James M. Ottley is a real estate lending and title attorney with Stout Kaiser LLC where he manages the firm’s government-guaranteed lending practice. Mr. Ottley represents bank and nonbank lenders in conventional and government-guaranteed loan transactions. Mr. Ottley’s clients range from community banks to national banks to insurance companies. Mr. Ottley also provides title services through the firm’s in-house title agency, Precision Title. Mr. Ottley and his team have a combined experience of over 60 years in the specific area of closing commercial real estate loans. Mr. Ottley also closes commercial real estate and business acquisition transactions independent of his lending practice. Prior to his current position, Mr. Ottley founded the government-guaranteed lending group at Cohn, Fyvolent & Shaver, LLC and was an officer of its in-house title agency. Prior to Cohn, Fyvolent & Shaver, LLC, Mr. Ottley was of counsel to Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP in Atlanta for 11 years where he specialized in commercial real estate lending law and foreclosure law.

James holds a B.A. from Duke University and earned his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he graduated cum laude  in 1997.