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PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS
General corporate counsel to national, regional and emergent businesses in daily contracts and affairs, organization, financing, transactions and governance.
Counsel to biotechnology, medical, manufacturing, industrial, nonprofit, school, professional, distribution, retail and development clients in multi-million dollar strategic leasing, development, construction, and real estate acquisition projects.
Counsel to manufacturing, service, professional, construction, automotive, real estate, agricultural, energy, restaurant, and distribution clients in mergers and acquisitions.
Counsel to banks or borrowers in multi-million dollar large corporate and middle market syndicated loan originations, including international facilities.
Counsel to City of Grand Rapids DDA on Maya Lin Park, Skywalks, Monroe Mall, Convention Center, Police Center Condominium, and Parking Condominium developments.
Counsel to Autocam Corporation in registered public offerings, SEC reporting and going- private transaction.
Counsel to technology and manufacturing clients in angel round financing, and counsel to real estate, manufacturing, finance and restaurant clients in private placements and registered public offerings.
Counsel to Grand Rapids Downtown Alliance, Local First, His Harvest Ministries, Prayerworks, Survivor Quest and others in nonprofit organization, qualification, recognition of tax-exempt status, and governance.
Counsel to hospitality, restaurant and banking clients in liquor license transfers.
Counsel to families on intergenerational wealth transfers.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.
Grand Rapids Downtown Alliance
Grand Hotel
Great American Publishing, Inc.
Hope Network
JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
Lake Michigan Academy
Oakcrest Manor
Phillips & Johnston, Inc.
Porter Hills Home Health Care
Porter Hills Retirement Communities & Services
Sara Lee Corporation
Survivor Quest
VIO, Inc.
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Banking & Financial Services
Construction
Corporate
Corporate Finance
Educational Institutions
Estate Planning & Administration
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nonprofit Organizations
Real Estate
Securities
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section, Co-Chair, Residential Transactions Committee
Dickinson Wright Real Estate Newsletter, Editor
US Green Building Council, West Michigan Chapter
State Bar of Michigan (Business, Real Estate and Estate Planning Sections)
Grand Rapids Bar Association
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Transitional Housing Council (Liz's House/My Sister's House), Board of Directors
Lake Michigan Academy, Board of Directors
Grand Rapids Children's Museum, Endowment Committee Member
Haven Builders, General Counsel
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Author, "Green Building Basics," ALI-ABA's The Real Property Lawyer & The Voice of Experience, 2008
Contributor, "Construction Lending," A Practitioner's Guide to Construction Law by John Cameron
Presenter, "Green Building Basics" State Bar of Michigan ICLE 2008
Presenter, ALI-ABA "Green Building Basics from a Green Building Consultant & A Real Property Lawyer" September, 2008
Presenter, Business Boot Camp, State Bar of Michigan ICLE 2006
Presenter, Real Estate Legislative Update, Grand Rapids Bar Association 1997
Co-Author, 72 University of Detroit Mercy Law Review 563; ABA Professional Liability Update, "Redefining the Professional: The Policies and Unregulated Development of Consultant Malpractice Liability," 1995
EDUCATION
Alma College, B.A. 1992 (summa cum laude, in 3 years)
Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Phi Beta Kappa
Notre Dame Law School, J.D. 1995 (cum laude)
America Jurisprudence Award, Property Law |
