John Slagter

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance

Career

John Slagter has dedicated his 30-year career to protecting clients’ property rights and achieving their real estate and business goals. While practicing in all facets of real estate, John has particular and significant experience in land use and zoning, where he represents clients on a daily basis in land use matters, including applications for site approvals, variances, conditional use approvals, rezonings, takings, economic development incentives and litigation related to these issues. He uses his extensive knowledge to develop and implement strategies to overcome objections by governmental authorities and community activists to secure approvals for his clients in some of the most controversial and difficult cases. John is actively engaged in the real estate community on a local and national level, including his engagement as a frequent speaker, writer and contributor on real estate and land use issues. In his real estate practice, John represents national and regional clients in industry sectors including commercial, office, retail, industrial, and residential. He is experienced in real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, finance, construction, eminent domain, and real property tax.

Personal

Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1991); John Carroll University (B.A., 1988)