Adrienne C. Kendall

Partner

Adrienne C. Kendall is a partner in Johnson Pope’s Tampa office, where she focuses her practice on commercial real estate and finance. She represents developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, and borrowers in transactions that shape the built environment across the country. Adrienne’s work spans negotiations, acquisitions, due diligence, dispositions, development, financing, entitlements, leasing, and regulatory matters.

Adrienne is known for her ability to simplify complex issues and drive transactions forward. Clients value her practical approach—she zeroes in on material concerns, identifies workable solutions, and avoids unnecessary delays. Her practice is highly collaborative, reflecting her belief that real estate deals succeed when parties work together to build something of lasting value.

Working closely with fellow Johnson Pope partner Joseph Covelli, Adrienne has played a key role in many of the firm’s most sophisticated real estate matters, from billion-dollar multifamily transactions to high-profile retail and mixed-use developments. She also has significant leasing experience, including representing national tenants.

Before joining Johnson Pope, Adrienne practiced at a large Florida law firm in the real estate, corporate, and finance groups. She earned her law degree, summa cum laude, from Florida State University College of Law, where she served as a senior member of the Florida State University Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Representative Matters

• National Developer Representation: Represents a longstanding client in acquiring, developing, and selling projects across the United States, with transactions exceeding $3.5 billion in total value.

• Multifamily Transactions: Assisted in the acquisition and sale of 50–60 apartment communities representing nearly $1 billion in combined deal volume.

• Mixed-Use Development: Counseled a regional developer on the creation and leasing of nearly 1,000,000 square feet of retail, hotel, and apartment space through a ground lease structure.

• Tenant Representation: Handles leasing work for national brands supporting their ongoing growth and expansion in Florida.

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 2015

Education

• Florida State University College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, top five percent, 2015
  • Florida State University Law Review, Senior Member
  • Dean’s List (all eligible semesters)
  • David G. McGunegle Memorial Scholarship, Recipient
  • Beverly McLear Memorial Scholarship, Recipient
• University of Florida, M.S., 2012
• University of Florida, B.S., cum laude, 2009
  • Florida Medallion Scholarship, Recipient

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch”, Real Estate, 2023 – Present

Community & Professional Organizations

• Florida Bar,
  • Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2015
  • Business Law Section
  • Environmental & Land Use Law Section
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
  • Member
• Order of the Coif
  • Member
• Real Estate Investment Council, Inc. (Tampa Bay)
  • Member
• Society of Real Estate Professionals
  • Member
• Ryan Nece Foundation
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors, 2019 – 2024

Outside of the Office

Adrienne enjoys spending time with her family and her dog.