pdavis@att-law.com
312.491.2205

PRACTICE AREAS:
Affordable Housing & Community
Development Finance
Tax Credit Finance & Syndication
Government Relations, Zoning & Entitlements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C.
Casden Properties LLC, Beverly Hills, CA
City of Chicago, Law Department,
Finance and Economic Development Division

ADMISSION TO PRACTICE:
State of Illinois
State of California

EDUCATION:
University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
Abilene Christian University, B.B.A. Finance

Paul Davis

Paul joined Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen in 2003. He concentrates his practice in the area of affordable housing development and finance, representing both developers and equity investors. He has experience with various federal, state and local loan and grant programs that provide financing for the rehabilitation and construction of affordable housing, including the syndication of federal low-income housing tax credits and state donation tax credits, tax increment financing, and multi-tiered private and governmental loan and grant programs, including HOPE VI and other mixed-finance programs.

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

American Bar Association
- Member, Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
- Member, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
Adjunct Professor, The John Marshall Law School
Board Member, First Community Land Trust

PUBLICATIONS:

Paul Davis, Glenn A. Graff, Kelli Harsch, Kathie Soroka, & Benjamin J. Swartzendruber, Initiatives and Tools for the Preservation of Affordable Housing in Illinois, 18 JOURNAL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LAW 403 (2009).