Maynard Nexsen opens new Atlanta office with blue chip real estate merger
July 22, 2025
Addition of eight commercial real estate attorneys and four paralegals bolsters national practice
Maynard Nexsen proudly announces its continued national growth through a strategic merger with Miller Lavoie, LLP, a preeminent Atlanta-based real estate firm. The merger will be effective July 31, 2025, with a shared goal to provide top-tier client service across the United States.
This strong partnership brings the expert attorneys from Miller Lavoie to Maynard Nexsen, a full-service law firm with nearly 600 attorneys in 31 locations coast-to-coast. The real estate team has the depth and scope to lead projects in any jurisdiction and serves developers, investors, lenders, owner/operators, managers, family offices and brokerage firms focused on commercial and multi-family and BTR residential real estate investments.
The Miller Lavoie team brings decades of experience in the practice of law in the Atlanta market, having all formerly practiced together at Morris Manning & Martin for years, prior to creating their own real estate boutique firm in 2022. Among the joining attorneys are four shareholders: Duncan Miller, Brett Lavoie, Robert Rearden and Alex Heaton; two “of counsel” attorneys: Samuel Wilmoth and Stephen Bush; and two associates: Alexander Hegner and Nyssa Zaman. Also joining are office director and paralegal Kyle Cooley; senior paralegals Darlene Hill-Parks and Angela Biernath; paralegal Darwin Hill; and client coordinator Kellie Mitchell. This group will play a key role in expanding and strengthening Maynard Nexsen’s expertise across the full spectrum of real estate investment, development and financing.
About Maynard Nexsen
Maynard Nexsen is a national, full-service law firm with nearly 600 attorneys across 31 locations in the United States. Formed in 2023 through a merger of two successful, client-centered firms, Maynard Nexsen’s diverse array of clients spans from public corporations to small businesses across a wide spectrum of industries.
