
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.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Cleveland Metropolitan 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
Practice Areas
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
AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell , 2011
Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2003 - 2004
- Best Lawyers in America, 2005 - 2012
