Real Estate

The Firm offers the legal services necessary to take a parcel of land from initial purchase through the completion of the real estate project. These services include rezoning and land-use planning; negotiation of financing; project development, including platting, preparation of covenants and restrictions, easements and operating agreements; organization of owners’ associations and development of architectural standards; leasing, sale, or tax-free exchange of the completed project; and any matters, including litigation, which may be encountered before, during, and after the completion of a project.

We have a substantial opinion practice, rendering opinions for borrowers and lenders in connection with complex financing and other transactions involving real and personal property, including leveraged leasing and sale/leasebacks. Our attorneys also practice in all aspects of enforcing the rights of secured parties through foreclosure and the exercise of other remedies available under Iowa law. The Firm also has an extensive leasing practice which includes the preparation and review of leases and their enforcement. The Firm frequently advises clients with respect to lease disputes and has litigated major issues of landlord-tenant law in Iowa courts.