Legal Services & Lawyers

My law practice is devoted to handling complex commercial real estate matters throughout the United States.

I represent both national lending institutions and borrowers in negotiating, documenting and closing mortgage loan and mezzanine loan transactions. I am experienced in representing clients in connection with distressed commercial real estate loans including negotiating forbearance agreements, workouts, restructurings, property acquisitions and dispositions.

I also actively represent clients in commercial real estate acquisition, development, leasing, disposition, sale-leaseback and tenant in common transactions.

As an attorney, I am a general practitioner with focus in the areas of civil litigation, business law, and real estate.

In my civil litigation practice, I represent individuals and businesses in resolving various legal issues, including disputes arising from accidents causing personal injury, as well as cases involving medical malpractice, breach of contract, construction projects, debt collection, landlord/tenant issues, civil rights violations, and administrative appeals.

As part of my business law practice, I provide start-up companies with business planning and development assistance, including creating a business plan, applying for a bank loan, choosing and forming a business entity, and properly establishing customer and vendor accounts. During the operating stage of the business, I work with owners and managers in drafting and reviewing contracts, maintaining compliance with various state and local laws, addressing employee related issues, and handling any business-related legal disputes. I also work with owners in valuing, dissolving, or selling their business.

Before attending law school, I founded and managed several successful businesses in retail, insurance, real estate, and fitness. My personal entrepreneurial experiences allow me to understand legal issues from the perspective of a business owner. These experiences, combined with my business and law degrees, provide me the knowledge and skill necessary to effectively counsel my clients in starting, developing and operating a successful business.

My work as a real estate attorney is multifaceted, and has included real estate purchases and transfers, foreclosure and foreclosure defense, landlord/tenant disputes, eviction and eviction defense, homeowners association litigation, construction contract disputes, mortgage and promissory note drafting and review, property tax assessment disputes, liens, timeshare acquisition and relinquishment, and business property valuation and transfers.