Practice Areas

• Real Estate & Construction
• Facilities Management
• Fraud & Abuse/Stark
• General Business Transactions & Services
• Long-Term Care and Post-Acute
• Economic Development
• Tax
• Tax-Exemption
• Catholic Health Care

Biography

Mr. Hicks chairs the real property practice group of Hall Render and has extensive experience in a broad range of real property matters with a particular emphasis on real estate development and real estate transactions. Related areas of practice include:

• Ground Lease Developments
• Property Tax Exemptions
• Leasing, Sales and Acquisitions
• Office Condominium Developments and Conversions
• Entity Formation
• Zoning
• Environmental Law
• Landlord-Tenant Law
• Tax Deferred Exchanges (IRC Section 1031)
• Eminent Domain

Preparatory Education

• Hanover College, B.A., magna cum laude, - 1985

Legal Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, J.D. - 1988

Admitted to Bar

• Indiana - 1988
• U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts of Indiana - 1988

Primary Memberships

• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indiana Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Legatus

Primary Honors

• The National Law Journal's Top Rated Lawyers in Health Care - 2013
• Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™

Presentations

• Real Estate Bootcamp Webinar Series, Part II: Common Issues in Health Care Real Estate Development Transactions - 2012 - American Health Lawyers Association, Webinar
• Prescriptions for Success? What State Based Healthcare Reforms Reveal - 2011 - BOMA Medical Office Buildings & Healthcare Facilities Conference, Dallas, Texas
• Ground Leases - The Essentials and Strategies for Negotiating the Vital Elements - 2008 - BOMA Medical Office Conference, Denver, Colorado
• Real Estate Development Strategies That Enhance Physician Relationships - 2008 - Practical Health, Marco Island, Florida
• Accounting and Reporting of Real Estate Assets Under Construction - You Didn't Think You Owned It Did You? - 2006 - Indiana Chapter of HFMA, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Monetization of Real Estate Holdings for Hospitals and Health Systems - 2006 - Practical Health, Marco Island, Florida