A partner since 1985, Craig offers extensive experience in commercial real estate and development law, including issues related to acquisition, leasing and development, zoning and land use regulation and government regulation and permitting. He has assisted clients in the use of numerous economic development programs such as Tax Increment Financing, Special Business Districts and Community Improvement Districts. In the wireless telecommunications industry, he represents national carriers and tower companies in developing wireless communications towers and related infrastructure. He also has represented regulated and non-regulated owners and operators of multi-site fiber-optic networks using public rights of way, utility easement and pole attachment and conduit licensing agreements. Craig has served as the city attorney for Maplewood, Mo., since 1988. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation-Land Use & Zoning, Litigation-Real Estate, Real Estate Law, 1995-2012; Land Use & Zoning Lawyer of the Year, 2011; St. Louis Real Estate Lawyer of the Year, 2012 · Chambers USA, Real Estate Law (Missouri), 2010-2011 · Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers · Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Real Estate Law, 2005-2011; Top 100, 2005-2008; Top 50 in St. Louis, 2006-2008 · Who's Who in America · Who's Who in American Law Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section; Urban, State and Local Government Law Section; Communication Law Forum · American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Chair, Land Use/Environmental Committee · The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Real Estate and Development Committee · International Council of Shopping Centers · The Missouri Bar, Property Law Committee, Local Public Law Committee, Regional Disciplinary Committee · Missouri Economic Development Financing Association · Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association · St. Louis County Municipal Attorneys Association · Urban Land Institute Experience · Represented a leading wireless and data network company in development of hundreds of wireless communication transmission sites, switches, microwave hubs, retail stores, warehouses and office locations in Missouri and Illinois, from infancy of the wireless communication industry through the present. Includes real estate, zoning and construction matters. · Represented several regulated and non-regulated owners and operators of multi-site fiber-optic networks utilizing public rights of way, utility easements and pole attachment and conduit licensing agreements · Represented electric utility in connection with pole attachment agreement with telecommunications company · Experienced with use of economic development programs, including TIF, Chapter 353 Urban Redevelopment, Planned Industrial Expansion Authority, LCRA, Neighborhood Improvement Districts, Special Business Districts, Community Improvement Districts and Chapter 100 projects News & Publications News 10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars 10.13.11, Twelve Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 6.13.11, Husch Blackwell Receives High Rankings, Praise from Clients in Chambers USA 2011 10.28.10, Six Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named Best Lawyers 2011 Lawyers of the Year 10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars 10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys 7.8.08, Guide to World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers Recognizes Missouri Attorney Publications 8.25.10, Missouri Implements New Notice and Public Comment Requirements for Some Public Meetings 1.1.06, Telecom Settlements and Negotiations: A Focus on Telecom Real Estate 1.1.97, Municipal Revenues, Taxation and Expenditures, Supplement to Chapter 5, Local Government Law, The Missouri Bar Events 3.1.06, Katrina, Rita and More - Environmental and Land Use Aspects of Natural Disasters, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Kiawah, S.C.
Speaking Engagements 3.1.06, Real Estate: Focus on Downtown Development, St. Louis Business Journal
Speaking Engagements 1.1.06, Winning Legal Strategies for Cities and Municipalities, ReedLogic Seminar
Speaking Engagements 5.1.04, Abandoned Cables under the 2002 NEC Code Amendments, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), St. Louis, Mo.
Speaking Engagements 1.1.04, Getting Ink on Paper in the Digital Age, International Council of Shopping Centers, St. Louis, Mo.
Speaking Engagements 6.1.03, Assigning/Subleasing Commercial Leases, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Speaking Engagements 1.1.99, Selecting a Developer: Practice, Procedures and Public Policy, Missouri Tax Increment Finance Association, Kansas City, Mo.
Speaking Engagements 1.1.99, Wireless Communication Site Leases, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
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