I primarily counsel clients within the firm's Real Estate & Tax Credit practice group, which entails reviewing and negotiating leases, contract agreements and loan documents. I have in-depth experience handling transactions involving a variety of financing methods, including low-income housing tax credit financing. I regularly assist with M&A transactions and have extensive experience advising clients through all phases of selling and acquiring businesses, including analyzing… Show more I primarily counsel clients within the firm's Real Estate & Tax Credit practice group, which entails reviewing and negotiating leases, contract agreements and loan documents. I have in-depth experience handling transactions involving a variety of financing methods, including low-income housing tax credit financing. I regularly assist with M&A transactions and have extensive experience advising clients through all phases of selling and acquiring businesses, including analyzing contractual and operational due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and ensuring corporate governance compliance. I further advise clients throughout the acquisition process, bringing harmony to lease and real estate matters as well as coordinating and negotiating financing. Show less

I am adept at critically reviewing leases, contract agreements and loan documents, as well as negotiating. I also have in-depth experience handling transactions that involve bond financing and low-income housing tax credit financing.Further, I have drafted motions, briefs and pleadings for administrative and federal judicial proceedings in my past role as an attorney for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

I primarily provide legal advice to federal agencies in connection with multi-family housing loan closings, community facilities loan closings, and water and sewer project closings. I prepare and review the loan closing documents including promissory notes, deeds of trust/ mortgages, loan agreements, security agreements, UCCs, bond ordinances/resolutions, restrictive use agreements, and subordination agreements. Such transactions involve a variety of financing including bond financing and… Show more I primarily provide legal advice to federal agencies in connection with multi-family housing loan closings, community facilities loan closings, and water and sewer project closings. I prepare and review the loan closing documents including promissory notes, deeds of trust/ mortgages, loan agreements, security agreements, UCCs, bond ordinances/resolutions, restrictive use agreements, and subordination agreements. Such transactions involve a variety of financing including bond financing and low-income housing tax credit financing. Additionally, I represent the USDA and its agencies in administrative and judicial proceedings and provide assistance to the Department of Justice and to U.S. Attorneys in connection with all litigation, at both trial and appellate levels, pending in both Federal and State courts. Show less

As an Associate Attorney for Clayborn & Associates, I worked part of a development team organized to bring a property to closing on a strict deadline. I prepared documents for entity formation and reviewed due diligence items in all development transactions, which included reviewing title commitments, surveys and plats, and addressing title defects. These development projects consisted of multi-family housing projects financed with LIHTC, commercial development projects, projects partially… Show more As an Associate Attorney for Clayborn & Associates, I worked part of a development team organized to bring a property to closing on a strict deadline. I prepared documents for entity formation and reviewed due diligence items in all development transactions, which included reviewing title commitments, surveys and plats, and addressing title defects. These development projects consisted of multi-family housing projects financed with LIHTC, commercial development projects, projects partially financed with new market tax credits, and bond financed projects. In addition, I negotiated purchase and sale agreements, conventional leases, ground leases and easements where needed. Further, we served as general counsel to several corporate and quasi-governmental entities including economic development and community development corporations. In this role, I provided legal advice to the governing body of the organization which included addressing governance issues pursuant to Missouri’s Sunshine Law, amending governing documents, and representing the client in real estate transactions from origination, to closing, to loan servicing. Further, the firm prepared and conducted Missouri and federal foreclosures on behalf of lien holders and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Show less

Provided legal advice and advocacy assistance to elderly Kansas residents on matters relating to Real Estate, Medicaid, Estate Planning, Tort Defense, Guardianships/Conservatorships, and Collections.

I worked as a Legal Intern for the United States Department of Agriculture in its Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). The OGC provides legal advice and services to the Secretary of Agriculture and to all other officials and agencies of the Department with respect to USDA programs and activities. During my tenure with the OGC, I drafted pleadings for judicial foreclosures in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa and provided notice to appropriate parties in the sale. I also reviewed and provided comments… Show more I worked as a Legal Intern for the United States Department of Agriculture in its Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). The OGC provides legal advice and services to the Secretary of Agriculture and to all other officials and agencies of the Department with respect to USDA programs and activities. During my tenure with the OGC, I drafted pleadings for judicial foreclosures in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa and provided notice to appropriate parties in the sale. I also reviewed and provided comments on general obligation and revenue bond documents for community facility loan closings. Additionally, I assisted the Senior Staff Attorneys on several litigation matters and administrative hearings. Show less

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I worked as a paralegal for three (3) years at the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC. In that role, I drafted an array of real estate legal documents, assisted in large real estate closing transactions, and assisted the real estate attorneys in landlord tenant hearings; representing large cooperatives and large scale multifamily developments. Additional skills included legal research; client coordination; records and docket management; and preparation of pleadings and related court filings.I also… Show more I worked as a paralegal for three (3) years at the Hardwick Law Firm, LLC. In that role, I drafted an array of real estate legal documents, assisted in large real estate closing transactions, and assisted the real estate attorneys in landlord tenant hearings; representing large cooperatives and large scale multifamily developments. Additional skills included legal research; client coordination; records and docket management; and preparation of pleadings and related court filings.I also provided essential client support to the Elder Law and Probate attorneys in the firm. In this role, I drafted estate planning documents; including Guardian and Conservator Petitions, communicated regularly with banks and investment corporations, and assisted with probate administration cases. Show less