Steptoe & Johnson

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Served as bond counsel for the first combined tax increment revenue and community enhancement district public bond issue completed in the State of West Virginia for a 1,700 acre mixed use master planned community. Representation included devising structure, assisting with assessment methodology, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documents and bond closing.
• Served as bond counsel for a tax increment financing bond issue to finance infrastructure improvements in a 160 acre mixed use master planned commercial and residential development. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, document preparation and bond closing representation.
• Served as bond counsel for a private placement bond issue to finance the construction and equipping of a new fire station and the purchase of a new fire truck for a West Virginia municipality. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documentation and bond closing representation.
• Served as bond counsel for a private placement 501(c)3 financing to finance a portion of the cost of constructing a wellness and rehabilitation center to be leased and operated by a regional hospital entity. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documents and bond closing representation.
• Served as bond counsel to a regional hospital facility in West Virginia for a private placement, tax exempt 501(c)3 bond financing of capital improvements to the hospital facility, the acquisition of equipment and refinancing outstanding debt. Services included transaction structuring, the preparation of all financing documentation, and bond closing representation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2001
  Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AWARDS

• Treasurer, Harrison County Bar Association
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• North Central West Virginia Coalition for the Homeless
• West Virginia A Vision Shared
• Commission on Governing in the 21st Century

INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

• WVHTC Foundation Affiliate Leadership Council
• Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
• Community Development Finance Association

PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “Tax Increment Financing,” Association of County Commissioners
• “Infrastructure and Economic Development Financing,” CDI East