BENNETT P. APPLEGATE
312.491.3322
bapplegate@att-law.com
PRACTICE:
Ben Applegate concentrates his practice in the area of affordable housing development and finance. He has significant experience with various federal, state and local loan and grant programs utilized for the rehabilitation or new construction of multi-family housing, including housing for families, the elderly, the homeless and individuals with special needs. Ben's practice includes the representation of developers, lenders and investors involved with projects which utilize the syndication of low-income housing tax credits. Ben has also assisted clients with various programs created to preserve HUD's older-assisted inventory and has significant experience public housing mixed-finance transactions representing developers, investors and public agencies.
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
- Member, Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing
- President and Board Member, Illinois Housing Council
- Executive Committee Member and Past President of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association
- Member, National Housing Conference
- Member, Metropolitan Planning Council
- Member, Village of Palatine Plan Commission
- Board Member, Mercy Housing Lakefront (an affiliate of Mercy Housing, Inc.)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Schiff Hardin & Waite, 1985 - 1998
ADMISSION TO PRACTICE:
State of Illinois
United States District Court, Northern District, Illinois
EDUCATION:
Loyola University of Chicago, J.D., 1985
Miami University, B.S., Business Administration, 1982
United States Naval Academy (Annapolis, Maryland), 1978 to 1980