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2025 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards

Atlanta & Southeast
By: Amy Wolff Sorter

Kayla Shively

Company: 

Churchill Shively PLLC

Founded Churchill Shively

Served as a negotiator for a fitness studio

Kayla Shively is the founder and owner of Churchill Shively. She oversees complex legal matters, including reviewing property titles to address utility maintenance and easement obligations, as well as drafting and negotiating agreements for developers.

Shively served as a tenant representative negotiator for a Charlotte, NC fitness studio, while guiding a nonprofit organization through a land swap in Gastonia, NC. She has used her expertise to mentor other women and legal professionals, advocating for greater representation and opportunities in the field.

She is a board member of Least Of These Carolinas (LOTC) and the Christian Business Chamber. Shivley is also a longstanding member of CREW, having previously co-chaired the Student Outreach Committee for the Charlotte Chapter and served on the CREW Network scholarship selection committees. 

These are some of the reasons why Kayla Shively received Connect CRE’s 2025 Atlanta & Southeast Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.

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About Amy Wolff Sorter

I love content. I love writing it, visualizing it, and manipulating it to fit into different formats. I have years of experience in working with content, both as creator and editor. The content I create and edit provides assistance with many goals, ranging from lead generation, to developing street cred through well-timed thought-leadership pieces. Content skills include, but aren't limited to, articles and blogs, e-mails, promotional collateral, infographics, e-books and white papers, website copy and more.
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