Areas of Practice
Industries
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 2005
Education
University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., magna cum laude
- Law Review, Associate Editor
University of Michigan, M.A.
University of Michigan, B.A.
Language
- Arabic
- French
- German
Laura A. Weingartner is a member whose practice involves all aspects of complex commercial real estate transactions, including renewable and alternative energy lending and project finance, commercial leasing, acquisition, disposition, project siting and zoning, affordable housing development, and landlord-tenant litigation. Prior to joining Dykema, Ms. Weingartner worked in marketing and sales for a developer of financial planning and information management software applications.
Experience
Ms. Weingartner has been involved in all aspects of complex real estate transactions, in which she has represented developers, investors, lenders, REITs, health care systems, manufacturers, municipalities, public school systems, religious institutions, and other public and private entities.
She has experience in the development, construction, leasing, sale, disposition or financing of a wide variety of projects, including the following:
- Renewable and alternative energy projects (including wind, solar and biomass)
- Electric utility right-of-way acquisition projects
- Mixed-use projects
- Office projects
- “Big-box” retail
- Affordable housing and new markets tax credit developments
- Leasing and zoning for wireless telecommunications services providers
- Negotiation of commercial office leases for a national accounting and financial services provider
- Landlord-tenant litigation associated with mortgage foreclosures, land contract forfeitures and tenant defaults
Seminars & Speeches
- Small Business Legal Academy, Wayne State University, Faculty Member, Real EstateFebruary 14, 2015
- Investment Opportunities in Green Energy, Video Webcast Co-Sponsored by Cohn Reznick, Dykema and DelMorgan & Co.January 2015
Publications
- "Why the Construction Lender Matters in Gap Financing" (Co-authored with Cameron H. Piggott, Esq.)January 2011North American Wind Power
- "Family Law Reform in Morocco: the Mudawana: Modernist Islam and Women's Rights in the Code of Personal Status"2005University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Vol. 82, Issue 4, p. 687-713
- "Case Digest: Morrison v. City of East Lansing"200382 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 343, 660 N.W.2d 395, Mich. Ct. App.
News
- March 17, 2016
- Program is Part of the 2015 Detroit Entrepreneur WeekFebruary 11, 2015
- Renewable Energy Lender Solidifies National Prominence by Closing on Nine Solar Projects in Massachusetts for Clean Focus CorporationApril 8, 2014
- Ninth Circuit Rules Wind Developers Don’t Need Permits to Cover Bird Deaths or Injuries Before Projects are OK’dApril 1, 2014
Alerts
- June 16, 2016
- January 27, 2014
- September 7, 2012
- Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act Fails to Extend Renewable Energy Production Tax CreditsFebruary 21, 2012
- February 2011
Press Releases
Memberships & Involvement
- State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Section and Business Law Section
- American Bar Association, Forum on Community Development and Affordable Housing
- Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Community/Civic Activities
- Barton Hills Village Planning Commission, Chair
Awards & Recognition
Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star for Real Estate, 2015
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Frank Murphy Honor Society