Attorneys
Dworken & Bernstein
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A. is a full-service law firm that has represented businesses and individuals in Northeastern Ohio for more than 60 years. Its commercial real estate group works with local and regional owners, developers and investors active in residential apartment complexes, shopping centers, industrial properties and specialty assets such as self-storage facilities.
On acquisitions the group handles conventional purchases and alternative structures: options, land contracts, Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, and buying the ownership interests in the limited liability company or other entity that holds the property rather than the real estate itself. The group also covers due diligence, entity formation, leasing, zoning approvals and mortgage financing, and the firm handles real estate litigation. It says it keeps long-standing relationships with other attorneys, brokers, title insurance agents, lenders and lender counsel who practise in the area, and drafts documents to time-tested protocols to keep clients out of avoidable disputes.
The firm opened in Cleveland's Standard Building on September 1, 1959 and added a Painesville office in 1960 that later eclipsed Cleveland as its headquarters. It describes itself as the largest law firm in the Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County area. Other practice groups cover commercial litigation, business immigration, estate planning and probate, nursing home negligence and workers' compensation. Offices are at 60 South Park Place in Painesville and 1468 W. 9th Street, Suite 135 in Cleveland.
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Best for
Owners, developers and investors buying, financing or leasing commercial property in Northeastern Ohio, including 1031 exchanges, land contracts and entity-level purchases. The firm describes its practice area as Northeastern Ohio.
What they do
- Commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions
- Section 1031 like-kind exchange structuring
- Land contracts and purchase options
- Entity-interest purchases of property-owning companies
- Commercial leasing
- Zoning approvals
- Mortgage financing documentation
- Real estate and commercial litigation
- Estate planning and probate
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Other offices | Cleveland, OH |
| Practice areas | Purchase & sale, Entity formation, Leasing, Land use/zoning |
What stands out
- Has represented businesses and individuals in Northeastern Ohio for more than 60 years.
- Opened in Cleveland on September 1, 1959; the Painesville office opened in 1960 and later became the headquarters.
- Describes itself as the largest law firm in the Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County area.
- Structures acquisitions as options, land contracts, Section 1031 exchanges, or purchases of the entity that owns the property.