People

Our people will give you their very best: years of carefully built real estate and business expertise, creative and proactive solutions and our dedicated attention to you, our client. Our attorneys have built their reputations on educating clients about real estate and business transactions, and they take a traditional approach to service, establishing a personal connection with each and every client. Our attorneys and paralegals utilize the latest legal technology to not only keep themselves informed with trends in the law, but also to provide seamless services as efficiently as possible.

Jennifer Westerlund Managing Partner

Jennifer grew up in South Florida and graduated from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. in 1997 before beginning her practice as a business transactions lawyer handling a wide variety of corporate and real estate matters. Prior to relocating to Cary in 2013, Jennifer was a partner at Greenberg Traurig in Fort Lauderdale and spent many years practicing at Sidley and Austin in London. Alongside her legal career, Jennifer co-founded and operated two distribution companies that sold products to a big box retailers. In her free time Jennifer enjoys angel investing, kickboxing and cross training and spending time with her husband and four children.

Jennifer is admitted to practice in New York (1998), Florida (2005) and North Carolina (2017).

Nick Webb Attorney

Nick was born in Winter Park, Florida and grew up in Mooresville, North Carolina.  He studied at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law.  In Nick's free time he enjoys watching movies.

Nick is admitted to practice law in North Carolina (2019).

Christy Messer Closing Specialist

Christy is a North Carolina native and has lived in North Carolina her entire life.  She has been a paralegal for more than 20 years, and has expertise in both corproate and real estate transactions.  In Christy's free time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and trying new restaurants.

Jeffrey Zdenek Founder

Jeff graduated from Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1996. Jeff’s family moved to Florida when he was fourteen, where he developed a strong work ethic while working at his parents’ Ace Hardware store in Port Charlotte. Always having a love of real estate, he began practicing real estate law and founded Zdenek Law Firm in 1997. Jeff has built a reputation working with all things real estate related, including his entrepreneurial ventures real estate investing and owning and operating AirBnB properties. In his free time Jeff enjoys playing basketball and tennis, playing his guitar and writing music, reading and spending time at his “getaways” in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia and Love Valley, North Carolina.

Jeff is admitted to practice in North Carolina (1997).