Rolf Goodwin
Director
As a member of the Real Estate / Commercial Lending and Corporate departments, Rolf brings a practical, focused approach to financing, sales and acquisition, and titles of real estate. He has extensive experience commercial lending, including bank, SBA, bond, and asset-based loan structure and documentation, and has assisted lenders and borrowers through many workouts and foreclosures. Rolf has represented title insurance companies and insureds alike in the generation of, review of, and claims on title insurance policies. He works with owners and lenders in working through issues of land use regulation such as zoning, easements, growth regulation, condominium establishment and registration, and subdivision approval and registration.
As the lead director of the firm's non-profit entities practice group, Rolf has worked with many non-profit organizations on structural issues, financing and in helping with mission definition, including involvement with the Charitable Trusts division of the New Hampshire Department of Justice, where he has helped numerous organizations find common ground to avoid regulatory or litigation clashes.
Rolf works with donors and recipients in establishing conservation easements that meet the parties' intent while providing maximum flexibility against future changing circumstances.
Department
Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Corporate
Areas of Practice
- Acquisition and sales of real estate
- Commercial lending, including real estate, asset-based, bond, SBA, subsidized housing transactions, and workouts
- Title and title insurance matters, including issuance and review of title insurance policies, and title insurance claims work
- Nonprofit organization issues, including fiduciary obligations or trustees and guidance of clients dealing with charitable trusts issues raised by mergers and changes in mission
- Conservation easements and gifts
- Land use, planning and zoning
- International transactions
Admissions
New Hampshire, US District Court for New Hampshire
Professional & Association Memberships
- Member of Nashua and New Hampshire Bar Associations
- Member of the Ethics Committee of the New Hampshire Bar Association - chair for four years, currently serving as coordinator of the committee's review of the Rules of Professional Conduct in conjunction with the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Community Involvement
- Executive Committee of United Way of Greater Nashua; Community Assessment Chair
- Chair of Nashua Parents and Children Together, a cooperative project of the United Way, Nashua School District and Nashua business community
- Admissions and financial aid chair of the Harvard / Radcliffe Club of New Hampshire
Career
- J.D., New York University, 1982
- University of Maine Law School, visiting student, 1981-2
- Graduate School of Business Administration, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978-9
- A.B., cum laude, Harvard College, 1978
Recent Publications and Lectures
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