
Zachary J. Carls
Professional Experience
Zachary J. Carls is an associate attorney at GPS Law Group. Zachary specializes in commercial real estate transactions and hard money lending. He understands the unique legal needs of lenders and works diligently to mitigate risks and protect their interest throughout the lending process—including modifications, extensions, and workouts pertaining to existing loans and lines of credit.Â
Zachary strives to provide lenders with great security, while also helping them maintain a good working relationship with their clients. Zachary drafts and reviews essential documents needed for loans, and the sale, acquisition, leasing, and development of commercial real estate. Such work includes, among other things, the drafting of promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, guarantees, mezzanine pledge agreements, opinion letters, purchase and sale agreements, subordination agreements, leases, licensing agreements, deeds, and easement declarations. He also reviews title work and conducts due diligence on behalf of his clients.
Education
Zachary earned his law degree from Penn State Law in 2019 and is licensed to practice in both Maryland and Pennsylvania.