Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1994
• Miami University, B.S., Finance, cum laude, 1990

Admissions

• State Bar of Wisconsin

Awards & Distinctions

• Named to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers list (2010-2012)
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in Real Estate Law (2009-2013)
• Ranked in Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Real Estate (2008 - 2013)

Representative Work

• Assisted largest regional grocery retailer with purchase, sale, sale-lease back, leasing and development of multi-store locations, including multi-store acquisitions, expansion in the marketplace, re-development of existing stores, and negotiations with national developers and retailers of leases and shopping center operating agreements.
• Assisted a local developer in land assemblage, development and lease negotiations of multiple national retail pharmacy locations.
• Assisted several local developers in the acquisition, development, leasing and sale of retail shopping centers, including extensive work negotiating leases and shopping center operating agreements with big box, mid box, and small national retailers.
• Assisted several national and regional retailers in its site selection, development and leasing of multi-store locations.
• Assisted fast food restaurant owner in the leasing and development of new locations, including drafting and negotiating leases, management and licensing arrangements.
• Assisted a local manufacturing company with the expansion of its facility.
• Assisted a national financial institution in the development and leasing of a suburban office park.
• Assisted local developer with the development of corporate headquarters for a Fortune 500 company.
• Assisted Asset Manager with leasing and management of multiple office, retail and industrial properties owned in the "tenant in common" (TIC) structure.
• Assisted real estate developers in developing multi-family condominiums, including drafting declarations and disclosure materials, forming non-stock corporations to manage and control the common elements, negotiating and closing the sale of individual condominium units.
• Assisted investment property owners with simultaneous, deferred and reverse Section 1031 like-kind exchanges.
• Assisted a variety of tenants and landlords in the drafting and negotiations of office, industrial and retail leases.
• Assisted major local home builder with the acquisition of land, formation of homeowner’s association, and development of declaration for the creation of residential subdivisions.
• Assisted several national banking institutions in drafting, negotiating and closing numerous construction, mortgage, asset-based, equipment, and floor plan loans.

Professional Associations

• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) - Wisconsin Alliance Co-Chair
• NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association - Member
• Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin - Member
• Milwaukee Bar Association

Teaching Positions

• CARW - Continuing Education for Commercial Realtors, Instructor 2012

Articles and Presentations

• Annual Survey of Wisconsin Law, 2002 and 2003, Co-author of Real Property Section