Ms. Bergman’s practice of real estate, finance and public law includes extensive experience with tax increment financing, revenue bonds, transportation development districts, and numerous other financing mechanisms related to development projects.  Ms. Bergman routinely leads complex real estate projects that involve the review, analysis and application of federal, state and local real estate laws, regulations, zoning and development incentives that require advocacy before governmental agencies.  These transactions have culminated in a variety of projects ranging from the creation of international and local corporate headquarters projects, multi-million dollar industrial expansion projects, hotel development, the creation of high end condominium and the redevelopment of historic property into affordable rate housing.

Ms. Bergman's experience also includes representation of railroads, transportation companies and utility companies in handling matters unique to such entities, including eminent domain, drafting legislation, negotiating and documenting public/private partnerships, identifying and formulating project financing structures and advocating such issues before public, administrative and legislative bodies.  Ms. Bergman serves as general counsel to and is an officer of the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company and has served as counsel to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

Ms. Bergman also represents developers, neighborhood associations and special interest groups in drafting and implementing development criteria and regulations related to development initiatives.  She has also prepared all documents required to establish condominium ownership and has represented condominium owners before various boards for approval of same, including a large-scale, high-rise condominium conversion project on Kansas City's Country Club Plaza.

In addition, Ms. Bergman has experience in general commercial real estate including sale and lease agreement drafting and negotiation, structuring sale-leaseback arrangements and development agreements among multiple entities, commercial loan and leasing transactions, identifying potential financing mechanisms, and lease negotiations for both landlords and tenants in the leasing of space in shopping centers and free standing buildings.  Her practice routinely involves the interpretation and application of laws such as the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act, the Uniform Relocation Act, and federal and state historic tax credits.

Ms. Bergman formerly served as a law clerk for the U.S. Army-JAG Corps in its Contract Appeals Division, where she litigated contested government contracts.  Ms. Bergman also worked for U.S. Senator Charles S. Robb of Virginia for whom her primary duties included coordination of state-level development programs.  While working for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Ms. Bergman prepared and advocated historic properties for inclusion onto the National Register of Historic Places and reviewed building and design plans for projects that affected nationally registered historic properties and required review under federal preservation laws.

• Selected as Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer, 2007
• Named One of Kansas City's Influential Women, Kansas City Business Magazine, 2007
• The Urban Lawyer, Editor-in-Chief 
• UMKC Law Review
• National Ellison Moot Court Competition