Gary Joyner is the Managing Partner of the firm's Raleigh office and practices in the areas of commercial real estate and commercial lending. Mr. Joyner regularly advises clients on mixed-use, retail and residential real estate and infrastructure development. He counsels clients in regards to real estate acquisitions, sales and development joint ventures. He regularly advises companies on corporate and economic incentives.
Mr. Joyner is a former member of the firm’s Executive Committee and a former chair of the firm's Real Estate team. He is a past Chair of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Joyner was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law in 2013 and the six years immediately preceding. He is listed in the 2013 and the four years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Real Estate Law and was named a North Carolina “Super Lawyer” for Real Estate by SuperLawyers magazine each year since 2006. He has also been honored in Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” as one of North Carolina’s top real estate attorneys each year since 2004 and listed on three occasions to Business Leader's “Impact 100” list. Mr. Joyner received the Business Leader of the Year Award from Business Leader for large law firms in 2011. Mr. Joyner was named one of the "Triangle's Most Influential Business Leaders" by Triangle Business Journal in 2012. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association, Member
North Carolina Bankers Association, Member
North Carolina Chamber, Board of Directors (2008-2012)
Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Board of Directors (2004-2012)
Boys and Girls Club of Wake County, NC Area Chairman (2005-2007), President (2003-2004) and Board of Directors (1987-present)
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Chair (2010-2011), Executive Committee (2009-2010), Member of Board of Advisors (2003-2008), Chairman of Edge II (2003-2004), Vice President for Economic Development (2001-2002), Executive Committee (2001-2002), Chairman of Success Task Force Committee (2000-2004)
Downtown Housing Improvement Corporation, Board of Directors (2006)
Habitat for Humanity, Board of Directors (2005-2007)
North Carolina Bar Association, Real Property Section, Member and Section Council (1996-1999), CLE Chair (1996), Select Drafting Committee, Member (1996-1997), Curriculum Committee, Chair (1994-1995), Young Lawyers Division, Chair (1988-1989)
Triangle Community Coalition, Board of Directors (2000-2008)
Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association, President (1993)
Wake County Bar Association, Board Member (1992-1994)
Wake Education Partnership, Former Board of Directors, Chairman of Board and Executive Committee Member
WakeMed Foundation, Board Member (2004-2010)
