direct phone: (615) 866-2318 direct fax: (202) 349 2679 email: lgilmer@renocavanaugh.com	Hometown: Nashville, TN   Education: Vanderbilt University School of Law School,  J.D. Davidson College, B.A. in Asian Studies, with honors   Bar Admissions: Tennessee bar
Lillian's practice focuses on affordable housing development and representation of non-profit organizations.  Lillian's experience with affordable housing developers includes advising and working with owners, lenders, developers, and investors in all phases of real estate development including land acquisition, representation before local governmental commissions, financing, construction, leasing, disposition, and homeownership programs.  Lillian assists developers seeking to combine private financing with state and federal funding sources, such as tax credits, bonds, tax increment financing, federally insured loans, and grants to develop both residential and mixed use development with affordable housing components.  Lillian also advises developers facing community opposition challenges on local, state, and federal laws and regulations applicable to affordable housing developments.   Lillian's experience in representation of non-profit organizations includes writing federal grant applications, drafting and reviewing contracts, drafting agency policies, and providing general legal advice to specific issues faced by non-profit organizations.    Selected Recent Transactions   Represented an affordable housing developer facing NIMBY challenges in securing development approvals from local government. Represented a non-profit organization in writing HUD grant applications under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to secure funding for affordable housing developments in Alabama and Louisiana. Closed multiple real estate development transactions combining private financing with state and federal funding sources.   Speaking Engagements   Tennessee Fair Housing Matters Conference, Tennessee Fair Housing Commission, April 2009     Major Prior Work Experience   Before joining Reno & Cavanaugh, Lillian was an associate at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis where she practiced real estate law and represented clients in commercial leasing, acquisition, disposition, and development of real property.  Prior to entering law school, Lillian taught History, Political Science, and English to high school students in both Nashville, Tennessee, and Nagoya, Japan.   Associate, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis Teacher, Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, 1996-1998 Teacher, Harpeth Hall High School, 1995-1996 Awards, Community Activities And Professional Activities   Co-Author, "Examining the Green House Senior Living Concept", Nashville Business Journal, March 16, 2006 Author, "Japan's Communication Interception Act: Unconstitutional Invasion of Privacy or Necessary Tool?," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, May 2002 Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Award in Legal Writing Lightfoot, Franklin & White Best Brief Award Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Articles Editor, 2001-2002 Member, Tennessee Bar Association