Rachel leverages deep legal knowledge to assist clients in a variety of real estate transactions and negotiations including acquisition and sale of commercial and multitenant properties.
Overview
Rachel advocates for clients in a variety of real estate transactions, helping them to leverage the strongest position possible without losing sight of the big picture.
Her legal knowledge is vast, covering all facets of real estate and public finance.
She represents landlords and tenants, developers, lenders and real estate investment trusts (REIT) in a variety of industries, including agriculture, financing and environmental.
Rachel is skilled in handling acquisition and sale of commercial and multitenant properties, frequently drafting and negotiating office and retail leases for commercial landlords and tenants. Rachel also assists clients with drafting and negotiating complex agreements related to purchase and sale transactions.
Experience
- Represented landlords and tenants in negotiations for more than 500,000 large office and retail spaces, including complex tenant and landlord build out arrangements.
- She has represented developers in the negotiation and sale of raw ground subject to a TIF for multi-family development.
- She represents a national bank in the negotiation of ground leases for her client's expansion into the Midwest.
- Represented clients in agricultural matters, including the drafting and negotiation of farm leases, and the purchase of agricultural land subject to existing oil and mineral rights.
- She represented a major financial institution in the purchases of vacant property with environmental issues and assisted client with the processes of remediation for such sites.
- Rachel represents local developers in the management of large scale commercial properties around the Midwest, including managing landlord tenant relations and issues.
- Represents real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the purchase, sale, and leasing of retail, educational, and entertainment projects nationwide.
- She represents large commercial lenders by assisting with due diligence for real estate and construction loans.
- She has represented lenders in the development and financing of a multi-million-dollar wind project in a Midwestern state.
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Recognitions
Recognitions
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2026-2027
Named to the "20 to Know" in the legal industry list by the Kansas City Business Journal, 2025
Named an "Up & Coming Attorney" by Missouri Lawyers Media, 2024
Selected to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list, 2024, 2025
Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2022
Selected for inclusion, "Women in Law - Missouri" by Marquis Who'sWho, 2021
Selected for inclusion, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2022
Selected to Missouri Lawyers Media POWER List: Commercial Real Estate, 2025
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
Junior League of Kansas City, Volunteer
The American Royal, Volunteer
BOTAR, Executive Committee
Synergy Services, Board of Directors
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Missouri, 2013
- Kansas, 2014
Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 2013
- UMKC Law Review, Lead Online Editor
University of Oklahoma, B.A.S., Political Science, Minor in Spanish, 2010
