Bar Admissions

North Carolina

Education

Vanderbilt University, J.D., 2008; Symposium Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review

Indiana University, M.A., 2005, Chancellor’s Fellowship

Florida State University, M.A., 2001

Centre College, B.A., 2000

Profile

Ty Shaffer practices primarily in the areas of land use and zoning and commercial real estate. Ty began his career at Robinson Bradshaw as a commercial litigator, and he draws on his broad litigation experience to advocate for property owners and developers in rezoning requests, requests for variances, appeals from the decisions of local planning boards, land use litigation and eminent domain actions. Ty also represents clients in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial real estate. In addition to his real estate practice, he also advises a range of tax-exempt organizations on governance and compliance matters. 

Honors & Awards

Experience

Experience

  • Land Use and Zoning

  • Represented a regional developer on the rezoning of properties in Charlotte, North Carolina, to accommodate transit-supportive uses.

  • Represented a religious institution in its successful request for approval of a conditional use on a site in Weddington, North Carolina, to accommodate a church campus.

  • Represented a North Carolina charter school before the Town of Waxhaw Board of Commissioners in connection with its successful request for amendment of a conditional use permit.

  • Represented a nonprofit affordable housing developer before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and obtained an order affirming the trial court's order that a conditional use permit be granted to the developer. Affordable Housing Group of North Carolina v. Town of Mooresville, 2012 WL 4880833 (slip op.) (N.C. App. 2012).

  • Condemnation

  • Represented property owners in the successful resolution of condemnation actions filed by the city of Charlotte in connection with the LYNX Blue Line extension project.

  • Represented a property owner in a condemnation arising out of a road project in Salisbury, North Carolina. The Department of Transportation deposited $175,000 as its estimate of just compensation. The case settled by consent judgment for $1.15 million. Department of Transportation v. Liberty Healthcare Properties of North Carolina, LLC, 13-CVS-1148 (Rowan County Superior Court).

  • Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations

  • Represented Men's Shelter of Charlotte in connection with its merger into Urban Ministry Center.

  • Litigation

  • Represented a national banking association and obtained summary judgment on claims brought by more than 70 borrowers who invested in a failed real estate development. The trial court's award of summary judgment was affirmed on appeal. Fazzari v. Infinity Partners, LLC, 762 S.E. 2d 237 (N.C. App. 2014).

  • Assisted in the representation of Garlock Sealing Technologies in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The representation included adversary proceedings asserting fraud and civil RICO claims arising from widespread misconduct in the mass tort system.

News & Events

Events

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Law & Society Committee, 2016-19; Chair, 2018-19
  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2013-16
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute, Class of 2013
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Community Affiliations

  • Carolina Raptor Center, Board of Directors, 2019-present
  • Arts & Science Council, Cultural Leadership Training, 2018-19
  • UNC Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library Board of Advisors, 2017-present
  • United Way of Central Carolinas, Young Leaders Council, 2015-17
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