Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Shumaker's commercial leasing group has the depth of experience and expertise to provide counsel on any type of leasing transaction, as well as any landlord-tenant issues or disputes that may arise, whether it be from the perspective of the owner, property manager, or tenant.

Shumaker represents landlords and property management companies in all phases of negotiating, drafting and enforcing lease agreements. Our experienced team of professionals understand that successful commercial landlords expect practical and competent legal advice. Whether we are negotiating a lease or prosecuting an eviction, our lawyers provide responsive and aggressive representation. We also have significant experience in prosecuting landlord's rights in bankruptcy court and defending property owners against Title III of the ADA architectural accessibility lawsuits. We represent the interests of many national property owners and local property managers across Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio.

Shumaker also represents tenant entities seeking to lease space in any type of commercial property, including office, retail, healthcare, warehouse, and industrial, from the negotiation and drafting of the lease agreement itself to any issues that might arise during the lease relationship. Our leasing group has the experience and expertise to quickly identify the issues most important to our clients' particular interests and to negotiate a balanced lease agreement that best protects those interests, as well as to interpret, defend, and enforce such lease terms when necessary.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting individuals of diverse backgrounds to ensure that our firm reflects the clients we represent and our values of inclusion.  We believe that embracing differences in ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status, religion, and other characteristics, helps us consider the full range of perspectives our clients face and the goals they seek to achieve, allowing us to provide more creative, insightful, and complete guidance and counsel.  By affirmatively embracing and appreciating those differences, we create a supportive working environment at Shumaker for all individuals of the firm.

Diversity in Action

Shumaker's commitment to diversity is reflected in the following measures:

1. Creation of a Diversity & Inclusion Committee to coordinate and direct our diversity initiatives. Our committee is made up of partners (including at least one member of the Firm’s management committee), associates and administrative personnel.
2. Recipient of the 2013 Gold Standard Certification by Women in Law Empowerment Forum, which is given only to firms that have demonstrated that women represent a meaningful percentage of their equity partners, are involved in the highest leadership positions and have meaningful representation in the ranks of the firm’s most highly compensated partners. Shumaker was one of only 42 firms in the country to have received this prestigious award in 2013.
3. Creation of Shumaker’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, a firm-sponsored group dedicated to promoting, developing and fostering the potential of our female attorneys, helping them to navigate a path to a successful and satisfying legal career at the Firm, and to serve as leaders within the legal and business communities.
4. Membership and active participation in organizations that support diversity initiatives in our communities. Such organizations include, without limitation, racial, ethnic, disability, gender/LGBT and age initiatives.
5. Diversity in our hiring, advancement and leadership practices, for attorneys as well as staff members, including our Summer Associate Program.
6. Annual participation in the Toledo Bar Association’s Minority Clerkship Program.
7. Annual participation in the Ohio State Bar Foundation Law and Leadership Program, a program to establish a pipeline into the legal profession for disadvantaged students from underserved schools.
8. Membership in Partners in Education, a program in which our employees serve as tutors and mentors and provide ongoing financial support to area schools and students in need.
9. Cultivation of leadership opportunities among all attorneys and staff, recognizing the importance and benefit of diversity in leadership.
10. Firm-wide participation in periodic diversity education seminars or training programs.
11. Informal programs implemented firm-wide to enhance our awareness and understanding of the importance and benefits of diversity among our workforce and promote inclusion.