Jim Butler established and maintained the first-ever hotel law blog where more than 1,000 articles have been written or published by Jim and his team. Jim created a We Wrote the Book series of popular practical handbooks for the hotel industry. He either wrote, co-authored or edited the following works in this series:
- The HMA & Franchise Agreement Handbook (Hotel Management Agreements & Franchise Agreements for Owners, Developers, Lenders & Operators
- Lenders Handbook for Troubled Hotels, A Practical Guide
- How to Buy a Hotel Handbook
- ADA Compliance and Defense Guide
- Alternate Strategies for Troubled Hotel Loans: Lender and Borrower Considerations for Choosing Workout, Receiver, Deed in Lieu, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy
- The Developer’s EB-5 Handbook for Construction Financing
Articles
- Interview, “Serving People and Addressing Complexities Drive Hospitality Lawyer’s Storied Career,” Of Counsel Magazine, March 26, 2025
- Interview, ““EB-5 Visa Program In Limbo As Calif. Lawsuit Seeks Relief,” Law360, April 29, 2022.
- Co-Author, “Can a Hotel Ever Be “Single Asset Real Estate” For Bankruptcy Purposes? What Is “SARE” and Who Cares?” American Bar Association’s RPTE eReport, May 31, 2021
- Co-Author, “Hotel Lawyer: Increasing Distressed Hotel Loans and Troubled Hotel Assets,” Hotel News Resource, April 27, 2020.
- Author, “Coronavirus COVID-19 force majeure: Contract provisions and governing law are important,” Hospitality Net, March 9, 2020
