• Bond counsel to City in connection with issuance of  School Facility Revenue Bonds (Syracuse City School District Project) Series 2018A, Series 2018B and Series 2019A to finance Phase II of the comprehensive redevelopment program (the “Program”) for the Syracuse City School District public schools issued in three transactions in 2018 and 2019.
• Represented regional bank in direct purchase of tax-exempt revenue bonds to finance construction by a not-for-profit of independent living facilities on the campus of a continuing care retirement community secured by mortgage and revenue pledge and parent guaranty.
• Bond counsel to New York State Housing Finance Agency and performed tax review under Code Section 103 in connection with issuance of Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds, 2018 Series B (Climate Bond/Certified Green Bonds) and the $19,010,000 Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds, 2018 Series C to finance construction or renovation of three qualified residential rental projects and 2018 Series F (Climate Bond/Certified Green Bonds) to finance construction or renovation of nine qualified residential rental projects.
• Represented not-for-profit sponsor, managing member and owner entity in development and financing of a 50 unit affordable residential rental project with units to be rented to developmentally disabled seniors involving 9% low income housing tax credits, construction financing, permanent financing from  Housing Trust Fund Corporation , a grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and operating subsidy from the New York State Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
• Represented not-for-profit sponsor, managing member and owner entity in development and financing of a 50 unit affordable residential rental project with  30 units to be rented to individuals recovering from serious mental illness involving 4% low income housing tax credits, tax-exempt revenues bonds issued by, and a subordinate loan from, NYS Housing Finance Agency, a construction period letter of credit, permanent credit enhancement by SONYMA and capital and operating subsidy provided by NYS Office of Mental Health.
• Represented not-for-profit in financing of renovation of existing independent living facilities and construction of community center funded by tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by local development corporation in an aggregate principal amount of $6,300,000 and negotiation of a 22 year zero payment PILOT agreement given by an industrial development agency.
• Represented charter school in refunding existing tax-exempt revenue bonds and new money project funded by tax-exempt revenue bonds issued by a local development corporation in an aggregate principal amount of $22,845,000.
• Represented regional bank in direct purchase of tax-exempt revenue bonds to refinance tax-exempt bonds issued to finance a 150 unit continuing care retirement community secured by mortgage and revenue pledge and parent guaranty.
• Bond counsel to Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and performed tax review and analysis under Code Section 103 in connection with issuance of $16,190,000 InterAgency Council Pooled Loan Program Revenue Bonds to finance facilities for the developmentally disabled owned and operated by six not-for-profit service providers.

EDUCATION

• Suffolk University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1988
• Cornell University, B.A., with distinction, 1980

ADMISSIONS

• New York, 1996
• District of Columbia, 1995
• Massachusetts, 1988
• Pennsylvania, 2012

• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• American Bar Association
• Martindale-Hubbell “BV” Distinguished Peer Review Rated for High to Very High Ethical Standards and Legal Ability

• “Private Activity Bonds Repeal – The True Cost of Tax Reform,” Buffalo Law Journal, December 2017
• Co-Author, “Impact of Tax-Exempt Bond Rules on Alternate Uses of School Facilities,” The Reporter, NYS Association of School Board Officials, Summer 2014
• Co-Author, “The Case of Gibson Plaza: Preserving Affordability in the Nation’s Capital,” Journal of Housing and Community Development, June 2011
• “Impact of Tenant Bankruptcies,” National Association of Produce Market Managers, May 2, 2005
• “Public/Private Development Partnerships,” Lorman Education Services, December 2004