Reinhart Shareholder Murphy Accepted into American College of Mortgage Attorneys

MILWAUKEE – John M. Murphy, shareholder in Reinhart's Real Estate Practice, was accepted as an American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA) Fellow. According to the ACMA, its Fellows are regarded as the "best of the best in the mortgage law industry." To be considered for membership, a qualified lawyer must be nominated by an ACMA Fellow and must meet rigorous criteria. Nominees must:

• be licensed to practice in the highest court in their state/province
• be a distinguished practitioner in the law relating to real estate mortgage transactions
• have distinguished themselves through their bar association activities, lecturing; writing articles, drafting legislation or participating in the legislative process, or writing briefs of significant precedent to mortgage transactions.

As a new ACMA Fellow, Murphy joins Reinhart shareholder Harvey L. Temkin, who was accepted as an ACMA Fellow in 2008.

Murphy has extensive transactional experience in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, real estate finance and  sale/leasebacks. His work includes negotiating and drafting complex documentation, supervising due diligence and working through easement and property tax issues in real estate transactions. Murphy's clients include lenders, borrowers, developers, buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords and joint ventures.