Lori E. DaCosse
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Lori DaCosse has practiced law for twenty-six years, specializing in sophisticated real estate transactions, business law, contract and lease negotiation, and general transactional work. Ms. DaCosse is licensed and authorized to practice in Florida, California, Illinois, and Missouri. Her experience in multiple jurisdictions makes her approach to practicing law nimble and sensitive to local concerns but informed as to broad, national trends. Ms. DaCosse is collaborative and known for fostering novel, cost-effective legal solutions.
Ms. DaCosse is recognized for her extensive real estate expertise. She has represented real estate developers, investors, and real estate-related trade organizations on all aspect of real estate law, including commercial closings, financing, and licensing issues. In addition, Ms. DaCosse has a thriving corporate practice, which includes choice of entity counseling, buy-sell agreements, partner or member buy-outs, and new partner or member admissions for all corporate entities.
Ms. DaCosse is a cum laude graduate of Pepperdine Law School, where she was a Note and Comment Editor for the Pepperdine Law Review and published. Additionally, she received a certificate in alternative dispute resolution from the distinguished Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Areas Of Practice
- Real Estate 60%
- Corporate 40%
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2000
- California, 1999
- Missouri, 2011
- Florida, 2017
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Dean's List
- Law Review, Pepperdine Law Review, Editor, 1998, 1999
- University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
- B.A. - 1996
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: English Literature
Representative Clients
- Real estate developers, investors, brokers, and land owners
- Small business clients, accountants, and insurance brokers
- Title companies
Classes / Seminars
- Adjunct Professor - Contracts class for Working Professionals, St. Louis University, 2008 to 2009
Languages
- English
Professional Associations And Memberships
- Broward County Bar Association, Member
- St. Clair County Bar Association, Member, 2000 to 2014
Past Employment Positions
- Sandberg Phoenix and Von Gontard, Counsel, 2011 to 2014
- Moser & Marsalek, P.C., Shareholder, 2008 to 2011
Published Works
- Richardson v. McKnight: Barring Qualified Immunity From 42 U.S.C. 1983 for Private Jailers, Pepperdine Law Review, 25, 1999
Ancillary Businesses
- Title Company