Professional Associations:
· Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
· Ohio State Bar Association
· State Bar of California
Honors/Awards:
· Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Presentations:
· Role of the Board, Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) - October 2009; February 2012
· Commercial Leasing, Ohio CLE Institute
· Franchising
· Risk Management for Nonprofits
Civic/Community Activities:
· Director, Volunteers of America
· Director, The El Salvador Sustainable Economy Mission
· Former Member, Board of Directors; Former Chair, Development Committee, Beaumont School
· Former Member, Board of Directors, Northcoast Community Homes
· Former Director and Secretary, Shaker Family Center
· Volunteer, Malachi House
· Spanish Translator for U.S. Medical Teams in El Salvador
Representative Transactions:
· $10 million plus acquisition of commercial parcels, construction of manufacturing and warehouse facility and complex leasing arrangements in a build-to-suit leasehold transaction.
· Lender representation with regard to financial restructuring for a hotel property, deed in lieu of foreclosure with subsequent sale to a new owner.
· $7-8 million construction loan and permanent financing for acquisition and construction of church property.
· Multimillion dollar loan transaction with security including assignment of rights in numerous commercial promissory notes secured by real property, pledge of stock in a resort development company, collateral assignments of life insurance policies and traditional mortgages.
· Borrower representation in successfully preventing imposition of a receivership thus facilitating private sale of apartment building to the greater benefit of all creditors and the borrower.
· Multimillion dollar sale of well known recording industry label.
· Eight way merger of regional nonprofit land conservancies.
· $17 million acquisition/consolidation of regional social service nonprofit corporation.
Related Articles:
· Nonprofit
- NONPROFIT MERGERS - NOT JUST APPROPRIATE IN TIMES OF FUNDING DIFFICULTY - September 2009
· Business
- 2011 - Company Policy and Lawsuit Related Evidence in the Electronic World: Traps for the Unwary
- 2012 - Application for Property Tax Reduction Due March 31
· Real Estate
- 2012 - Potentially Costly Real Estate Scams Continue
- 2012 - Ohio State Amnesty Program Available May 1 - June 15,