Kim works with clients in acquisitions, entity selection and formation, corporate finance, real estate, general business and corporate, bond financing, industrial incentives, estate planning, and probate and estate administration.

Representing clients in all lines of business, Kim concentrates her practice largely in the newspaper and print industry sectors with a focus on acquisitions, corporate finance, and other transactions. With over 35 years of experience dealing with issues relative to the publishing world, Kim represents several hundred newspaper clients in 32 states and has participated in over $500,000,000 newspaper acquisition and corporate finance transactions. Kim represents both buyers and sellers as well as their owners and family members of closely held newspaper properties.

Through Kim’s work in newspaper acquisitions, she manages a vast array of transactional components, including document preparation, due diligence, governmental compliance, employment, real estate, environmental, intellectual property, contracts, and finance. Kim works directly with third parties on her clients’ behalf, including lenders, title companies, environmental consultants, surveyors, regulatory agencies, engineers, appraisers, insurers, government officials, accountants, and vendors. Kim applies practical and creative solutions in solving complications that often arise in acquisition transactions, such as clouds on real estate title, environmental conditions, intellectual property filings, lien releases, lender and other third-party approval, governmental compliance, and competitive challenges. Kim strives to always keep sight of her client’s objectives and temper her representation to help met those objectives while aiding the client in maintaining optimal industry and banking relationships.

Kim also acts as outside general counsel for multiple closely held newspaper groups across the United States, offering counsel in all facets of their business and owners’ day-to-day affairs. Kim provides succession planning advice for the transition of businesses to family members or valued executives, as well as the principal’s personal asset management and estate planning. She provides recommendations and documentation for executive compensation packages such as deferred compensation and equity sharing plans. Kim works closely with CPAs and other professionals in business and personal planning for her clients.

In her corporate finance practice, Kim represents borrowers in a variety of credit facilities, including cash flow lending, revolving lines of credit, commercial mortgage loans, equipment financing, and asset-based loans. She advises clients in all aspects of credit transactions, including collateral, guaranties, remedies, and financial covenants. Kim also has experience in finance workouts and restructurings.

On the general corporate side, Kim’s experience is in all areas of general day-to-day business issues, business organizations, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and dissolutions, corporate financing, real estate, and estate administration. She regularly advises clients on real estate matters, including leases, easements, licensing, and development.

Other industries in which Kim renders counsel and advice include real estate development and construction, professionals, medical innovation, manufacturers, fabricators, non-profit entities, religious institutions, and various fields of retail. She renders advice to start-up as well as growing businesses with respect to entity selection and formation, buy-sell agreements, contracts, leases, general employment, real estate, and financing.

Kim has also served as bond counsel in both public and private finance transactions that may be tax-exempt or taxable, with experience dealing with rating agencies and federal governmental agencies such as the Small Business Administration.

In addition to providing her regular clients with estate planning advice, Kim offers general estate planning services, and guides clients through the process of will probate, estate administration, and asset transfer. Establishing trusts and advising trustees and beneficiaries on trust parameters and interpretation are other areas in which Kim practices.

Kim has a long history of community involvement and leadership. In addition to decades of service in local schools, churches, and other altruistic endeavors, Kim purposely directs attention to activities and organizations in order to learn more about the nature of her clients’ businesses and the business arena generally, including the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce and trade organizations such as Inland Press Association and Alabama Press Association

Marland is a versatile attorney with over 25 years of experience in acquisitions, real estate, bond financing, commercial financings, and corporate issues, serving a diverse clientele that includes banks, lenders, borrowers, and developers.

His practice in public finance is extensive, having acted in various roles such as bond counsel and underwriter's counsel, where he has advised on tax-exempt financing, swap transactions, and distressed bond deals, including restructurings and bankruptcy-related matters. In commercial lending, Marland represents both lenders and borrowers across a wide range of credit facilities, offering guidance on collateral, guaranties, and financial covenants. His work with local and regional banks, as well as his role in non-recourse federal agency loans and tax credit syndications, underscores his depth of knowledge in finance.

Marland’s expertise in acquisition transactions and project development is demonstrated through his involvement in the development or purchase of significant properties across several states, advising on all transactional aspects, from environmental regulatory compliance to economic incentives for development. His real estate practice spans negotiation, property entitlement issues, and leveraging state and federal programs to revitalize properties, showcasing his comprehensive approach to legal counsel in development and finance.