Whether real estate and construction is only an aspect of your business, or whether it is the core of your business, we know the decisions you make today have a long-lasting impact. That’s why our real estate and construction attorneys work together to provide you the helpful insight and guidance you need to make the right decisions.
We begin by taking the time to understand your needs and objectives so we can guide you through every deal, project and transaction with the ultimate goal of turning your vision into a reality. You can trust that we pay attention to details, stay up to date on industry trends, and understand how to align party interests so you can get the best results possible.
Because your goals become an extension of our own, we not only work tirelessly behind the scenes to remove any obstacles hindering your projects, but we ensure you make business decisions you can be proud of. Together we can accomplish more than a deal; we can achieve success.
Partner with us; it’s time we help you grow.
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Areas of Practice
- • 1031 Like-Kind Exchange
- • Board of Revision/Real Estate Tax Appeals
- • Commercial & Residential Transactions
- • Condominiums
- • Construction Litigation
- • Eminent Domain
- • Environmental
- • Financing
- • Foreclosure/Workouts
- • Governmental & Administrative Approvals
- • Land Installment Contracts
- • Land Use & Zoning
- • Leases
- • Oil & Gas
- • Title Issues
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Attorneys in this Practice Area
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William L. CaplanPartner
Brandyn CostaAssociate
Alan P. DiGirolamoPartner
Steven A. DimengoManaging Partner
Carl J. DyczekPartner
Michael A. EllisPartner
Richard B. Fry IIIPartner
Nicholas T. GeorgeOf Counsel
Stephen M. GrossPartner
Derrick S. HainesPartner
Stephen H. JettPartner
David J. LindnerPartner
Lucas W. MurrayPartner
Joshua E. O’FarrellPartner
Alex QuayPartner
Matthew D. SmithAssociate
John SwansingerOffice Partner-in-Charge
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News and Publications
- Potential Purchase and Redevelopment Opportunities in Akron, OH: City of Akron Solicits RFPs for Purchase and Redevelopment of City Owned Properties
- Termination of the Construction Contract: What to Do When a Project Goes Bad
- COVID’s Effect on Retail Trends
- Commercial Landlords and Tenants Walk a Tight Rope When Addressing Unique Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Spring is Around the Corner – It’s Time to Clean Up Your Real Property Tax Bill
- Crain’s Cleveland – Calling all flipsters: How to keep your flip from becoming a flop
- Properties Magazine – New Laws Seek to Modernize Foreclosure Process
- Akron.com – Copley trustees OK rezoning of property
- Properties Magazine – Avoiding Common Property Ownership Issues
- Properties Magazine – The Art of the Short-Term Deal
- Akron Legal News – New rules governing foreclosures set to take effect
- SLAGTER NAMED TOP AMERICAN LAWYER IN OHIO BY AMERICA’S TOP 100™
- Crain’s Cleveland Business – Don’t be late: The costly consequence of omitting liquidated damages clauses
- SLAGTER ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE YMCA OF GREATER CLEVELAND
- Properties Magazine – You Want Me to Pay for What?
- Real Estate Case Law Update
- Properties Magazine – Designing Commercial Contracts with Care
- Cleveland.com – Beachwood City Council Agrees to Pay Law Firm to Help Gather Subpoenaed Documents
- A Letter of Intent: It’s Like Dating
- Five Buckingham Attorneys Named 2016 Best Lawyers® ‘Lawyer of the Year’
- 31 Buckingham Attorneys Named 2016 Best Lawyers® in America
- Are you sure you’re an Ohio non-resident? Bright-line residency effectively muted: Ohio Supreme Court rules taxpayers must satisfy the burdensome common-law domicile test for Ohio income tax even when residency affidavit filed.
- Residential leasing on the Rise in CLE – be prepared
- Oh…By the Way….Don’t Forget To Wash Your Hands!
- Buckingham’s 17th Annual Real Estate, Construction Law Seminar Set for April 29
- Three Buckingham Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers Top Lists
- Ohio Supreme Court: Municipalities Cannot Obstruct Oil and Gas Development That the State Has Permitted
- 31 Buckingham attorneys named 2015 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Community Connecting Place Exempt from Real Property Tax Despite Receiving Revenue for Use of Building
- Ohio Homestead Exemption Amendment Affects Judgment Lien Holders
- 31 Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC Attorneys Named to 2015 Best Lawyers® in America List
- TWO WORD$
- Real Property Tax: Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Recency Presumption for Sale Occurring 29 Months Prior to the Tax Lien Date
- Fear the Form! — Developments in Construction Contracts
- Real Property Tax: Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Recency Presumption For Sale Occurring 29 Months Prior To The Tax Lien Date
- Disposition of Real Property and How Tax Can Be Avoided
- Ohio Supreme Court Holds That Landlord Owes a Duty to a Tenant’s Guest to Provide Adequate Lighting
- Eighth District Court of Appeals Issues Guidance on Real Estate Tax Complaint Procedures
- Subordination by Subcontractors: “Flow Down” Clause
- Seventh District Enforces Arbitration Clause in Oil and Gas Leases
- Court of Appeals Torpedoes the Navy’s Case! But is Metcalf Ship-Shape?
- Ohio’s Natural Gas and Crude Oil Industry Projected to Create Many New Jobs (and Not Just for Lawyers)
- Amendment to Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act
- The Seventh District Court of Appeals Clarifies Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act
- To Accept Late Rent, or Not to Accept Late Rent, That Is the Question . . .
- 25 Buckingham Attorneys Named 2014 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Buckingham Promotes James S. Simon to Equity Partner
- Tax Considerations in Real Estate Conveyances
- New Procedure Available for Ohio Real Property Tax Appeals
- Buckingham Promotes Anthony Vacanti to Partner
- DBE Dilemma – Change of Control
- Buckingham Welcomes John Swansinger as a Partner in the Real Estate & Construction, Business & Litigation Practice Groups
- Real Property Tax Valuation Complaint Filed Under Power of Attorney Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
- Crain’s Cleveland Shale Summit Gives Glimpse Into Future of Shale Production
- Thirty-nine Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America
- Five Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC Attorneys Earn Best Lawyers in America® 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” Distinction
- Commercial Activity Tax Revenue Derived From Motor-Vehicle Fuel Sales Must Be Used For The Benefit Of Ohio’s Highway System
- Ohio Sales and Use Tax – Proper Use of Exemption Certificates by Construction Contractors
- Protecting Construction Contractors From Erroneous Property Classifications – Real versus Personal
- Multistate Sales/Use Tax – Benefits of Voluntary Disclosure for Construction Contractors
- Ohio Is the New Hot Spot for Oil and Gas Leasing
- Ohio Board of Tax Appeals May Accept Property Valuations Not Previously Presented to the Tax Commissioner
- Taxpayer Allowed To Present New Appraisal in Property Tax Appeal
- Phillipe Cousteau to Speak in Cleveland on April 8, 2010
- Ohio Sales and Use Tax in Construction Contracts
- Cash Deposit Requirement in Real Estate Purchase Contracts
- Was Your Home a Meth Lab?
- Richard Lolli to Speak at Stark County Bar Association Seminar
- Recovering Attorneys’ Fees from Unit Owners
- Pet Rules and Restrictions for Condominiums and HOAs
- Like Kind Exchanges Seminar in Akron, Ohio
- EcoWatch Journal
- Green Development for Affordable Housing
- Ohio Condominium Act
- Federal Reserve Bank Issues Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Report
- Condominium and HOA Records Inspection Requirements
- Ohio’s Planned Community Law Goes into Effect September 10, 2010
- Mr. Contractor: Are You Correctly Addressing Ohio Sales Tax On Your Construction Contracts? (Part I)