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David Belkowitz Vice President Hirschler Fleischer

Name: David Belkowitz Title: Vice President Company: Hirschler Fleischer Location: Richmond, Va. Birthplace: Syracuse, N.Y. Family: 1 daughter, 1 son College: William and Mary, J.D.; University of Wisconsin, B.A. First job outside of real estate: Community planning and development representative, Richmond Area office; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development . First job in real estate or allied field: Field attorney, advisor, Richmond Area office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? At Hirschler Fleischer, we endeavor to be a firm that is professional, trustworthy, accurate and timely while meeting our business objectives, providing a successful environment for our employees and being a good corporate citizen. Since 2001, Hirschler Fleischer's multi-disciplinary Real Estate Securities Group of securities, corporate, tax and real estate attorneys has handled all aspects of TIC exchange programs, including negotiating purchase and sale agreements for our clients both as buyers and sellers, conducting real estate due diligence, preparing offering documents, structuring the offering in compliance with applicable tax guidelines, issuing tax opinions, ensuring compliance with applicable securities laws, negotiating loan documents with lenders and coordinating closings with TIC investors. This enables Hirschler Fleischer to provide a "turnkey" solution to TIC sponsors and facilitates quick turnaround times for preparation of documents and closing TIC transactions. Hobbies: Travel, wine tasting, dog shows Favorite book: "The Firm" Favorite movie: "Blues Brothers" Keys to success: Timely and high quality service
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