Aaron L. Underhill
Ohio
Underhill & Hodge LLC
8000 Walton Parkway, Suite 260
New Albany, OH 43054
United States
Tel: (614) 335-9320
Email:
aaron@uhlawfirm.com
Web:
www.uhlawfirm.com
As a founding partner, Aaron set out with a vision for Underhill & Hodge, LLC to provide a full-service shop for clients where they can obtain legal counsel on all things real estate, including transactions, complex development matters, land use, zoning, and commercial leasing. That’s exactly the mission Underhill & Hodge, LLC operates under today.
Clients with complex real estate development projects in central Ohio are hard-pressed to find one attorney who can advise and represent them during all the stages of the private and public processes. Luckily, Aaron is uniquely qualified to do just that. Throughout a project’s life cycle, from purchasing property and pursuing use and development rights to procuring funding assistance, securing private financing of a project, and leasing and selling a site, enlisting an experienced lawyer like Aaron who can provide dynamic counsel from beginning to end brings efficiency and consistency to a project while maximizing profitability.
Aaron represents several major developers in central Ohio, such as The New Albany Company, the master developer of the City of New Albany, named by Business Insider as America’s number one suburb. He also represents The Ohio State University, M/I Homes, and numerous other well-known companies based in the Columbus, Ohio area and beyond. He particularly enjoys working with individual landowners and smaller companies to help them reach their business goals.
Education
- College of Wooster, B.A. 1997
- Capital University Law School, J.D. 2000
Bar Admission
- Ohio, Ohio Bar Association, 2000
Memberships
- MORPC 2050 Regional Corridor Analysis Advisory Panel (Member)
- Corporate Advisory Committee, EZ Pay Buildings, LLC (Member)
- New Albany Plain Local Schools Strategic Planning Committee (Former Member)
- Ohio State Bar Association and Columbus Bar Association (Member)
- Columbus Bar Association Barrister Leader Program (Former Member)
- Board of Trustees, Creative Housing, Inc., (Member & Chairman Emeritus) a central Ohio not-for-profit organization serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
The team at Underhill & Hodge represent clients throughout the real estate project life cycle including purchasing property, obtaining necessary land use rights, financial incentives for development, and providing counsel when securing financing for construction or operations, all the way through leasing and sales. The firm can assist clients in both the private and public aspects of acquiring, developing, leasing, and selling property.
Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:
- Real estate entitlements, such as annexations, zonings, conditional uses, variances, administrative appeals, and platting
- Commercial real estate sales and purchases
- Commercial leasing (landlord or tenant representation)
- Property sales with leasebacks
- Evaluation and implementation of development
- Easements
- Deed restrictions and covenants
- Formation of property owners’ associations
- Development financing and assistance with permanent loans
- Real estate development joint venture agreements, operating agreements, and entity governance documentation
- Governmental incentives/public financing matters such as tax increment financing (TIF) districts, new community authorities (NCAs), and income tax rebate incentives
The team have vast experience in several practice areas including Real Estate Transactions, Land Use/Zoning, Business/Commercial Law, Real Estate Development, Banking, Securities/Investments, Venture Capital, and general Contract Law.
Underhill & Hodge strives to provide personalized and efficient service so that legal matters are thoroughly addressed but are not the cause of unnecessary delays or combative negotiations. The firm is uniquely positioned to represent its clients’ interests using a cost structure not typically associated with such experience.
Accordingly, the firm is able to provide each client the benefits of a full-service corporate, finance and real estate practice to best serve their needs in a cost-effective and efficient manner.