Mr. W. Gowder, Jr., CRE

Founder and Partner, Austen & Gowder, LLC
Charleston, SC

Work Phone: (843) 727-2229

Practice Focus: Land use, planning and zoning, property, land conservation and historic preservation, state and local government, benefit and nonprofit corporations

Chapter Affiliation: Carolinas

Mr. Michael Ryan, Esq., CRE

Managing Member, Ryan & Ryan Law, LLC
Rosemont, IL

Work Phone: (847) 825-8600

Practice Focus: Attorney representing private property owners in eminent domain matters in Illinois.

Chapter Affiliation: Midwest

Mr. Bryan Powell, Esq., CRE

Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Portland, OR

Work Phone: (503) 778-2189

Practice Focus: Real estate finance, development, acquisitions, sales, leasing, senior housing, and entity/deal structuring from a legal perspective.

Chapter Affiliation: Oregon

Mr. Mark Murakami, Esq., CRE

Director/Shareholder/Attorney, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
Honolulu, HI

Work Phone: (808) 531-8031

Practice Focus: Counseling and other legal services, including real estate litigation, condemnation, land use, probate and trust, and commercial litigation.

Chapter Affiliation: Hawaii

Ms. Hannah McPhelin, Esq., CRE

Legal Counsel - Real Estate Transactions, Mayo Clinic
Camp Hill, PA

Work Phone: (267) 253-6166

Practice Focus: Acquisition, sale, and financing of commercial real estate properties, and leasing of office, retail, warehouse and industrial space.

Chapter Affiliation: Delaware Valley

Ms. Leslee Lewis, JD, CRE

Managing Partner, Dickinson Wright PLLC
Grand Rapids, MI

Work Phone: (616) 336-1042

Practice Focus: Legal counsel in real estate leasing, finance, buy/sell, development, opinions, clean energy, sustainable, nonprofit, health/elder care & REO projects.

Mr. Charles Blau, Esq., CRE

Partner, Blau & Blau, Attorneys At Law
Springfield, NJ

Work Phone: 973-564-9003

Practice Focus: Real estate tax appeals and matters involving the valuation of real estate.

Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey

Mr. Brian Blaesser, Esq., CRE

Of Counsel, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Boston, MA

Work Phone: (857) 305-6382

Practice Focus: Real estate, land use and environmental law, condemnation law, and litigation.

Chapter Affiliation: New England

Mr. Mark Hutcheson, CRE

Owner/Member, Popp Hutcheson, PLLC
Austin, TX

Work Phone: (512) 473-2661

Practice Focus: Texas ad valorem tax for commercial and industrial real and personal property; focus on complex property types with intangible allocation issues.

Mr. James Jennings, Esq., CRE

Managing Partner, Siegel Jennings Co., L.P.A.
Cleveland, OH

Work Phone: (216) 763-1004

Practice Focus: Minimizing property tax assessments; assisting with contractual tax issues that arise during transactions; counseling with due diligence; budgets.

Chapter Affiliation: Central and Northern Ohio

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