With over two decades of experience, I advise clients in ?the real estate, construction and healthcare ?industries. I work closely with senior housing clients ?on sale, acquisition, financing, leasing, and ?management contracts and utilize my years of ?practice to guide my clients through complex situations ?and negotiations.?I draw on my prior in-house experience to advise clients on a broad ?range of legal issues that might affect their business, namely real ?estate, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and ?commercial law.?

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• Willamette University College of Law, Juris Doctor degree (2001)
• Walla Walla College, Bachelor of Arts degree, History and Environmental Studies, cum laude (1998)

Significant Accomplishments

• Advised senior housing and skilled nursing operators with sale, acquisition, financing, leasing, and management contracts.
• Closed the sale of a skilled nursing company and coordinated the acquisition of eight replacement properties.
• Advised dental and physician clients with business sales and acquisitions.
• Negotiated the sale of 50 senior housing properties totaling $350 million.
• Represented a national lender with multiple credit facilities.
• Consulted on business expansions, development, and organizational structures.
• Drafted finance documents, legal opinion letters, lease agreements, organizational documents, and construction contracts.

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