Catherine Robinson Email & Phone Number

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Catherine advises both lenders and business borrowers in secured loan transactions, such as financing business and real estate acquisitions, providing working capital, and construction and development loans. Her practice also includes commercial leasing for both landlords and tenants, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and real estate development. Some of her clients include financial institutions, corporations, developers, owners and non-profits.

Attorney specializing in zoning, land use, and real estate development, as well as commercial real estate and business transactions.

Takoma Park, Maryland

Mclean, Virginia

Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate and Business Law• Drafted and reviewed contracts, loan documentation, opinion letters, and lease abstracts. Conducted due diligence review and prepared for commercial closings. Drafted operating agreements and authorizing resolutions.• Representative clients included Fortune 500 companies, large family-owned businesses and non-profit organizations.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Practice Areas: Commercial real estate, land use and zoning, natural resources, water law, municipal law and administrative law.• Negotiated, drafted and reviewed complex contracts and agreements, including real estate purchase agreements, commercial leases, public-private partnership agreements, joint powers agreements, development agreements, and memoranda of understanding.• Represented large developers in negotiating affordable housing requirements, obtaining and retaining entitlements such as water and wastewater service, working with homeowners associations, and complying with subdivision requirements.• Served as lead general counsel for several political subdivisions, including a water and sanitation district, a conservancy district, and a small municipality.• Represented public and private clients in all aspects of state and federal water and natural resources law, including the evaluation of claims to natural resources and the acquisition and transfer of water rights. Advised clients on strategies for obtaining required permits and decrees. Drafted and reviewed loan documentation for loans secured by water rights and other natural resources. Prepared title opinions for water rights, and mineral interests.• Represented public and private clients in administrative hearings before the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and in district court.• Researched and drafted pleadings, briefs, discovery requests and responses, mediation position statements, legal memoranda and reports. Prepared for and participated in depositions and mediations.• Representative clients included developers, national and international corporations, nationally chartered banks, non-profit associations, political subdivisions and municipalities, a public university, and private individuals.

Amarillo, Texas

Practice Areas: Commercial and residential real estate, corporate law, estate planning, foreclosures, oil and gas, wind leases, and church law.• Advised a national trust company in its role as trustee for bondholders on church bond issues in default all over the United States, including the preparation of forbearance agreements and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, and engaging and supervising local counsel when necessary.• Drafted and reviewed real estate purchase agreements, loan documentation, easements, licenses, shopping center leases, office leases, residential leases, and restrictive covenants. Prepared for and participated in commercial and residential closings. Worked with homeowners and condominium associations to enforce restrictive covenants and take collection action as necessary. Negotiated settlements of real estate and construction disputes. Conducted non-judicial foreclosure proceedings. Reviewed and negotiated the terms of mineral and wind leases.• Met with clients to determine estate planning needs and goals, and structured estate plans to achieve those goals. Drafted wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts.• Formed and advised business entities. Drafted corporate governance documents, including shareholder agreements and buy-sell agreements.• Representative clients included a national trust company serving as the paying agent and trustee for church and municipal bonds, a state bank, developers, builders, real estate investors, family-owned businesses, and individuals.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba)