John W. Waldeck, Jr.

Partner
Practice Head, Real Estate
Co-Practice Head, Financial Services

Professional Experience

Jack has over 30 years of experience in handling real estate and real estate related transactions for owner/developers, corporations, lending institutions, health care providers, non-profit institutions, and individuals. He has served as counsel in various capacities for an extensive cross-section of client projects including office and medical buildings and campuses, warehouses, condominiums and planned unit developments, marinas, hospital buildings, apartment buildings and warehouse/office-to-apartment conversions, affordable housing, residential subdivisions, industrial parks, live performance theaters, hotels and motor inns, and shopping centers. He has acted as counsel to local and national lenders in negotiating and documenting construction and permanent loans, and has negotiated leases of all types (shopping center, office industrial) for both landlords and tenants, including ground leases, build-to-suit and complex construction/work letter situations.

Jack's construction and development related experience includes lump sum, guaranteed maximum price, design build and construction management agreements; zoning and land use planning; and mechanics lien matters. The formation of business entities dealing with real estate, such as limited liability companies, joint ventures and limited partnerships, is also a specialty including requisite documentation and planning for affordable housing, Historic Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit transactions. He has also handled acquisitions, like-kind exchanges, sales and options for a wide variety of real estate including vacant land, conservation easements and flyways, properties affected by littoral and riparian rights, air rights and improved properties of all sorts.

Jack is a frequent lecturer and writer on real estate topics for the Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations and other legal education organizations. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law. He is a 1992 Leadership Cleveland graduate and has served on the boards of numerous community organizations.

Jack is a Certified Specialist in Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law (Ohio State Bar Association) with over 30 years of experience in handling real estate and real estate related transactions for owner/developers, corporations, lending institutions, health care providers, non-profit institutions, and individuals.

Presentations

May 12, 2010 - The Ohio State Bar Association's Commercial Leasing Seminar, "The Leasing Process: Work Letters, Tenant Reps, Letters of Intent."

December 9, 2009 - Ohio State Bar Association's 17th Annual Real Property Institute: Real Estate In A Changing Economy. As a panel member, Jack gave an update on current developments in case law and legislation. Jack also gave a presentation about Real Property Specialty Certification in Ohio.
October 29-30, 2009 - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's 31st Annual Real Estate Law Institute. As a member of the Current Developments Panel, Jack gave a summary of significant case law decisions and legislation relating to real estate that have occurred in the past year.
May 21, 2009 - Crew Cleveland Seminar. "Seller Financing: An Alternative to Conventional Bank Financing."
May 14, 2009 - Ohio State Bar Association Annual Meeting. "Federal and State Historic Tax Credits, New Markets Tax Credits."
December, 2008 - Ohio State Bar Association, 16th Annual Real Estate Law Institute. "Case Law and Legislative Update."
November, 2008 - 30th Annual Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Real Estate Law Institute. "Case Law and Legislative Update."
July 14, 2004 - 2004 Ohio Municipal Law Institute, Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association. "Historic Tax Credits, Rehabilitation and Conservation Easements."
2004 - OSBA CLE Institute. "Commercial Real Estate Law - Permanent Financing."
2003 - Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE Institute. "Commercial Real Estate Law - Permanent Financing."
2002-2007 - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Current Developments."
2001 - Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE Institute. "Commercial Real Estate Law - Real Estate Financing: What the Numbers Really Mean."
October 26, 2000. 22nd Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Reciprocal Easements and Operating Agreements."
2000 - Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE Institute. Commercial Real Estate "Real Estate Financing."
November 11, 1999 - 21st Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Purchase Agreements - Income Producing Properties."
1997-1998 - Ohio CLE Institute. "General Practice Update - Real Estate Law."
1997 - Ohio CLE Institute. "Basics of Residential Real Estate."
1997 - National Business Institute, Current Issues in Commercial Real Estate Leases in Ohio (including "Negotiating and Drafting Environmental Provisions in Commercial Real Estate Leases" and "Troubleshooting Selected Lease Issues")
November 14, 1996 - 18th Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Residential and Commercial Eviction."
1996 - Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio CLE Institute. "Commercial Real Estate Law - Commercial Real Estate Leases."
November 3, 1995 - 17th Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Zoning and Land Use Issues."
October 4, 1991 - 13th Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Insurance Coverage - A Case Study."
October 5, 1990 - 12th Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Wetlands/Shore Control/Submerged Lands Leases/Docks."
October 7, 1988 - 10th Annual Cleveland Bar Association Real Estate Law Institute. "Insurance Provisions in Leases: Unraveling the Mysteries."

Professional & Community Associations

Member, Real Property Section Council of the Ohio State Bar Association (appointed to serve a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2008)
Chair and Member, Ohio State Bar Association Real Property Specialty Board (Member, 2007 -; Chair, 2009 -)
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Real Estate Law Institute: 1990, 1995, 1996 Co-chair; Speaker: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999-2009)
NAIOP (Member, 2004 - )
Board of Advisors, Litigation Management, Inc., 2000-04
Leadership Cleveland, Class of 1992
Bainbridge Township Board of Zoning Appeals, Bainbridge Twp., Ohio (Past Member and Chair), 1984-94
Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America, Trustee 1978-91; Secretary 1976-86
LeBlond Housing Corporation, Cleveland, Trustee 1990-96
Geauga County Mental Health and Recovery Service Board, Chardon, Ohio. Board of Directors, 1988-97; Vice Chairman, 1993-95; Chairman, 1995-97
Palliative Care Services, Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center. Member of Board of Advisors, 1989-91

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 1977
John Carroll University, B.S., 1973

Licensed to Practice

Ohio

Awards & Recognitions

2007 - Current Ohio State Bar Association "Board Certified Specialist" in the area of Business, Commercial and Industrial Real Property Law

2007-2010 Law & Politics magazine, Ohio Super Lawyer: Real Estate

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Who's Who in American Law

Articles

May/June 2010 - "Equity Injection: Tax credit programs boost funding for qualified properties," Commercial Investment Real Estate

January 4, 2010 - Crain's Cleveland Business; "Real Estate"

Spring 2009 – Development Magazine (NAIOP), "Creativity to the Rescue?"

January 5-11, 2009 – Crain's Cleveland Business; "Creative Deals Finding Favor in Real Estate"

November 2006 – Client Alert on Real Estate Law: Residential Rental Property Owners Take Note - Legislature makes it a crime if you don't register your property with the county auditor

March 2004 – Client Briefing on Real Estate Law: Managing Real Estate Taxes.

January 2003 – Builders Exchange--The Magazine"Rehabilitating old buildings with the government's money"

February 2002 – Client Briefing on Real Estate Law: SIGNING PAPERS: No Longer a Crowded Room - New Law Makes It Easier than Ever to Sign and Record a Document.