Education

• Denison University

  (B.A., 2007)

• Cleveland State University College of Law

  (J.D., magna cum laude, 2011)
  Cleveland State Law Review, Managing Editor

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition, sale, and development of a wide variety of commercial real estate properties, including mixed-use, office, industrial, warehouse, multi-family, and portfolio transactions.
• Represents landlords and tenants in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating leases.
• Drafts and negotiates purchase and sale agreements, declarations of covenants and restrictions, easements, tenant-in-common agreements, financing agreements, and other instruments involving real estate.
• Represents skilled nursing and assisted living facility owners and operators in drafting acquisition, leasing and divestiture documents for long-term care facilities.
• Represents clients in a broad range of matters involving oil and gas, coal, gold, and other minerals, such as purchase/sale, leasing, right of ways, Bureau of Land Management mining claims, title opinions, due diligence, permitting, and regulatory compliance.
• Advises real estate developers in connection with oil and gas, environmental, zoning, homeowners association, condominium association, title and platting issues and requirements.
• Researches and analyzes real estate, environmental, and energy law and regulations to provide legal advice and recommendations to clients.
• Represents clients in litigation and administrative proceedings, including matters involving purchase/sale, title issues, mineral rights, landlord-tenant disputes, commercial eviction, and environmental compliance and violations.
• Represents property owners in appropriation matters for a variety of public projects, including road improvements, pipelines, and utility easements.
• Represents property owners regarding the valuation of real property for purposes of property taxes and assessments.
• Assists clients with liquor related matters, including new permits, transfers, and TREX (economic development).

Client Alerts

• "New Ohio Law Protects Purchasers of Contaminated Property," Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Alert (September 2020)
• "Upcoming Deadline for Filing Real Property Tax Complaints," Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Alert (January 2019)

Publications

• “New Ohio Law Protects Purchasers of Contaminated Property,” Crain’s Cleveland Business Guest Blog (September 2020)
• “Can you dig it?  Mineral Rights Update,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Real Estate Law Institute (2017)
• “Oil and Gas Law Update,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Real Estate Law Institute (2014)
• “Municipal Predatory Lending in Ohio: The Disproportionate Impact of Preemption on Ohio’s Cities,” Cleveland State Law Review (2011)

Presentations

• “COVID-19 Collision Between Landlords and Tenants: Legal Theories and Compromise Strategies,” Ulmer Webinar (May 2020)
• “Eminent Domain: This Land Was Your Land,” Co-Presenter, Ulmer Webinar (May 2019)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Cleveland Bridge Builders (Class of 2020)
• Ingenuity Cleveland (Board of Directors)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Environmental Law Section – Past Chair and Seminar Chair)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association The 3Rs – Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities Program

• Named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Environmental Law; Real Estate Law (2021-2023)
• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2020-2023)

• Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 69 Ulmer Attorneys in 2023 Lists
• Ulmer Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 Report
• Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes Ulmer Attorneys in 2022 Lists
• Ulmer Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022 Report
• Ulmer Elects Six Attorneys to Firm Partnership
• Ohio Super Lawyers Honors Ulmer Attorneys in 2020 Lists
• Brett C. Altier Named to Cleveland Bridge Builders Class of 2020