Welcome to Goggans, Stutzman, Hudson, Wilson & Mize, LLP. We are always expanding our suite of services, but our roots are in the real estate industry, working with lenders, brokers, developers, investors and homeowners to make their goals reality.
With over 450 years of combined experience in both a large firm and small firm setting, Goggans, Stutzman, Hudson, Wilson & Mize – named for our founding partners – delivers excellent service and leads the industry in providing superlative legal expertise.
We invite you to learn more about our team and our services and hope to welcome you to one of GSHWM’s offices soon.
Our Services
Affordable Housing
Legal services for affordable housing and community development, leveraging relationships and experience to benefit their clients.
Commercial Real Estate
Providing responsive, efficient, and dynamic legal services, specializing in all aspects of commercial real estate, including leasing transactions, landlord and tenant matters, investments, acquisition and development, and real estate finance.
Commercial Leasing
Our leasing practice at GSHWM is responsive, cost-effective and covers anything from multi-building portfolios to one-off leases and from national retail tenants to corporate real estate programs.
Business Entities and Transactions
Our team provides advice as to the best business structure, along with formation of entities for clients. We also provide continued representation to our entity clients and the owners, on matters such as buy-sell agreements, contracts, leases, and other matters related to the operation of a business.
Multifamily Housing
Our team assists clients with the acquisition, finance, and sales of market-rate and affordable housing multifamily projects. At GSHWM, you can expect responsive service and effective solutions for a hassle-free process.
Residential Real Estate
Representing lenders, buyers, sellers, and agents in national markets, providing cost-effective, high-quality services from basic closings to sophisticated transactions.
Landlord/Tenant Representation
Providing exceptional customer service and timely assistance from default notice to dispossessory warrants, writs of possession, and evictions for residential and commercial landlords.
Community Associations
Assisting developers, builders, lenders, boards of directors and property management companies in planned community development, ensuring effective and efficient legal counsel while interpreting and enforcing governing documents and laws.
Estate Planning
We help our clients design and implement plans to accomplish their personal goals, whether that is through a simple Will or a complex multigenerational trust.
Real Estate Litigation
Delivering value-added industry-focused representation, working together to diagnose the best path forward for developers, commercial property owners and homeowners in building appraisals, construction defects and more.
Single Family Residential Investment
Representing both publicly and privately held investment portfolios in multistate acquisitions, dispositions, property management, and default services. Our priority is efficient and responsive client communication.
What Our Clients Say
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Our News and Events
- CE Masterclass: Investor Clients, 1031 Strategies, and Lease Law Posted in: Events – 2-26-26_–SAVE_THE_DATE_(006) Read more
Real Estate Matters – Winter 2026 Posted in: News – GSH_Attorneys_Newsletter_Winter_2026_final Read more
GSH Attorneys Expands Footprint with First Alabama Office in Auburn Posted in: News – Experienced Law Firm in Georgia Brings Trusted Real Estate Expertise to New Market AUBURN, Ala. (Jan. 13, 2026) — GSH Attorneys, a real estate law firm with offices throughout Metro Atlanta and in Columbus, Georgia, has expanded to Alabama with a newly opened location in Auburn. The Auburn office is led by Partner Jake Wallace, who also helps manage the… Read more
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Auburn contracts come with a "flexible closing date," and everyone in the room knows what that means: not on a game day, unless there's one second left and history is about to happen.
Our Auburn office schedules accordingly. Auburn agents, what's the one Saturday you will never put a closing on?
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The buyer's earnest money is refundable right up until the due diligence period ends, and after that, walking away can cost them the full deposit.
Amy Norris explains where the money actually sits, who holds it, and what has to happen for a buyer to get it back.
Agents, how do you explain earnest money to a first-time buyer? Share your version below.
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Kara Brakefield, Realtor of The Locals Real Estate Group, Coldwell Banker Kennon & Parker and Jake Wallace of GSH answered the same five questions without seeing each other's answers.
They agree on Friday closings. They do not agree on dogs. Kara sends more closings to Jake's table than anyone, so this is Round 1 of an ongoing debate.
Settle one for them below: dog or toddler at the closing table?
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He bought the rental, and the tenants came with it.
That first-week panic is normal, and it's also optional, because the lease, the deposit, and every promise the last landlord made transferred with the deed if you assume the lease. Mechelle walks through what to ask about the tenants before the money moves, not after.
If you know an investor eyeing an occupied property, this one's for them. Tag them.
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Adding your adult child to the deed feels like the simple way to skip probate, and it's an understandable instinct.
In Georgia it usually trades one problem for three: their creditors or a divorce can reach your house, they may owe capital gains in the future that could have been avoided, and you can't sell or refinance without their signature.
Part 2 of the estate series walks through what to do instead. If a parent you know is thinking about this, send it their way.
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Chandler Stutzman grew up in Columbus, where you explain things to your neighbors before you ask them to sign anything.
He brought that with him to our Atlanta Northside office, and it shows every time a family sits down across from him, whether they're buying their first house, selling the one they raised kids in, or refinancing to stay put.
Every document gets explained before a pen moves. Watch how he does it, and if you know Chandler from Columbus or from a closing-up here, say hello below!
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