Ms. Drake has over twenty years of experience in commercial transactions with a focus on planned project development, real estate contract negotiations, mortgage and asset based financing, public-private partnership transaction/projects, land leases, commercial leases, preparation and filing with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of Interstate Land Sales Act filings, condominium conversions, public-private transactions, real estate workouts and liquidation of real estate owned (REO) properties for financial institutions. Her clients include real estate investors, real estate investment trusts, institutional and private owners and developers, national, regional and statewide financial institutions, and national automotive financial institutions. Ms. Drake is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Directory, which is the highest professional rating based upon years of experience and endorsement by Florida lawyers in the areas of professional ability, ethics and conduct.