Steven R. Smith Steve is a member of the Real Estate and Finance Practice Groups. He has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial real estate law.
Steve represents commercial lenders in all types of real estate transactions including construction and permanent financing of a wide-variety of projects. Steve represents many regional developers on a wide variety of projects, including multi-family apartments, condominium, office warehouse, single family residential subdivisions, suburban office, hospitality, downtown office mixed use, as well as retail shopping centers.
Steve has also represented national developers and tenants on several retail shopping center developments throughout the United States.
He has worked on the acquisition, zoning, leasing, construction, permanent financing and sale of all types of projects.
Steve is also a licensed Title Agent in the State of Ohio. He is the manager of 2800 Company, LLC, an agent for First American title Insurance Company and Ohio Republic Title Insurance Company
Education
with honors, University of Cincinnati, 1981
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Dayton School of Law, 1984
Admitted to Practice
Ohio, 1984
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1984
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Cincinnati Bar Association Admissions Committee
International Council of Shopping Centers
Licensed Ohio Title Agent
Ohio Land Title Association
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008
Selected Publications and Presentations
Steve is a frequent speaker before legal and realtor seminars in Cincinnati on a wide range of real estate topics. Steve just recently held a seminar for his clients regarding topics in Title, Survey and Conveyancing of Real Property
He has spoken before the CBA and OSBA on real estate law and title topics.
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