James M. Groner
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Overview
Jim serves as the chair of Bailey Cavalieri’s Real Estate Practice Group and co-chair of the Corporate & Transactional Practice Group. He has extensive experience in commercial real estate law, real estate and asset-based commercial lending, general corporate law, and land use advice, including zoning. Jim represents buyers and sellers in negotiating real estate purchase and disposition documents and landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office buildings, industrial warehouses, and retail shopping centers. Jim also advises both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation of acquisition, construction and permanent loan documentation for real estate secured and asset-based financing.
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.D., 1990)
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.S., 1987)
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Professional Highlights
Noteworthy Experience
- Represents a national communications company in its acquisition, disposition, leasing and development of real estate projects.
- Responsible for all review and negotiation of title and survey matters regarding seventy-six shopping centers purchased as part of an initial public offering for a Columbus real estate investment trust.
- Actively represents Columbus lenders in middle-market asset and real estate financings.
- Represents a major Columbus healthcare system in all areas of real estate and finance.
- Negotiated extensive re-zoning of projects for commercial parks and medical campuses.
- Obtained re-zonings and zoning variances for a national telecommunications company throughout Central Ohio.
- Obtained real estate tax exemptions for charitable and church real property.
Professional Recognition
- Martindale Hubbell, AV Rating 2001-Present
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2011-Present
- Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law), 2014-present
- Columbus CEO Top Lawyer, 2024
Affiliations and Civic Involvement
- Member, Columbus Country Club, 1989-Present
- Member, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, 1991-Present
- Lecturer, Columbus Board of Realtors, 1996-1998
- Secretary, Columbus Bar Association Real Property Section, 1997-1999
- Member, Board of Arbitration, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, 1997-2000
- Advocate, Knights of Columbus Council 5801, 1997-2001
- Lecturer, Ohio CLE Institute, 1998
- Chairman, Columbus Bar Association, Real Property Section, 1999-2001
- Member, St. Matthew School Board, 1999-2002
- Member, Real Property Law Institute Committee, Columbus Bar Association, 2004-2009
- Member, Athletic Club of Columbus, 2004-Present
- Member, St. Matthew Parish Council, 2006-2009
- Member, Board of Trustees Executive Committee, The Arthritis Foundation-Central Ohio Chapter, 2007-2016
Jim serves as the chair of Bailey Cavalieri’s Real Estate Practice Group and co-chair of the Corporate & Transactional Practice Group. He has extensive experience in commercial real estate law, real estate and asset-based commercial lending, general corporate law, and land use advice, including zoning. Jim represents buyers and sellers in negotiating real estate purchase and disposition documents and landlords and tenants in commercial lease negotiations for office buildings, industrial warehouses, and retail shopping centers. Jim also advises both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation of acquisition, construction and permanent loan documentation for real estate secured and asset-based financing.
Practice Areas
Education
University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio (J.D., 1990)
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.S., 1987)
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Noteworthy Experience
- Represents a national communications company in its acquisition, disposition, leasing and development of real estate projects.
- Responsible for all review and negotiation of title and survey matters regarding seventy-six shopping centers purchased as part of an initial public offering for a Columbus real estate investment trust.
- Actively represents Columbus lenders in middle-market asset and real estate financings.
- Represents a major Columbus healthcare system in all areas of real estate and finance.
- Negotiated extensive re-zoning of projects for commercial parks and medical campuses.
- Obtained re-zonings and zoning variances for a national telecommunications company throughout Central Ohio.
- Obtained real estate tax exemptions for charitable and church real property.
Professional Recognition
- Martindale Hubbell, AV Rating 2001-Present
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2011-Present
- Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law), 2014-present
- Columbus CEO Top Lawyer, 2024
Affiliations and Civic Involvement
- Member, Columbus Country Club, 1989-Present
- Member, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, 1991-Present
- Lecturer, Columbus Board of Realtors, 1996-1998
- Secretary, Columbus Bar Association Real Property Section, 1997-1999
- Member, Board of Arbitration, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, 1997-2000
- Advocate, Knights of Columbus Council 5801, 1997-2001
- Lecturer, Ohio CLE Institute, 1998
- Chairman, Columbus Bar Association, Real Property Section, 1999-2001
- Member, St. Matthew School Board, 1999-2002
- Member, Real Property Law Institute Committee, Columbus Bar Association, 2004-2009
- Member, Athletic Club of Columbus, 2004-Present
- Member, St. Matthew Parish Council, 2006-2009
- Member, Board of Trustees Executive Committee, The Arthritis Foundation-Central Ohio Chapter, 2007-2016
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