Austin Polina

Austin Polina is an associate at Leverage Law Group, LLC in Leawood, Kansas. He focuses on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions designed to promote economic development in underserved communities. He represents participants across the country, including tax credit investors, community development entities, and qualified businesses. His work concerns the legal relationships used to connect investment with projects and businesses seeking support through these transactions.

Austin earned a B.S., Magna Cum Laude, from Rockhurst University in 2020. He received a J.D., Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2024. His undergraduate and legal studies provide a foundation for evaluating information and understanding legal obligations. In financing matters, that training supports analysis of transaction documents and the different responsibilities that arise among the participating parties.

Austin joined the firm as an associate in 2024. His practice includes representing NMTC participants at different levels and various stages of a transaction. Investors, community development entities, and qualified businesses each have distinct roles in the financing process. His representation therefore involves considering the transaction from the perspective of the client involved while remaining attentive to the arrangement’s broader economic development purpose.

Austin Polina is licensed in Kansas and works within a practice centered on tax credit transactions. His legal work supports participants seeking to use the NMTC framework for development in underserved communities. These matters require coordination among organizations with different investment and operational goals. His focused practice brings legal analysis to those relationships and helps clients address the transaction issues connected to their particular role and stage of involvement.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Leverage Law Group, LLC
• Member, Kansas Bar Association

Licensed State

• Kansas

Education

• University of Missouri 6 Kansas City
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Rockhurst University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) Magna Cum Laude

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