Professional Associations:

· Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

· Ohio State Bar Association

· State Bar of California

Honors/Awards:

· Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

· 2013 Recipient, Beaumont Award, Beaumont School's highest honor recognizing those who have contributed time, effort and support to the Beaumont community, school, faculty and students.

Presentations:

· "The William R. Joseph Role of the Board," Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU): The Center for Nonprofit Excellence - October 2009; 2012 - present

· 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:

· Business
- 2012 - Enforcing Employee Noncompetes Post-Merger

· Nonprofit
- 2009 - NONPROFIT MERGERS - NOT JUST APPROPRIATE IN TIMES OF FUNDING DIFFICULTY

· 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 Tax Amnesty Program Available May 1 - June 15

· Employment
- 2012 - Assuring Your Employees' Noncompete Still Applies Post-Merger

· Nonprofit
- 2012 - Temporary Homeless Housing Exempt from Ohio Landlord Tenant Act