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Diann Bond
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2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

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Real Estate
Financial Institutions


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Don F. Dagenais

Experience
Mr. Dagenais specializes in commercial real estate purchase, sale, mortgage, lease, development, management and land use projects for commercial developers, builders, investors, condominium developers, banks, mortgage lenders and property managers.  His work includes handling all legal aspects of projects including apartment complexes, shopping centers, office buildings, condominiums, warehouse and industrial projects, retail stores, hospitals and nursing homes.  He also works in the areas of construction law, zoning, foreclosures, and loan workouts; Americans with Disabilities Act requirements pertaining to commercial space; and all other related issues.

Recent projects include a series of nationwide mortgage refinancings, liquidation of a nationwide commercial real estate portfolio, a residential condominium redevelopment of an historic downtown building and handling all lease negotiations for a major suburban office park.  Mr. Dagenais was involved in some of the earliest commercial real estate auctions in the 1990s and is proficient in that area.

Mr. Dagenais is a frequent guest speaker before groups interested in real estate development and management, such as the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Kansas Land Title Association and others.  He is also a lecturer in seminars for attorneys on advanced real estate law for professional organizations such as The Missouri Bar, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, National Business Institute, Lorman Educational Series, and civic boards and organizations.

Education
  • Cornell University, J.D., 1976
  • Grinnell College, B.A., with honors, 1973
Admissions
  • Missouri, 1976
Honors
  • Selected by peers, Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2002 - 2007
  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007 - 2008
  • Selected as "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers USA, 2003 - 2007
  • Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2007
  • Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating

 

Professional Affiliations
  • The Missouri Bar
  • American Bar Association, Section of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law
  • Building Owners and Managers Association
Publications
  • Author: Legal Tips For Property Managers, published by the Building Owners and Managers Associations of Metropolitan Kansas City, 1996
  • Author: Space Wars: The Battle Over Square Footage in Commercial Leases, Perspectives, the magazine for the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), 1995
  • Author: Space Audits in Commercial Leases: Advice for the Landlord's Attorney, 52 Journal Missouri Bar 104 (1996)
In The News
03/10/2003 The Changing World of Electronic Signatures

Press Releases
11/05/2007 45 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
08/24/2007 Two Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Selected by Peers as “Best of the Bar”
06/15/2007 Lathrop & Gage's National Chambers USA Roster Grows in 2007
09/06/2006 National Best Lawyers Roster Includes 36 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys
06/02/2006 L&G Earns National Recognition for Six Practices and 13 Attorneys
11/09/2005 30 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
6/27/2003 National Honors for Attorneys and Practice Areas at Lathrop & Gage L.C. by ChambersUSA

Legal Alerts
05/10/2005 Amendment to Kansas Statute Changes Mechanic's Lien Rules
04/22/2005 Kansas City, Missouri City Council Passes Fire Code Ordinance
03/01/2004 Legal Alert: Concealed Firearms Law Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court
04/21/2003 Legal Alert: New Retainage Law

Newsletters
10/20/2006 Recent Honors for Lathrop & Gage Attorneys - Litigation Insert No. 5 - Fall 2006





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