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Professional Experience
The John Marshall Law
School-Chicago, Illinois, June 1998 to Present
Associate Dean for Outreach and Planning
Mr Rory Dean Smith advises
the Dean of the Law School on policy, procedural and
operational issues of the institution. Director of Diversity
and Outreach Programs supporting diversity recruiting,
retention and programming.
Previous responsibilities,
as Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement and
Planning and as Associate Dean for Institutional Research
have included institutional affairs department, development
and alumni affairs, and all of the law school's publications,
media relations, marketing, advertising, event management
and media services. Coordinated with other associate
deans to establish and regularly update the long-range
planning and resource allocation process of the institution;
and coordinated with other associate deans to establish
and regularly update long-range budget planning and
facilities planning.
Responsible for the
institution's affiliation with the Higher Learning Commission
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Coordinated the law school's previous Legal Education
Access Program for admitted students.
Developed and coordinated
the law school's Bar Exam Workshops, First Year Academic
Skills Training Program, the Accelerated Bar Exam Lecture
and Examples (ABLE) Program, the Academic Competition
Exam Program, and the Multistate Diagnostic Practice
Bar Exam Program.
Founded and conducts
the National Undergraduate Diversity Mock Trial Competition
(2003 to present) and seven regional competitions. Developed
and conducted the "Law and Theater Program"
in conjunction with the Community and Economic Development
Association of Cook County for disadvantaged teenagers
in the summer of 009.
Developed and conducts
the annual summer John Marshall Law School Legal Education
Access Program for collegiate prospective law students.
Developed the Legal Skills Success Camp, in conjunction
with John Marshall legal writing instructors, for traditionally
under-represented entering law students commencing Fall
Semester 2009 to present.
Co-developed the Jumpstart
Program, in conjunction with the Consortium of Chicago
Law School Diversity Professionals, for traditionally
under-represented entering law students
Adjunct
Professor, Fall 1995 to Present
Adjunct Professor for
the Juris Doctorate Program and LL.M.
Graduate
Degree in Real Estate Law Program. Teaching Real Estate
Transactions course.
McGaugh & Associates,
LLC-Chicago, Illinois, December 2001 to November 2008
Of Counsel
Areas of legal practice
included real estate, commercial lending and business
transactions. Real estate practice included transactions
involving acquisitions, dispositions, development, mortgage
modifications, assignments, financing, syndications,
joint ventures, property management, leasing and real
estate related litigation consultation. Commercial lending
and business practice included commercial, institutional
and assets based financing, secured and unsecured commercial
loan documentation, asset purchase agreements, stock
purchase agreements, interest rate exchange agreements,
participation agreements and other matters.
Albert, Whitehead &
McGaugh, P.C.-Chicago, Illinois, April 1996 to December
2001 Principal (Of Counsel June 1998 - December 2001).
Areas of legal practice
included real estate, commercial lending and business
transactions.
The Prudential Insurance
Company of America-Chicago, Illinois, October 1988 to
March 1996 Chicago Realty Group Office
Associate Regional Counsel
Areas of legal practice
included: commercial real estate loan documentation,
mortgage workout, foreclosure, bankruptcy; and commercial
lease transaction structuring, negotiating and documenting.
Drafted various agreements and advised related to property
management including construction contracts, environmental
and accessibility requirements. Provided acquisition
and sales structuring, negotiating and documenting.
Monitored a variety of real estate litigation matters.
Continental Bank and
Trust Company of Chicago-Chicago, Illinois, June 1983
to Sept 1988 Attorney and Real Estate Officer
Areas of legal practice
included: real estate law, commercial law, secured transactions,
and banking regulations. Drafted documentation including
commercial loan agreements, mortgages, guarantees, intercreditor
agreements, and subordinations. Areas of commercial
real estate lending included: multi-family and single-family
tract development, shopping center, hotel, and office
construction. Structured, analyzed, negotiated, and
presented for bank approval real estate construction
financing requests. Conducted market analysis, property
inspection and property valuation.
Speeches and Lectures
Presented Continuing
Legal Education program on "Diversity and Pro Bono
for the Starting Practitioner" on May 22, 2010;
Presented Continuing Legal Education program entitled
"State of Diversity: Are We There Yet?" on
April 2, 2010; Keynote Speaker on "State of Diversity
in the Judiciary" at the Indian -American Bar Association
of Chicago, Celebration of the Appointment of Judge
Ketki Steffen to the Cook County Circuit Court, March
4, 2010; Presented "Pipeline Programming"
at the American Bar Association's National Conference
for the Minority Lawyer on September 25, 2009; Presented
Continuing Legal Education program on "Diversity
in the Profession" March 26, 2009 and November
20, 2009; Presented "Default Provisions" as
part of the March 1998 Chicago Bar Association's Seminar
Entitled "Traps for the Unwary - Selected Provisions
in Commercial Real Estate Agreements;" presented
"Networking from the Private Practitioner's Perspective"
at the 1997 Corporate Counsel, Minority and Woman Attorneys
Business Conference sponsored by the Illinois State
Bar Association; and presented "Contract Documents,
Plans and Specifications" to the Project Upgrade
Construction Management Training Class of 1998.
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Areas of Practice
Real Estate Law
Commercial Lending and Real Estate Transactions
Real Estate Finance
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