Buffy H. Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Tx

Process SNDA/Estoppel requests for all 7-Eleven stores. Draft estoppels/SNDAs, negotiate language with landlords/lenders/counsel, perform all aspects of requests from initial receipt of request to executing the negotiated document. Review all legal documents to ensure compliance with requests and to ensure accuracy of final executed documents. Work closely with other departments to ensure there are no active issues that would need to be included in an estoppel. When further research is required, communicate with counsel to retrieve documents or to obtain items needed in order to execute an accurate document favorable to 7-Eleven.Draft lease renewals based on transactional deals. Review comments from landlords and perform light negotiations. Manage drafts from original draft to final signature. Send out decline of ROFR options when it makes business sense to decline such options and with the guidance of the Transaction Specialists.Draft all legal documents for existing stores as needed. Documents include Right of Way documents, Easements, Access Agreements, etc.Draft sale and purchase contracts and manage the sale/purchase process working with the title company and buyer, drafting amendments when needed, managing timelines, facilitating the delivery of final documents, ordering surveys.Answer lease questions as needed regarding the legal implications of decisions made by accounting and other departments.Sign other documents as requested and as appropriate.

United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Responsible for reviewing all SNDAs and Estoppels for over 500 leased locations: check for accuracy of data; track changes of language not favorable to clients and lease data inaccuracies; communicate with clients' legal counsel; provide first round of changes to outside legal counsel; and facilitate the execution and delivery of final drafts.Process rent for 400+ locations for nationally-known corporations: dispute charges when appropriate; obtain back up for one-time charges (work orders, one-time repairs, etc.); enter one-time charges into lease administration software; utilizing Sage50, process rent checks; cut checks; and upload rent file to bank website and to client accounting system.Complete CAM Reconciliations/desk-top audits for over 500 leased locations for which expenses are passed through to tenant and reconciled at year-end: ensure accuracy of charges; verify calculations in CAPs and gross up charges and dispute if necessary; ensure accuracy of pro rata share and occupancy percentages; and obtain revised reconciliations when applicable.Create, analyze and distribute monthly/quarterly/ad hoc reports for over seven clients on critical dates, lease expirations, expense information, etc.Abstract leases and legal documents into four web-based lease administration databases (Qube, Virtual Premise, Visual Lease and Harbor Flex): ensure accuracy of lease information and maintain consistency throughout for ease of use by end users; perform a second review (quality control) of leases abstracted by others and provide feedback through meticulous scoring.Obtain certificates of insurance for over 500 leased locations: compare requests for certificates to lease insurance requirements; request renewal certificates; and maintain all certificates in lease administration software.Maintain client relationships through phone calls, email communication and face-to-face meetings, acting as an extension of client's real estate and accounting teams.

Dallas, Tx

Reported to the Texas Corporate Real Estate Attorney: provided legal assistant/paralegal support.Drafted first draft of legal documents: drafted commission agreements, lease renewals, leases, amendments, etc.; tracked changes based on knowledge of Duke's acceptable/preferred language and attorney preferences; and provided first draft changes to outside counsel.Accurately reported billable time and expenses.Maintained a comprehensive filing system: created and maintained lease files for all leases in the Texas market; created and provided closing binders for acquisitions in the Texas market following strict corporate rules for consistency across all legal markets; and tracked any file that was checked out to ensure a file's location and availability at all times.Attended weekly leasing meetings: represented the legal department with brokers, marketing, property management and executive management; provided status updates for the legal department; and communicated meeting notes with Attorney.Tracked tenants in default or in danger of default: reported defaulting tenants to property management; drafted default letters; managed default process closely with property management; and provided legal review of lease language to determine tenants' default status.Attended national company-wide legal meetings and legal seminars.Performed internet research to verify tenants' entity status.Managed payment process for outside counsel legal services ensuring timely payment, adhering to deadlines of outside firms.Provided notary public services.

Dallas, Tx

Reviewed SNDAs and Estoppels for over 700 leased locations: checked for accuracy of data; tracked changes of language not favorable to clients and lease data inaccuracies; communicated with clients' legal counsel; provided first round of changes to outside legal counsel; and facilitated the execution and delivery of final drafts.Processed rent for over 700 leased locations for nationally-known corporations: disputed charges when appropriate; obtained back up for one-time charges (work orders, one-time repairs, etc.); entered one-time charges into lease administration software; processed rent checks; cut checks.Completed CAM Reconciliations/desk-top audits for over 700 leased locations for which expenses are passed through to tenant and reconciled at year-end: ensured accuracy of charges; verified calculations in CAPs and gross up charges and disputed if necessary; ensured accuracy of pro rata share and occupancy percentages; and obtained revised reconciliations when applicable.Created, analyzed and distributed monthly/quarterly/ad hoc reports on critical dates, lease expirations, expense information, etc.Abstracted leases and legal documents: ensured accuracy of lease information and maintained consistency throughout for ease of use by end users.Saved over $500K through invoice review and CAM Reconciliations.Served as the point of contact as the sublandlord for subtenants: sent invoices to subtenants; collected subtenant rent; and handled all subtenant issues.Mentored and trained fellow lease administratorsConsistently received high client satisfaction scores and won several awards voted on by peers.

Associate Of Applied Science, Paralegal Studies

Criminal Justice And Corrections