Commercial Real estate attorney offering experience representing clients in the real estate, travel, and hospitality industries. Expertise includes acquisitions, finance, land use, construction, sales and leasing issues.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lawson & Scribbles, Attorneys-At-Law, Indianapolis, IN 2006 – Present
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
- Represent developers, lenders, investors, retailers, brokers and contractors.
- Serve as legal counsel to the Real Estate Commission and Rent Control Board.
- Draft title insurance policies, examine/prepare closing documents, and conduct closings.
- Coordinate all aspects of title searches, title review, and preparation of title commitments.
- Act as point person for governing agencies and ensure EPA compliance.
Broyle, Bindy & Towers, Indianapolis, IN 2002 – 2006
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
- Executed foreclosure actions from initial title search through final judgment.
- Prepared purchase and sale contracts, title commitments, settlement statements, deeds, and promissory notes for commercial properties in the travel and hospitality industries, such as travel agencies, motels, and restaurants.
- Drafted legal documents such as easement conveyances and Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure.
- Managed bank lending, real estate acquisition, disposition, and lease transactions.
- Negotiated agreements with builders, land owners, utility companies, and municipalities.
Legal Builds, Indianapolis, IN 1997 – 2002
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
- Provided counsel on transactions, closings, sales, purchases, M&As, and regulatory compliance.
- Drafted wills, trusts, power of attorneys, health proxies and estate planning related documents.
- Prepared summonses, complaints, answers, pre-trial discovery demands.
- Negotiated, structured and drafted commercial and residential realty contracts.
EDUCATION
Indianapolis School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
Master of Science in Real Estate Law – 1996
Marian University, Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor of Science in Business Management – 1993