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Bio
A responsive advisor and diligent problem solver, Vincent Jones provides prudent counsel to clients navigating a wide range of high-stakes real estate transactions.
Vincent focuses his real estate practice on acquisitions, dispositions, development, and leasing matters. His experience includes performing due diligence for real property matters, including reviewing title, survey, and zoning. Vincent is adept at drafting purchase agreements, closing documents, amendments, resolutions, and consents for special purpose entities and other ancillary documents. He also has experience reviewing leases and drafting abstracts for clients and performing gap analysis between forms of lease agreements and executed lease agreements. As real estate deals come together, clients rely on Vincent to manage the deal process, design and maintain closing checklists, and prepare and finalize closing binders. Vincent is known for his calm under pressure and his meticulous commitment to getting the details right.
Prior to joining RSHC, Vincent worked as a summer associate in the real estate group at an Am Law 200 global law firm, where he represented clients in a wide range of real estate matters. Vincent volunteers with The Law School Mentor, a nonprofit organization that pairs law students with young attorneys to provide mentorship and networking opportunities.
Experience
Clerkships
Judicial Extern, Hon. Sharon J. Coleman, United States Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2020)
Representative Engagements
- Performed due diligence for a portfolio of acquisitions valued at over $100m+ related to transactions involving the sale of a subdivision of single-family homes.
- Drafted closing documents and performed due diligence for a student-housing transaction.
- Represented a self-storage facility in a transaction.
- Represented a seller in a transaction involving a condominium development.
Credentials
Education
Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2022
Scholar in Law Award
Study Abroad in Lisbon, Portugal
Staff Editor, Global Studies Law Review, Vol 20
BLSA, Treasurer
Occidental College, B.A., Economics, 2016
Black Student Alliance, Treasurer
Study Abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bar Admissions
Illinois
Professional Memberships
The Law School Mentor, a nonprofit, serves as a mentor bridging the gap for increasing access, continuing to provide networking.
Teaching Appointments
Teaching Fellow, Chicago Public Schools SAGA Education (2018-2019)
Community Service
Pro Bono work for a religious institution to sell a property. Assisted a nonprofit with the sale of property. Representing a client in an asylum matter.