My practice includes all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, redeveloping, and real estate finance, which includes traditional financing, bridge/mezz financing, and Historic Tax Credits. My practice also includes transaction structuring, property taxation, abatement & exemptions, and tax-advantaged investments.

My practice includes all aspects of commercial real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, developing, redeveloping, and real estate finance, which includes traditional financing, bridge/mezz financing, and Historic Tax Credits. My practice also includes transaction structuring, property taxation, abatement & exemptions, and tax-advantaged investments.Transactions Include: REAL ESTATE- Represented buyer on the acquisition and finance of 25+ shopping centers. - Represented buyer on the acquisition of drug rehabilitation centers.- Represented seller on the sale of a 230-lot mobile home park.- Represented purchaser on all real estate matters relating to the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a competitor, which included 5 leased facilities and substantial zoning and use issues. - Represent skilled nursing and assisted living facility owners and operators in drafting acquisition, leasing and divestiture documents for long-term care facilities throughout the country.- Represented a purchaser in the purchase of a retail storefront for the expansion of his business, utilizing SBA 504 financing. REAL ESTATE FINANCE- Represented multiple developers on the historic rehabilitation of significant downtown skyscrapers, utilizing federal historic tax credits and state historic preservation tax credits, in addition to traditional construction and bridge financing. - Represent developers with tax credit-financed projects, including federal and state historic preservation tax credits and new market tax credits.- Represented lender on construction loan and revolver.- Represent borrowers on real estate financing-related matters for the acquisition and refinancing of skill nursing and assisted living facilities. - Represented Lender on multi-million dollar bond-financing purchase for the redevelopment of vacant land.- Represent Lenders on multi-million dollar construction loans

BANKING & FINANCE- Represented multiple borrowers in the refinance of expiring C&I loans.- Represented borrower in amending and restating $15 million credit agreement.- Represented lender in $3.7 million real estate loan in Northeast Ohio.- Represented lender in refinance of $1.9 million real estate loan in Northeast Ohio.- Created equipment loan template documents for lender.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS- Represented the shareholders of a company in a $20 million private equity recapitalization.- Represented the shareholders of a company that manufactures and provides logistics for a complete line of gas management systems, compressed gas fittings, assemblies and manifolds for the alternative fuel, welding, cryogenic, medical and specialty gas markets throughout the world in a stock sale to a private equity firm for a purchase price of over $40 million.- Represented seller in sale of dental practice and related real estate.- Counsel to seller-physicians in the $9 million sale of a midsize medical practice to a large local hospital system.REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION- Represented buyer in purchase of $16 million distribution and warehouse facility.- Represented seller in sale of distribution facility for $2 million.- Represented seller in sale and leaseback of distribution facility for $3.75 million.- Represented purchaser in purchase of land and grant of permanent easement from railroad to facilitate multimillion dollar distribution facility expansion.- Represented purchaser in purchase of 23 acres of residential real estate for $1.6 million.TRUSTS & ESTATES- Drafted multiple complex estate plans for high net worth families to facilitate transfer of wealth to next generation and charitable organizations, utilizing advanced estate planning strategies such as GRATs, FLPs, ILITs, and IDGTs.- Drafted multiple private settlement agreements to resolve trustee/beneficiary issues and clarify terms of trusts.

Tax and estate planning, tax controversy, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, real estate transactions

Research assistant for a legal writing professor and for a sports law professor. Duties included tutoring 1Ls in legal writing, editing and proofing a manuscript for publication, contract drafting and review, and assisting with whatever else would arise.

Responsibilities included: federal and state tax filings, SEC compliance, FAS 109, quarterly and annual report filings, international taxation research, and industry analysis.

Tax compliance focused on large real estate developers, high net worth individuals, trust taxation, and corporations. Participated in a 6 week rotation in Hyderabad, India, to develop, train, and supervise 65 staff accountants.