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3401 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44122     -     216-292-5807

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Troy R. Brown 
Cleveland, Ohio
Principal
phone (216) 292-5807
fax (216) 292-5867
email tbrown@smdklaw.com

Troy R. Brown is a principal in the Cleveland law firm of Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co., L.P.A., where his practice focuses on the representation of clients involved in acquiring, developing, financing, building, leasing, and operating commercial real estate.  Mr. Brown was a partner in the Cleveland office of Thompson Hine, LLP prior to joining Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz.

Mr. Brown has extensive experience in the representation of shopping center developers, owners, and managers, as well as lenders and the retail occupants of shopping center properties throughout the United States.  He also regularly represents the various interests involved in local and regional office, industrial, and residential developments, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, land use regulation and permitting, and governmental assistance to development.

Mr. Brown is a member of the Cleveland (member, Real Estate Law Section), Ohio State (member, Real Estate and Corporate Counsel Sections), Wisconsin State and American (member, Business Law Section, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, and Construction Industry Forum) Bar Associations.  He also is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Urban Land Institute. Mr. Brown has been a speaker on commercial real estate subjects at the ICSC US Law Conference and its regional law symposium, as well as various bar associations.

Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Senior Honors in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin, and a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin, School of Law.

Areas of Practice:
Acquiring
Developing
Financing
Leasing
Commercial Real Estate
Shopping Center Developers
Owners
Managers
Lenders
Local and Regional Office
Industrial
Residential Developments
Corporate Acquisitions and Divestitures
Land Use Regulation and Permitting
Governmental Assistance
Building
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1972
Wisconsin, 1972
Education:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Juris Doctor
Honors: Magna Cum Laude


University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Senior Honors
Major:  Political Science


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Commercial Real Estate Subject, ICSC US Law Conference


Honors and Awards:
Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2003 - 2004


Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2006


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Cleveland Bar Association, Real Estate Law Section
Member


Ohio State Bar Association, Real Estate and Corporate Counsel Sections
Member


Wisconsin State Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member


Wisconsin State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections
Member


American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member


American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Member


Wisconsin State Bar Association, Construction Industry Forum
Member


American Bar Association, Construction Industry Forum
Member


International Council of Shopping Centers
Member


Urban Land Institute
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Cleveland Office of Thompson Hine, LLP, Partner



3401 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44122     -     Phone: 216-292-5807     -     Fax: 216-292-5867