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Dennis A Johnson

Dennis A Johnson

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Associations and Nonprofits, Bank/Thrift/Credit Union Regulatory Practice, Banking and Financial Institutions - Securities, Corporate, Debt Finance, Education, Financial Institutions, Financial Services, Financial Services Mergers & Acquisitions, Financing, Fraternities and Sororities, Multifamily Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Tax Credits and Community Investments, Treasury Management

Career

Dennis Johnson practices in the areas of real estate finance and development, serving as counsel on large, multistate transactions. He represents lenders in syndicated construction and term loans, counseling them in their capacities as administrative agent and co-lender. Dennis also works with lenders in the negotiation of participation agreements.

For more than three decades, Dennis has represented construction and permanent real estate lenders, commercial real estate developers, and developers of multifamily and single-family residential project builders in an array of real estate finance and development transactions. With a practice that is national in scope, Dennis has effectively guided lenders through loans involving projects in nearly every state in the country.

For more than 25 years, Dennis has represented a national sorority and its housing corporation that owns more than 80 chapters throughout the United States. He provides counsel to them on a variety of real estate-related matters.

Dennis also has an extensive opinion practice. He regularly renders opinions on behalf of the firm on complex multistate real estate transactions. These transactions often involve multiple properties and multiple lenders. Dennis’ extensive experience in this specialized area of the law allows him to provide efficient and economical representation of both lenders and borrowers.

He is appreciated by clients and colleagues for his thorough understanding of the national, regional and local real estate and construction lending industries.

Professional Memberships

Former chair of the Business Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Community Organization Legal Assistance Project.

Education

Indiana University

B.S.

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis

J.D.

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Real Estate - Indiana

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Dennis Johnson's practice includes representing clients in finance and development work. He regularly works with both lenders and developers and advises on matters involving residential projects and multistate transactions.

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