John McNearney

Practice Areas

Agribusiness Finance, Food & Agriculture, Financial Services Litigation, Real Estate Finance, Agribusiness

Career

John devotes himself to understanding clients' goals and uses a practical approach to bring them to reality. John approaches each transaction as a partner to the client he is serving. Clients have come to rely on John with confidence they will receive efficient, high-quality legal services. He has been a trusted advisor to some of the nation's leading financial institutions handling a broad array of real estate, commercial and agricultural finance matters for over 30 years.

His depth of experience covers a spectrum of matters including commercial and mortgage loan origination; loan servicing transactions; loan participations; syndicated finance; construction lending; loan workout; real estate development, and; purchase and sale of assets of all types.

At a time when legal fees are top of mind for all parties involved in a transaction, John’s approach of identifying the major issues and working efficiently toward common, workable goals in a timely manner serves clients well.

Professional Memberships

American Agricultural Law Association; American Bar Association CLE Committee, Real Estate Financing Group; American College of Mortgage Attorneys Membership Development Committee, Program Committee, Opinion Committee; American College of Real Estate Lawyers Capital Markets and Real Estate Finance Committee, Bankruptcy Committee, Opinion Committee; Illinois State Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; St. Louis Agribusiness Club; St. Patrick Center Board of Directors; Forest Hills Country Club Board of Directors