Sheila Nolan Gartland
Sheila Nolan Gartland is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the commercial and real estate practice group. She regularly advises clients in the acquisition, sale, development (including annexation and zoning matters), leasing and disposition of real property.
Ms. Gartland also represents clients in connection with oil and gas transactions including leasing, acquisitions and joint ventures. Ms. Gartland works with clients on environmental remediation compliance and acquisitions and dispositions related to bankruptcy proceedings. She also assists clients with obtaining economic development incentives and other real estate financing, including federally insured commercial mortgage lending and other commercial loans.
Career highlights include:
- Representing developers in real estate development projects, including residential subdivisions, golf course developments, and mixed use developments
- Representing borrowers in the refinancings of multimillion dollar projects
- Representing one of Ohio’s largest oil and gas producers in a multimillion dollar joint venture for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas
- Representing various energy companies and oil and gas producers in significant title matters, easement issues and other real estate concerns in connection with the exploration and production of oil and natural gas
- Representing a publicly held restaurant company on corporate reorganization and corresponding transfer/assignment of various real estate holdings
Ms. Gartland is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. She is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Columbus Bar Association.
Ms. Gartland received her J.D. from The University of Toledo College of Law and her B.A. cum laude from the University of Dayton.
Ms. Gartland has spoken at seminars on a variety of real estate topics, including annexation, zoning and land use matters, commercial real estate purchase agreements, title matters, and drafting and reviewing real estate documents. She has also appeared frequently on “Legal Eagles” on WCMH TV, Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio.
Ms. Gartland has authored articles on annexation procedures for the Ohio State Bar Association which have appeared in a number of local newspapers throughout the State of Ohio.
Professional and Community Activities
- CREW Columbus, member, 1997 to present
- CREW Network, National Education Committee, 2007-2009
- CREW Network, Recognition Committee, 2010
- Ohio State Bar Association, Real Property Section, Vice Chair
- Ohio State Bar Association, Real Property Section, District 7 Representative, 2002-present, Secretary 2009-2011
- Columbus Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Committee, Co-Chair, 1986-1989
- Central Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Committee Event Chair, 1994-present
Honors & Awards
- Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers since 2012
- Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers in Columbus, 2010-2012
- The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2010-2012
- The Best Lawyers Consumers Guide for Real Estate
- Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 2005
News
- Gartland Inducted into the American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- More than 100 Vorys Attorneys named on 2012 The Best Lawyers in America® List
- Vorys Ranked #1 Law Firm in Ohio on 2011 Best Lawyers in America® list
- Vorys ranked #1 law firm in Ohio on 2010 Best Lawyers in America® list
Events
- Development of the Utica Shale in Ohio: Regulation, Preservation of Rights and Competing Interests
- Shale 2012: Serving Bank Customers in the Ohio Shale Zone
- Ohio Shale Production: What You Need to Know
- Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention
- 2010 All Ohio Real Estate Exchange
- Commercial Leases Seminar
- 2009 CREW Network Convention & Marketplace