Jeb Joyce Bio

Jeb Joyce focuses his practice on a broad range of transactional matters, with a concentration in commercial real estate and commercial finance. He represents both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation and closing of commercial loans and also regularly provides transactional legal opinions. Mr. Joyce has extensive experience advising clients on commercial lease agreements for both landlords and tenants, real estate conveyances, and formation and governance of horizontal property regimes. In addition to his real estate practice, Mr. Joyce has significant experience in the formation, structuring, and governance of corporate entities. Mr. Joyce also advises clients on legislative matters, including the drafting of proposals presented to the Arkansas General Assembly, particularly in the areas of economic development and real estate. Mr. Joyce has extensive experience in tax increment financing law and assisted in enacting Act 2231 during the Arkansas General Assembly 2005 Session, a substantial revision to Arkansas’s tax increment financing framework. He was instrumental in forming one of the first tax increment financing districts in Arkansas. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Joyce served in Washington D.C. for U.S. Representative Marion Berry as a legislative assistant from 1997–1999, and as legislative director from 1999–2001. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law where he teaches Real Estate Transactions.