Henry Pharr concentrates on real property and landlord/tenant litigation, real estate purchase sale negotiations, lease drafting and negotiation, commercial and residential real estate practice disputes, and general commercial litigation.
Henry actively engages in negotiating, modifying and litigating leases involving retail, industrial, office, and residential properties. He maintains a pro bono practice, which includes landlord/tenant work for Mecklenburg County Legal Aid. In 2014, Henry was certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Committee as a Superior Court Mediator.
Speaking Engagements
Henry is a lecturer and seminar leader on landlord/tenant law for the National Business Institute and other organizations such as BOMA, the North Carolina State Bar, the Mecklenburg County Bar, and the Institute of Real Estate Management.
- “Emerging Legal Issues and Trends In the COVID-Era, A Virtual Lunch and Learn for Commercial Property Management Professionals, December 2020, Presenter”
Honors
- Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2016 – 2022 and Real Estate Litigation, 2018-2022
Education
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, 1993
- B.A., Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead Scholar, 1988
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- N.C. Court of Appeals
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM)