Richard W. Hawthorne
Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow, PLLC
Recognized since 2016
Jacksonville, Florida
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Real Estate Law
Richard W. Hawthorne is a partner at DMHD, where he focuses on real estate and banking law. He represents buyers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate transactions, landlords and tenants in commercial leasing and developers of multifamily housing and retail buildings. He also has significant experience representing buyers and sellers of debt obligations.Mr. Hawthorne previously worked for Arthur Anderson & Co. (Jacksonville, Florida) as a tax accountant, Foley & Lardner LLP (Jacksonville, Florida), first as an associate then as a partner, and as general counsel and project manager for Thomas-Pierce & Company (Tallahassee, Florida) before joining DMHD in 2009 as a partner.
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Location
- Wells Fargo Center, Suite 1200
One Independent Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Education
- University of Florida, J.D. with honors, graduated 1992
- University of Florida, B.S. with honors (Accounting), graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1993
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- Beaches Habitat for Humanity - Board of Directors
- Community Hospice and Palliative Care - Board of Directors
- International Council of Shopping Centers - Member
- Museum of Contemporary Art - Vice-chair, Board of Trustees
- The Jacksonville Bar Association - Member
- Urban Land Institute - Member
Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow, PLLC
Headquarters:
Jacksonville, Florida
15 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- AV Peer Review Rated by Lexis Nexis | Martindale Hubbell
- Florida Trend’s Legal Elite
- Jacksonville’s Top Lawyers in Jacksonville Magazine
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Finance Law
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