Michelle Gonzalez
Real Estate Attorney
With extensive experience as a commercial real estate attorney, Michelle specializes in drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, loan agreements, and leases. She adeptly handles acquisitions, dispositions, and refinance transactions for a diverse range of commercial properties, including office buildings, mixed-use developments, multifamily communities, automotive dealerships, self-storage facilities, and industrial buildings.
Additionally, Michelle directs the due diligence process for commercial real estate transactions, conducting extensive reviews of relevant title and development documents, including declarations, covenants, easements, surveys, and site plans. Michelle is committed to providing comprehensive support throughout the transaction process. From initial negotiations to closing, she guides clients through complex legal issues, ensuring a smooth and successful outcome. Michelle is dedicated to providing legal counsel tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
Honors and Distinctions
- “Legal Elite,” Real Estate, Business North Carolina, 2025-2026
- Leadership Cary, Cary Chamber of Commerce, 2024-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers®, 2025
Please see the following websites for an explanation of the membership standards for the following recognitions: www.bestlawyers.com; businessnc.com/special-sections/legal-elite/; and www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina.
- J.D., cum laude, St. Thomas University School of Law, 2014; St. Thomas Law Review, Articles Editor
- B.A., Florida International University, 2011
- ULI Triangle, Member
- Tenth Judicial District Wake County Bar Association
- Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association
- North Carolina, 2018
- Southern District of Florida, 2015
- Florida, 2014
Representative Experience
- Representation of an international real estate investor in a $100 million loan closing involving a self-storage portfolio
- Representation of an automotive dealership client in a $90 million development project
- Representation of a Fortune 100 company as real estate counsel in its ongoing expansion across North Carolina and South Carolina, including property acquisitions, survey review, and closings
- Representation of an international real estate investment client in the closing of two multifamily properties totaling approximately $95 million
- Representation of a real estate investment company during a period of significant portfolio growth, completing over $100 million in closings across self-storage, car wash, and multifamily properties across multiple markets
- Representation of an international real estate investor in numerous self-storage facility acquisitions individually in excess of $20 million across the United States