General Real Estate Topics
"Real Estate Practice Survey - What's Market in Cleveland," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute (October 2010)
"Loan Workout Situations Require Analysis of Nonrecourse Carveouts," Author, Business First's Commercial Developers Resource (February 2010)
"Commercial Financing To Remain a Struggle in 2010," Author, Commercial Real Estate News (January 2010)
"Springing Liability: Will the 'Bad Boy' Trap Spring Shut," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute (October 2009)
NAIOP Developing Leaders and The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club Annual Leadership Series, Panelist (June 2009)
"Legal Basics of Buying and Selling Property Out of Bankruptcy," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Real Estate Institute (November 2008)
"Roundtable: Legal Issues," Midwest Real Estate News (June 2008)
"Sandtraps and Other Hazards: Due Diligence in Buying and Selling Golf Course Properties," Moderator, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (November 2007)
"Today's Real Estate Law Practice," Speaker, CWRU Law School Business Law Brown Bag Lunch Series (January 2007)
"Title Insurance Controlled Business Arrangements," Speaker, NorthStar Title Real Estate Forecast 2007 (January 2007)
"More Tax Nuggets for Real Estate Lawyers - 2006 Edition," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2006)
Moderator, The Commercial Real Estate Deal Maker Forum, Cleveland, Ohio (Annually, 2000-present)
"Tax Nuggets for Real Estate Lawyers," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2005)
"Fundamentals of Ohio Mechanic’s Liens for the General Contractor on the Commercial Project," Speaker and Author (Summer 2001)
"TIFs Provide a Versatile Funding Source for Development," Author, Inside Business Magazine (September 2000)
"The Use of Single Member LLCs in Real Estate Transactions," Speaker (Spring 1998)
"The Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses in Bankruptcy," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Bankruptcy Institute (December 1998)
Leasing Topics
"Reforging the Boilerplate: Another Look at Standard Real Estate Contract Provisions," Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2004)
"Exit Strategies in Retail and Office Leasing," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2003)
"Defaults and Remedies Under Commercial Leases," Speaker, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2002)
"Litigating Lease Disputes: The Covenant of Continuous Operation," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (November 1999)
"Mixed Use Commercial Development," Panel Moderator, Cleveland Bar Real Estate Institute (November 1998)
Property Taxation Topics
"It's Property Tax Time Again," Author, Properties (January 2010)
“What’s in the Future for the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program?,” Author, Properties (January 2008)
"Property Tax Issues for Affordable Housing Projects," Speaker, Ohio Housing Council’s Spring Symposium, Columbus, Ohio (April 2004)
"Property Taxation in Ohio," Speaker and Author, National Business Institute (December 2002, September 2001, September 2000, September 1999, September 1998)
"Community Reinvestment Area and Enterprise Zone Tax Abatement in Ohio," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 2001)
"Board of Revision Procedures," Panel Moderator, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (November 2000)
"Real Estate Tax Complaints," Panel Moderator, Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Institute (October 1997)
Corporate Governance Topics
"High Performance in Non-Profit Boards: Adding Value and Impact," Panelist, National Association of Corporate Directors Annual Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2007)
"Advantages of a Public Company Governance Mindset In the Nonprofit Boardroom" Panelist, National Association of Corporate Directors Annual Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2006)
"New Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules," Presentation to Association of Corporate Counsel of America (ACCA), Central Ohio Chapter, Columbus, Ohio (April 2006)
"Investor and Governmental Response to the Perceived "Crisis" in Executive Pay," Slam Dunk Corporate Governance (February 2006)
"Role of the Board, CEO and Shareholders in Succession Planning," Panelist, National Association of Corporate Directors Annual Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2005)
"Executive Compensation or Executive Headache: Avoiding IRS Sanctions," Speaker, Presentation at Non-Profit Spring Lecture Series (May 2004)
"Corporate Governance Standards Applicable to Executive Compensation," Speaker and Author, Cleveland Bar Association Securities Law Institute (February 2004)
"Corporate Governance Standards," Speaker and Author, Private Board Presentation, Cleveland, Ohio (December 2003)
"Compensation Review a Key Feature of Corporate Governance Even for Non-Profits," Author, Business and Tax Law Letter, Ulmer & Berne LLP (November 2003)
"Governance Committees: Structure, Roles and Responsibilities," Speaker, National Association of Corporate Directors Annual Corporate Governance Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2003)