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 Recognition
Martindale Hubbell, AV Rating 2001-Present
Ohio Super Lawyer, 2011-Present
Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law), 2014-present
Professional Highlights
Noteworthy Experience
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.
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
Professional Recognition
Martindale Hubbell, AV Rating 2001-Present
Ohio Super Lawyer, 2011-Present
Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law), 2014-present
Noteworthy Experience
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.
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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