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Heather is senior counsel in the Real Estate group. She advises on a broad range of matters related to development, financing, leasing, land acquisition and assemblage, zoning and entitlements, and corporate structuring.

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Heather brings more than two and a half decades of diverse real estate and transactional experience to the firm’s real estate practice. Prior to joining the firm, she served as director of the Real Estate and Construction practice groups for The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a global healthcare enterprise, advising on complex real estate, construction, and development matters. Before joining the Cleveland Clinic, Heather served as general counsel and board secretary for a Northeast Ohio real estate management company, where she advised on the development, financing, and leasing of large-scale shopping centers, mixed-use projects, and apartment buildings. Heather possesses extensive business acumen developed through decades of serving as an integral member of executive leadership teams, providing practical, business-oriented counsel that extends well beyond legal analysis. She is known for her ability to combine sophisticated legal expertise with practical business judgment to achieve creative, value-driven solutions.

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Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., 2000

Kent State University, 1995

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Heather Summers

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