Heather Jamison, Birmingham Attorney

Overview

Heather Jamison has a nationwide practice that involves a wide range of commercial lease and creditors’ rights issues, including the negotiation and drafting of commercial leases and related documents, as well as the litigation of commercial lease and creditors’ rights matters.

Heather assists creditors and debtors in workouts, reorganizations, and bankruptcy, both in and out of state, federal, and bankruptcy courts. She regularly negotiates and drafts forbearance agreements, commercial leases, lease termination agreements, and related documents, including lease amendments and mortgages. She also conducts foreclosure sales, seeks the appointment of receivers, files and defends unlawful detainers, and files lawsuits to enforce clients’ rights under relevant contractual documents, including collections.

Due to her experience in both state and multi-state federal receiverships, Heather assisted in the drafting and proposal of Alabama’s Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act as an active member of a committee appointed by the Alabama Law Institute Division of the Legislative Services Agency. The Act was passed into law in May 2024 and became effective January 1, 2025.

She represents clients in the retail, office, and industrial sectors and is focused on finding creative and practical solutions for landlord-tenant disputes. Heather has also represented commercial retail landlords in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases across the United States.

Heather is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy practice groups.

Honors & Recognitions

Named, Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2019, 2021-2025), "Up and Coming" (2016-2018)
Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Woman of the Year Nominee (2010)
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent© Peer Review Rating
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2023; Litigation - Bankruptcy since 2023