Harry E. Wigner, Jr.

Harry E. Wigner, Jr. is senior counsel in Lathrop GPM’s Real Estate group in Overland Park, Kansas. He works with corporations, family-owned businesses, developers, financial institutions, nonprofits, health care organizations, and universities. His practice covers real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, and development, alongside corporate transactions. With more than four decades of experience, he advises clients on agreements and regulatory issues that influence major property and business decisions.

Harry earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1977, graduating with highest distinction and honors. His undergraduate recognitions included Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. This academic background, combined with a long commercial practice, supports his work across real estate, corporate law, and the financial structures underlying development projects.

Harry has advised on large office parks, a medical center campus, major religious and residential developments, and mixed-use projects spanning hundreds of acres. His work includes negotiating financing, construction contracts, leases, loans, government incentives, and land-use approvals. He has also assisted university foundations with property acquisitions and development arrangements. His experience with planning commissions and development boards helps him assess zoning and approval processes affecting client transactions.

Harry advises clients across industries including banking, manufacturing, health care, education, and nonprofit operations. He also handles loan workouts, foreclosures, sales, exchanges, and antitrust-related business issues. In complex deals, his focus is on understanding organizational goals, identifying risks early, and finding workable paths through documentation and negotiation. Harry E. Wigner, Jr. brings extensive transactional experience to real estate development and corporate decisions requiring coordinated legal and business judgment.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Lathrop GPM LLP
• Business Law Committee, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
• Member, Johnson County Bar Association
• Chair, Overland Park Economic Development Council
• Board of Governors and Board Member, National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame (1995-2002)
• Director and Vice Chair, Kansas Development Finance Authority (1987-1991)
• Member and Chair and Vice Chair, The City of Prairie Village, Kansas, Planning Commission (1986)
• Board of Managers, YMCA of Greater Kansas City, Southwest District (1993-1996)
• Board of Directors and President, Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City (1989-1995)
• Administrative Board, Old Mission United Methodist Church (1985-1989)
• Coordinating Committee, Johnson County Co-Chair, Economic Lifelines (1988-1989)
• Regional Steering Committee, Kansas Teacher of the Year (1992-1995)
• Member, The Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Kansas (Class of 1989)
• Committee for Excellence, Shawnee Mission School District (1986-1987)
• Member, Johnson County Civic/Cultural Center Task Force (1984-1985)

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Missouri

Education

• University of Michigan Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• University of Kansas
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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