Palmieri Named to American Bar Association Section Officer Position

Andrew Palmieri, a partner in the Alexandria office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, has been elected an officer of the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, a 30,000-member organization of the nation’s leading real estate and estate planning lawyers.

Mr. Palmieri will serve as Vice Chair of the Section’s Real Property Division, which focuses on legal aspects of property use, ownership, development, transfer, regulation, financing, taxation and disposal. A 2008 Virginia Super Lawyer for real estate, Mr. Palmieri will be responsible for special projects, initiatives and overseeing the work of the substantive groups and committees of the Real Property Division.

“It is an honor to serve the members of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law.” Mr. Palmieri said.  “At a time when the nation faces a housing and mortgage lending crisis, this organization is best positioned to address the issues confronting real estate lawyers throughout the United States.”

Palmieri is a member of the commercial and real estate practice group at Vorys and specializes in complex commercial, corporate and real estate transactions, including the development and acquisition of multi-family residential and commercial real estate projects. He assists clients in the acquisition, financing, leasing and selling of commercial projects. 

Vorys has offices in Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. as well as Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Akron, Ohio. With nearly 400 attorneys, Vorys is one of the largest law firms in the United States and was recently recognized as a Cross Practice Powerhouse in a survey of corporate America and one of the top 25 national firms serving the retail and industrial manufacturing industries. For more information visit www.vorys.com.