Jay T. Taylor is a partner in the firm's Real Estate/Commercial Transactions Practice Group. He represents banks and other financial institutions in all phases of commercial lending transactions, and represents real estate development companies through all aspects of the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and sale of commercial real estate.

Jay's work on behalf of clients has been recognized by his peers. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. He has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, and was listed in Arkansas Business for Top 40 Under 40. Chambers and Partners USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, known for its rigorous research into lawyers and firms listed, had this to say about Jay: "The outstanding Jay Taylor is commended by sources for his intelligent advice on real estate and property issues." That opinion was echoed by an in-house lawyer at a health care industry client in a recent client service interview: "Jay Taylor gives us excellent real property work and service."

Jay is a graduate of Leadership Arkansas and Leadership Greater Little Rock.

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• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1997
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.A., summa cum laude, 1994

• Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate Law
• Listed in The Best Lawyers In America in the Area of Real Estate Law
• Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers as a Rising Star
• Recognized in Arkansas Business, Top 40 Under 40
• Leadership Greater Little Rock, Class XX
• Leadership Arkansas, Class III

• Regions Bank
• Arkansas Children's Hospital
• Bank of the Ozarks
• Little Rock Port Authority
• Arvest Bank
• First Security Bank
• Farmers Bank & Trust
• Colliers International
• Goff & Associates
• Walter Industries
• Flake & Kelley Commercial
• First State Bank
• Hart Lazenby Commercial

• American Bar Association, 2000—Present
• Arkansas Bar Association,  2000—Present
• Georgia Bar Association, 1997— Present
• American Bar Association: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2000—Present
• Arkansas Bar Association: Real Estate Law Section, 2000—Present
• Arkansas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Pulaski County Bar Association, 2000—Present
• UALR Foundation Fund Board, 2009—Present
• March of Dimes, Arkansas State Board of Directors, 2005—2008
• Arkansas Rice Depot,  Board of Directors, 2002—2008
• Rotary Club of Little Rock (Downtown-Club 99), 2008—Present

• Phi Kappa Phi
• Pi Sigma Alpha
• Golden Key National Honor Society

• Georgia, 1997
• Arkansas, 2000