Michael J. Robins

Michael J. Robins is a partner at Berman Indictor LLP, where he concentrates on real estate development, affordable housing, urban redevelopment, and finance. He represents for-profit and nonprofit developers in complex projects funded through multiple public and private sources. His work involves Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits, New Markets Tax Credits, tax-exempt and taxable bonds, conventional loans, HUD multifamily financing, and state or local incentive programs. He also advises clients on commercial acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing matters involving apartments, offices, and senior living facilities.

Michael earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1989. He later earned his J.D. from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His education and multistate admissions support his work on transactions involving layered financing, public programs, commercial property, and regulated development projects.

Michael has handled major developments involving housing, cultural facilities, commercial properties, and military communities. He represented a developer renovating a historic New Jersey baseball stadium into a recreational and cultural center using several tax credit and financing programs. He has also represented affordable housing developers, housing authorities, and lenders in construction and public housing revitalization projects. His experience includes senior living developments, a refrigerated wholesale produce facility, military housing bond financing, and a mixed-use condominium project combining residential and commercial components.

Michael J. Robins brings broad transactional experience to projects that require coordination among developers, investors, lenders, government agencies, and community organizations. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. He also formerly served on the Lower Merion Township Zoning Hearing Board in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. His professional and community involvement complements his practical understanding of land use, public finance, and development challenges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Berman Indictor LLP
• Member, American Bar Association
• Former Member, Lower Merion Township
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Licensed State

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey

Education

• Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Michigan
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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