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    Homer B. Branan III

    Senior Partner

    Memphis
    901-259-7216
    homer.branan@phelps.com
    Areas Of Focus
    Real EstateBusiness

    Homer Branan represents landowners and real estate developers before local and state governments to keep projects moving forward. He routinely manages administrative law, land use and zoning issues for clients involved in high-profile commercial and residential builds.

    Decades of experience working with regulators and building relationships gives Homer insight into what agencies look for and how their processes work. He serves as special counsel to the Chickasaw Basin Authority, working closely with the Shelby County Public Works Department and U.S. Corps of Engineers to restore, develop and conserve the area’s water and land resources. His work with the Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning Association keeps him on the forefront of new county and state planning initiatives and regulations. He brings this experience to help clients efficiently navigate requests for:

      • Building and other plan changes
      • Historic property alterations
      • New developments
      • Property improvements
      • Resource development
      • Rezoning

    Experience

    • Advised client on development of one of Memphis’ largest resort hotels on historic entertainer’s property in consultation with entertainer’s estate and local and national regulators.
    • Represented developer before local and county governments to facilitate construction of award-winning manufactured rental home community.
    • Secured government approvals, including from Shelby County Land Use Control Board and Memphis City Council, for client in development of $60 million distribution center on Interstate 40 corridor east of Memphis.
    • Guided development of regionally renown 140-bed women’s hospital on 80-acre campus of major Memphis health system.

    Insights

    • August 15, 2024

      185 Phelps Lawyers Chosen for Best Lawyers in America, 20 Named "Lawyer of the Year," 26 Added to “Ones to Watch” List…

    Recognition

    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2008-2025), Land Use & Zoning Law (2008-2025), “Lawyer of the Year” Land Use and Zoning Law (2016, 2021), “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2022, 2025), The Best Lawyers in America
    • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
    • Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2008-2025), Land Use & Zoning Law (2008-2025), “Lawyer of the Year” Land Use and Zoning Law (2016, 2021), “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2022, 2025), The Best Lawyers in America

    Education

    • University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 1968
    • University of Memphis, B.B.A.
    • University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 1968
    • University of Memphis, B.B.A.

    Credentials

    • Tennessee
    • Tennessee

    Memberships and Affiliations

    • American Planning Association, Tennessee Chapter Planning and Law Division
    • Memphis Bar Association
    • Tennessee Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
    • American Planning Association, Tennessee Chapter Planning and Law Division
    • Memphis Bar Association
    • Tennessee Bar Association
    • American Bar Association
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