Steven Carr, with over 30 years of legal experience, is a distinguished business lawyer known for his work with lenders and real estate developers. In 2008, he joined Ellinger & Carr as a founding member, focusing his practice on affordable housing development and other complex commercial transactions.

Steve represents developers and lenders in affordable housing transactions and community development projects, involving multiple layers of financing and low-income housing tax credits. He serves as lead counsel to developer clients throughout the course of a transaction, from negotiation of purchase agreements  to exploring title and real estate issues to navigating complex financial structures to get to closing.

Additionally, Steve represents municipalities in their community development efforts, including assistance with the development of lending programs, serving as lender counsel on behalf of municipalities, and exploring options for opportunities and partnerships for affordable housing between municipalities and community partners. He also represents nonprofit organizations, including assistance with obtaining tax-exempt status.

Steve holds an AV Peer Review Rating for the Highest Level of Professional Excellence.

Steve’s speaking engagements include the following:

• Business Attorney Ethics in a Post-COVID World: Is everything a ZOOM call? Annual Commissioners Workshop, Carolinas Council of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
• Making Choices and Risk Management: The Role of Counsel in Personnel Management, Carolinas Council of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Annual Conference.
• Social Media, Partnerships and Employers, Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, San Diego, CA.
• Tax Credit Year 15 Exit Strategies and Options: Protecting the PHA and the PHA’s Nonprofit in Low Income Housing Credit and Community Development Transactions, Southeastern Regional Conference of Housing and Redevelopment Officials National Conference, Louisiana.

Education and Admissions

• Washburn University School of Law (J.D.)
• Washburn University (B.A., Political Science and History)
• Admitted and licensed to practice in North Carolina and Florida