Cynthia W. Eller

Cindy focuses her practice in real estate and banking with a concentration in commercial transactions.

Practice Highlights

• Over 28 years of experience in commercial real estate transactions including preparation and negotiation of leases, contracts, and easements. She also has extensive experience in representing developers in purchases of large acreage.
• Served as in-house counsel for the real estate department of McDonald’s Corporation for 10 years. While at McDonald's, Cindy handled real estate transactions throughout the United States.
• Represents lenders by, among other things, preparing loan documents, reviewing loan packages (including title work), and advising on miscellaneous issues.
• Represents buyers and sellers in complex commercial transactions.
• Represents borrowers and lenders in SBA loan transactions.

Professional Affiliations

• 28th Judicial District Bar
• American Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Real Property Section, 1996 – present
  • Council Member, 2009 – present
• North Carolina Land Title Association
• North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  • At-large member of the Board of Directors 2011
• Real Estate Law Association of North Carolina (RELANC)
  • Board Member, 2012 – present

Recognitions

• North Carolina Best Lawyer, NC Magazine, May/June 2009
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2006
• Leadership Asheville, 2002
• Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year, 1999 – 2000

Cindy was born in Dublin, G.A., grew up in High Point, N.C., and moved to Asheville in 1994. She and her husband, John, love to travel throughout the U.S. and abroad. They have one son and two grandchildren.

One of Cindy’s favorite memories is seeing the Beatles in concert at Fulton Stadium in Atlanta in 1965.

Favorite Food:
Chocolate

Favorite Artists:
Beatles

Favorite Music:
Oldies and jazz

Favorite Book:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Community Involvement

• Buncombe County Board of Equalization & Review, 2002 – 2005
  • Past Chair
• Buncombe County Medical Society Foundation
  • Board of Directors, 2004 – present
  • Secretary
  • The Mediation Center
    • Volunteer Mediator, 1994 – 2006
    • Chair, 2005
  • The Vanderbilt Apartments
    • Board Member, 1998 – 2007
    • President, 2003 – 2004
  • Western North Carolina Community Foundation Real Estate Foundation
    • Board Member, 2009 – present
  • Women for Women