Nashville, TN Office   direct phone: (615) 866 3224 direct fax: (615) 866 3225 E-mail	Education: University of Florida, LL.M. in Taxation   University of Tennessee, J.D. of Law College   David Lipscomb College, B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude     Bar Admissions: Tennessee Bar     Hometown: Hendersonville, TN
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Dwayne Barrett is a Member of Reno & Cavanaugh with a broad range of transactional experience on issues relating to affordable housing and Federal and state tax issues, including: low-income tax credit developments, GO Zone tax credits, tax-exempt bond financing, tax increment financing, AHP Funds, CDBG funds, HOME funds, and mixed finance transactions.  His experience also includes drafting state legislation, structuring numerous joint ventures, and appeals of property tax matters.   Selected Recent Transactions   Represented numerous developers and investors in the syndication of losses associated with projects financed in part with ARRA Section 1602 grant funds. Lead team of attorneys that closed 46 gap financing projects out of a statewide total of 84 projects in Tennessee. Represented a large housing authority and affiliated nonprofit organization in the acquisition of controlling interests in several low-income housing tax credit developments using HOME and CDBG funds along with an applicable PILOT program Prepared legislation that exempted developments utilizing low-income housing credits from the Tennessee franchise and excise tax Represented a developer in the acquisition of four affordable housing developments with tax-exempt bonds enhanced with a RD 538-insured loan and subordinated RD 515 loans and 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Closed numerous LIHTC projects in the Go Zone that were subsidized with CDBG Loans Speaking Engagements/Publications Speaker, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: Program Principles & Moving Parts, First American Title Insurance Company 2012 Commercial Seminar, Spring 2012. Speaker, Local Housing Authorities and State Housing Finance Agencies -- How to Work Together to Revitalize Communities, NAHRO National Conference, Nashville, TN, July 2008. Co-Trainer, Understanding the Basics of Tax Credits: An Overview, NAHRO Professional Development Seminar, March 2008, June 2009. Instructor, Seminar: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, NAHRO, Toledo, Ohio, April 2008. Instructor, Seminar: Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, NAHRO National Conference, Nashville, TN, July 2008. Awards, Community and Professional Activities   Martindale Hubbell Peer-Review Rated AV Preeminent TM Member, American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and Nashville Bar Association Member, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law and Section on Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Counsel, Tennessee Affordable Housing Coalition Counsel, Community Housing Developers Association of Tennessee ABA Property Tax Deskbook, Tennessee Chapter, Editions 1995 – 2010 Numerous seminars on tax issues, including low-income housing tax credit development