matters that demanded careful planning and strong legal strategy. He represented developers in transactions involving more than $50 million, $60 million, and $125 million, including projects with public financing, bond issues, and multi-state tax concerns. He also represented lenders in syndicated revolving credit facilities, borrowing base loans, and builder finance lines. In addition, he created lending documents used in facilities that closed more than $200 million in loans across multiple states with great efficiency.

R. E. Hanna III helps people by guiding lenders, developers, and businesses through legal challenges that can affect growth, property rights, and financial stability. He has represented clients in foreclosures, deficiency judgment matters, contested credit disputes, and intercreditor agreements involving complex collateral issues. He also advised golf course community developers on acquisitions, financing, leasing, zoning, covenants, and associations. His work helps clients protect investments, complete projects, recover assets, and make sound decisions in demanding commercial real estate and finance matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Hull Barrett, PC
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Member, Aiken Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Past Board of Directors Member, Aiken Center for the Arts
• Board of Directors, Aiken Public Facilities Corporation
• Board Member, Junior Invitational, Inc
• Member, Leadership Aiken County
• Member, St. Mary’s Church Memorial Committee

Licensed State

• South Carolina
• Georgia

Education

• University of South Carolina
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• West Virginia University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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