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- Representation of a commercial lender in a FHA $62.5 million 270-unit apartment building insured under Section 221(d)(4).
- Representation of a large housing developer, owner, and property management company on the financing and preservation of numerous apartment properties using USDA Section 515 direct loans.
- Served as in-house legal counsel and Acting Field Office Director for HUD’s St. Louis Office with general jurisdiction comprising the Eastern half of Missouri.
- Served as Office of General Counsel Regional Team Lead for HUD/FHA Section 232 residential care facilities and Team Lead for Single Family Foreclosures.
- Coordinated and conducted closings on hundreds of FHA insured multifamily and nursing home loan transactions, many with multilayered financing including low-income housing tax credits, affordable housing credits, tax exempt bonds and federal and local government grants and mortgages.
- Advised lenders, borrowers/developers, title companies and their legal counsel on HUD programs and closing policies and procedures.
- Post closing, served as counsel to HUD’s Multifamily and Healthcare Asset Management Programs focusing on project transfers and sales as well as transfers of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts.
- Served as counsel for HUD’s Community Planning & Development and Public Housing programs.
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Credentials
Education
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1994
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1990, Urban Studies
Bar Admissions
- Missouri
- Illinois
Community Involvement
- Covenant Place St. Louis (Affordable Senior Living), Board Member
- Mission Realty Advisors (Real Estate Solutions for Nonprofits), Board Member
- St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Turkey Fry and Smoke for First Responders, Volunteer