Justin Shipley

Partner, Dallas
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Biography

Justin Shipley is a finance partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Justin represents financial institutions and borrowers on a wide range of complex commercial finance and real estate transactions. His practice is national in scope and his clients include some of the largest financial institutions in the country.

His experience is diverse and spans across a variety of industries, types of financing and clients. Justin excels at assembling and managing top-notch legal teams which take into consideration the unique aspects and legal budgets of each transaction.

He also has extensive experience with loan workouts and foreclosures. In the years following the 2008 global financial crises, he helped clients with the foreclosure of hundreds of commercial properties.

Justin was included in the 2022-2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, was named one of the “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” by D Magazine, 2020-2021, and a Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2015-2019.

Justin is also active in his community – he currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Zoo and is a member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas.

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology, Texas A&M University
J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas

Generally

Justin has broad experience encompassing both borrower-side and lender-side work on a variety of types of financing including:

  • Syndicated Credit Facilities (both secured and unsecured)
  • Construction Loans
  • Multi-state real property portfolio loans
  • Developments involving Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
  • Working lines of credit
  • M&A financing

Real Estate

Justin’s real estate experience is deep and has encompassed nearly every facet, property type and geographic area of the United States. His clients include both owners and lenders. He excels at construction lending for complex developments and large (often syndicated) loans for multi-property, multi-state collateral portfolios. He has experience with virtually every real property asset class, including, mixed-used, multi-family, office, retail, industrial, single-family for-rent (SFR) developments, condominiums, self-storage, hotels and rail facilities. He also has substantial experience with properties which involve low income housing tax credits (LIHTC).

Commercial Lending

Justin helps clients in a variety of commercial lending transactions, spanning industries, collateral packages and structures. Most recently he has represented lenders and borrowers on credit facilities for private equity acquisitions, cross-border equipment financings, and secured working lines of credit for companies in construction, technology, manufacturing, food and beverage production/distribution and oil and gas industries.

Restructuring, Foreclosure and REO

Following the 2008 global financial crises, Justin helped lenders and special servicers restructure, exercise remedies and exit hundreds of troubled credit facilities. Beyond real property foreclosures, his experience also includes personal property foreclosures, note sales, and the negotiation and settlement of competing lien claims, such as mechanics liens. He also worked closely with the firm’s litigators on the enforcement of guaranties and pursuit of deficiencies. After foreclosure, he helped clients navigate asset management issues and eventually sell REO properties.

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Banking and Finance Law, 2022-2025
  • “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” D Magazine, 2020-2021
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2015-2019

  • Dallas Zoo
    • Board of Directors, Chair, 2025-2026; Vice Chair, 2023-2024
    • Former General Counsel
  • The Texas Lyceum
  • Salesmanship Club of Dallas
  • Leadership Dallas, 2016 Class Member
  • Young Risk Manager’s Association, Past Board Member
  • The Real Estate Council (TREC)
  • Dallas Bar Association

2025 Class of Texas Lyceum Directors in Texas Senate Chambers - Justin Shipley

March 4, 2025
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Justin Shipley Joins The Texas Lyceum

Justin Shipley has been invited to serve as a Director of The Texas Lyceum, a nonprofit that cultivates the next generation of Texas leaders by engaging in meetings and conversations that study the issues facing the people and places of Texas.

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February 7, 2025
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Justin Shipley Appointed Chair of Dallas Zoo Board of Directors

Dallas partner Justin Shipley has been appointed as the 2025-2026 Chair of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Zoo.

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August 15, 2024
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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August 17, 2023
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

August 18, 2022
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”

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August 19, 2021
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‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 178 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2022 Edition, Including 8 “Lawyers of the Year” and 31 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 178 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 67 specialty practice areas in its 2022 edition, including 8 Lawyers of the Year and 31 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas 2021 (May 2021)

April 28, 2021
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April 24, 2020
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‘D Magazine’ Lists 20 Jackson Walker Attorneys Among Best Lawyers in Dallas 2020

Twenty Jackson Walker attorneys were recognized in the “Best Lawyers in Dallas 2020” list by D Magazine, one of the premier publications in the city of Dallas. To be recognized in the list, attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer unmatched counsel in one of 40 categories.

March 6, 2019
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Up and Coming: 34 Jackson Walker Attorneys Named to 2019 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” List

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