The real estate group regularly advises on the purchase, development, sale, and financing of properties ranging from vacant land to residential, commercial, and industrial projects, including resorts, golf courses, hotels, ski areas, residential communities, athletic clubs, restaurants, warehouses, and shopping centers. Our attorneys are skilled at negotiating and closing acquisitions and sales, financing transactions, commercial leases, 1031 exchanges, construction loans, and workouts involving nonperforming loans and assets. They have extensive experience in land use and zoning matters and in representing homeowners, condominium, and other community associations. Our real estate attorneys also have represented clients in complex foreclosures and receiverships, mechanics’ lien claims, eminent domain proceedings, and other litigation involving real estate matters.

Real Estate Related Areas

• Acquisitions, Sales, and Leasing
• Community and Homeowners Associations
• Construction Law
• Development
• Eminent Domain
• Finance
• Land Use / Zoning
• Land Use Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation

Attorneys serving Real Estate

• Berkowitz, Larry W.
• Dalton, Matthew R.
• Dykstra, Russell W.
• Grimshaw, Thomas T.
• Hanley, Paul J.
• Harring, Wendy J.
• Hunsaker, James M.
• Kron, Norman F.
• Mayers, Lisa K.
• McNeish, Gilbert F.

As counsel to special districts, our firm has been involved in developments ranging from approximately 5 acres to developments in excess of 25,000 acres.  Our bond attorneys have been responsible for hundreds of securities transactions connected with the formation and/or financing of counties, municipalities, special districts, and other political subdivisions. In these transactions, the firm has represented issuers, underwriters, developers, letter of credit providers, investors, and others.

Our representation of special districts also includes litigation of matters such as annexations, elections, land use appeals, tax protests, condemnation, utility rates, employment issues, construction and contract disputes, licensing, environmental insurance, and public financing disputes.

Special districts and municipalities require special expertise. Let us put our knowledge and experience to work for you.

Attorneys serving Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts

• Grimshaw, Thomas T. (of counsel)
• Dalton, Matthew R.
• Kaplan, Arnold R.
• Kron, Norman F.
• Hunsaker, James M.
• Dykstra, Russell W.
• Edstrom, David A.
• Berkowitz, Larry W.

Municipal and Governmental Law Related Areas

• Finance/Bond Transactions
• TABOR
• Special District Organization
• Special District Management
• Special Assets Restructuring
• Special Districts Restructuring

Our business clients are financial institutions and companies in various industries, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, telecommunications, financial services, software, construction, real estate, equipment leasing, and institutional and individual investors. We also work closely with attorneys from other firms, accountants, and other professionals on special projects.

We are a member of Meritas, one of the world’s largest affiliations of independent business law firms. Through this affiliation, we are able to locate and engage specialists in all areas of the law to handle specific needs of our business clients and to obtain the assistance of local counsel throughout the United States and the world.

Better solutions for better business.

Related Business, Finance and Corporate Law Areas

• Capital Formation and Corporate Finance
• Commercial Lending and Leasing
• Commercial Transactions
• Corporate Counseling
• Corporate Structure and Organization
• Employment Law and Compensation
• Finance/Bond Transactions
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Public/Private Partnership (P3)
• Special Assets Restructuring
• Taxation
• Transportation

Attorneys serving Business and Finance

• Berkowitz, Larry W.
• Dykstra, Russell W.
• Fano, Ronald L.
• Hanley, Paul J.
• Harring, Richard L.
• Harring, Wendy J.
• Hunsaker, James M.
• Mayers, Lisa K.
• McNeish, Gilbert F.
• Quatrochi, Philip M.
• Seelman, Todd R.

As counsel to special districts, our firm has been involved in developments ranging from approximately 5 acres to developments in excess of 25,000 acres. Our bond attorneys have been responsible for hundreds of securities transactions connected with the formation and/or financing of counties, municipalities, special districts, and other political subdivisions. In these transactions, the firm has represented issuers, underwriters, developers, letter of credit providers, investors, and others.

Our representation of special districts also includes litigation of matters such as annexations, elections, land use appeals, tax protests, condemnation, utility rates, employment issues, construction and contract disputes, licensing, environmental insurance, and public financing disputes.

Special districts and municipalities require special expertise. Let us put our knowledge and experience to work for you.

Special District Areas of Law

• District Organization
• District Management
• Municipal and Government Law
• Special Districts Restructuring Group

Attorneys serving Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts

• Grimshaw, Thomas T. (of counsel)
• Dalton, Matthew R.
• Kron, Norman F.
• Hunsaker, James M.
• Dykstra, Russell W.
• Edstrom, David A.
• Berkowitz, Larry W.
• Arnold R. Kaplan

Grimshaw & Harring’s Special District Clients (2008)

Existing Special District Clients
Special Districts organized in the last five years