Debra E. Baker

Debra has been practicing law for over 30 years representing and servicing the needs of banks and other lenders and businesses, both at the closing table and in the courtroom.  Her practice is currently focused on closing government-guaranteed loans.

Debra earned her Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1991, after graduating from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.  She began her career as a member of both the State Bars of New York and Connecticut.  She joined the State Bar of Georgia when she and her family relocated to Atlanta in 2003.

Representative Experience

• Representation of nationwide banks and other lenders in negotiating and closing government-guaranteed U.S. Small Business Administration loans secured by commercial real estate (SBA 7(a) loans).
• Representation of nationwide banks and other lenders in negotiating and closing conventional construction and franchise loans.
• Representation of Georgia banks and other lenders in Special Assets Default Litigation, Loan Workouts, and Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures.
• Representation of nationwide banks and other lenders in servicing actions and loan modification matters.