Richard D. Jones

Background

Jones, Richard D. was born in 1953 in Enfield, Connecticut, United States.

Education

Washington & Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1978). Boston University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1981).

Career

Worked at Dechert Price & Rhoads (Hartford, Connecticut. Also Phila., Pennsylvania) specializing in Real Estate Finance. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Connecticut.

Author: "Watch Out for the Hidden Threat: Lenders Tell How," Mortgage Banking, January, 1988. "Contracts for Construction and Design Services: An Overview for Lender and Owners," Real Estate Finance, Fall, 1987. Co-Author and Advisory Board Member: "Bureau of National Affairs, Environmental Due Diligence Guide," 1992.

"Managing Environmental Risk: A Practical Guide For Bankers," American Bankers Association, June 1989. "The Impact of Unrelated Business Taxable Income on the Design of Pension Trust Participating Investments," Real Estate Finance, Summer, 1988. "Connecticut Construction Lending and the Law," PESI, 1986, 1987, 1988.

Lecturer: "Around the Closing Table: The Troubled Construction Project, How To Manage Construction Risk," The Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Income Property Construction Lending Seminar, 1989, 1990. "The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Business Transactions and Operations," The Practicing Law Institute, December, 1991, 1992. "Pre-Foreclosure Realization Techniques or Lock Boxes for the Credibility or Collaterally Challenged Borrower," The American College of Real Estate Lawyers, October, 1994.

"Making Loans More Liquid," Northeast Real Estate Life Counsel Meeting, May, 1993. "Legal Issues in Real Estate Finance," ALI-American Bar Association, 1995. "Co-Lending For Real Estate," American Bar Association, Real Property Section Continuing legal education Meeting, 1995.

Chairman, ASTM Subcommittee on Environmental Assessments in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, 1989-1995. Vice Chair, Environmental Issues Subcommittee, 1988-1989, and Environmental Advisor, 1988—, Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1991—, Co-Chairman, Environmental Committee, 1994—.

Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Real Property. Banking) and American (Member: Section on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Chairman, Environmental Aspects of Lender Liability Committee, 1993—. Vice-Chair, Environmental Group, 1995—) Bar Associations.

Mortgage Bankers Association of America. American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Real Estate Finance Association (President's Council/Board of Directors, National Realty Committee).

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Watch Out for the Hidden Threat: Lenders Tell How," Mortgage Banking, January, 1988. "Contracts for Construction and Design Services: An Overview for Lender and Owners," Real Estate Finance, Fall, 1987. Co-Author and Advisory Board Member: "Bureau of National Affairs, Environmental Due Diligence Guide," 1992.
    
    "Managing Environmental Risk: A Practical Guide For Bankers," American Bankers Association, June 1989. "The Impact of Unrelated Business Taxable Income on the Design of Pension Trust Participating Investments," Real Estate Finance, Summer, 1988. "Connecticut Construction Lending and the Law," PESI, 1986, 1987, 1988.

Membership

Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1991—, Co-Chairman, Environmental Committee, 1994—. Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Real Property. Banking) and American (Member: Section on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Chairman, Environmental Aspects of Lender Liability Committee, 1993—.

Vice-Chair, Environmental Group, 1995—) Bar Associations. Mortgage Bankers Association of America. American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

Real Estate Finance Association (President's Council/Board of Directors, National Realty Committee).