Wallace D. Bonner Jr.



Wallace D. Bonner Jr.
Mr. Bonner is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Law practice group. For over twenty years, Mr. Bonner has advised clients on all aspects of residential, commercial, agricultural, and timberland real estate acquisition and financing.
Areas of Practice
- Residential Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate
- Agricultural Real Estate
- Business Law and Transactions
- Corporate Law
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
J.D., cum laude, 1994 - Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina
B.S., magna cum laude, 1990
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
Bar Admission
- Georgia, 1994
Honors and Awards
- Georgia Law Review, 1992-1993 (Member)
- Named to the Inaugural Class of the “Southwest Georgia 40 under 40” by the Albany Herald
- Distinguished Club President, Exchange Club of Albany
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Member, 2013-2019.
- Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia Newsletter, Editor 2013-2015.
- Albany Board of Realtors, Board Attorney and Affiliate Member
Presentations and Publications
- Easement Issues under the Title Standards – Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2014
- Integrated Mortgage Disclosure Rules and Regulations – Albany Board of Realtors and Albany Mortgage Bankers, 2015
- Special Issues When Closing Agricultural Properties – Real Property Law Institute, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2019
- Trends in Real Estate Fraud, Albany Board of Realtors, 2023
- Probate Issues – What Do you Mean “The Seller is Dead” – Albany Board of Realtors, 2024
- Moore, Clarke, DuVall & Rodgers, P.C., Annual Banking Seminar, Regular presenter 2003 to present
Other Professional and Community Activities
- Flint River Habitat for Humanity, Past President and Member
- Exchange Club of Albany, Past President and Member
Mr. Bonner has counseled real estate developers, realtors, investors, purchasers, and sellers in real estate transactions. Mr. Bonner’s clients include numerous banks, mortgage lenders, agricultural lenders, and Small Business Administration lenders in connection with real estate and business transactions.
A substantial portion of Mr. Bonner’s practice involves commercial, agricultural, and timberland real estate transactions. Mr. Bonner’s commercial practice includes negotiation of purchase agreements, title examination, and closing of properties such as hotels, shopping centers, apartment complexes, convenience stores, warehouse space, and restaurants. His commercial real estate practice also involves similar services for transactions involving large farm, timber, and hunting tracts across southern Georgia. Additionally, Mr. Bonner provides commercial, agricultural, and timberland real estate title examination services for properties across South Georgia for a national title insurance company.
Mr. Bonner’s practice also includes residential real estate transactions. For over ten years, Mr. Bonner has served as the Board Attorney for the Albany Board of Realtors. In that capacity, Mr. Bonner provides frequent seminars on pertinent topics involving contracts, closings, and regulatory matters affecting realtors, lenders, purchasers, and sellers.
Mr. Bonner was born and raised in Forsyth, Georgia. Mr. Bonner is married to the former Jennifer Bateman, of Albany, Georgia, and they have three children.










