Please join us in welcoming Breeann Rials to the commercial real estate practice at FGHW. Bree earned her J.D. from Southwestern Law School in 2017 and her B.A. in Political Science from Hampton University in 2012. Prior to joining FGHW, Bree founded an Illinois-based law practice focused primarily on real estate transactions where she represented clients in residential and commercial sales working closely with agents, lenders, title companies, and business owners in fast-pac

It’s the end of Spring Semester: University students are either heading home for a much-needed break or celebrating graduation. Many professors are getting ready for a relaxing summer, however, that’s not the case with all of them. FGHW partner Paula Beasley has had the privilege of teaching a Real Estate Law class at SMU’s Cox School of Business for the last 18 years while also heading up the firm's Real Estate division by day. It means a great deal to us that her students f

Please join us in welcoming Madeleine Gerdes to FGHW. Madeleine earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Mississippi and graduated from the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, where she received the CALI Award for Conflicts of Law. Madeleine began her career in personal injury and liability and has transitioned her focus to probate litigation, lease enforcement, and affordable and subsidized housing law. Outside her practice of

Last month, FGHW attorney and equity partner Paula Beasley spoke at the 2025 Hawaii Millionaire’s Mindset Blueprint Conference, Hawaii’s...

Partner Paula Beasley (right) recently hosted a panel presentation made up of leading women in the commercial real estate industry for...