30 years closing real estate transactions | Serving the Southeast
Make your next closing the easiest one yet.
Sherman & Phalen proudly serves credit unions, lenders, and investors across the Southeast, getting deals to the closing table on time and without the runaround.
The closing partner you can reach
Work with a closing attorney who picks up the phone.
Unexpected title issues put earnest money at risk. Loan officers get frustrated chasing updates. Investors start to worry the deal won’t close. Meanwhile, you’re stuck playing phone tag with a firm that treats you like a number.
Even worse? Most closing attorneys can’t handle your volume, don’t work in your state, or fail to understand your needs. Your clients deserve better. You deserve better.
Who we work with
Built for the people who close the most.
Lenders
Your borrowers close on time, and you're not the one chasing an attorney for updates.
Real estate agents
Smooth, on-time closings become referrals and repeat business instead of damage control.
Institutional investors
Multi-state volume handled by one team that already knows how your deals run.
Why Work with Us
We’re a team of legal partners who solve problems rather than create them.
Who We Are
We’re attorneys, but not in the way you’re used to.
No demanding to be the smartest person in the room. No jargon for jargon’s sake. Just a team that listens, answers the phone, and treats your deal like it matters, because it does.
How it works
Four steps from order to closed deal.
Closings should be predictable, not stressful.
Send the order
Give us the basics — buyer, seller, address, closing date. Two minutes.
We search title
Issues surface early, not at the closing table. We solve them quietly.
Close on time
We schedule a time and place that works for everyone.
Stay in the loop
One point of contact from order to close.
From the blog
Insights from the team
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We’ve recently heard this question from several Georgia lenders. They called us after reading our post about Georgia’s 2012 Good Funds law. They were primarily curious about closing HELOCs in-house. Our earlier post explained that the Good Funds law, in part, codified the Georgia Supreme Court holding that attorneys are required to close residential loans in most circumstances. We […]
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What happens when a prior lien is missed? In this real closing scenario, owner’s title insurance helped resolve the issue and keep the transaction moving forward.
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Adding your child to a deed can feel like smart estate planning, but in Georgia a minor can't legally convey property. Here's how that well-meaning move can stall a future sale — and what to do instead.
Make your next closing the easiest one yet.
Talk to us about how we’d handle your closings. We’ll show you exactly how it works — no pitch, no pressure.