Dickinson Wright PLLC

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Awarded Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Biography

Fred Fathe practices extensively in all real estate transactional areas; banking (primarily real estate and corporate finance); corporate acquisitions; and in Uniform Commercial Code matters. He is a Certified Specialist, Real Property Law, State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.

Mr. Fathe is actively involved with real property acquisition and development, including acquisition and sales of both unimproved and improved property; real property master- and development planning; major leasing transactions; real property financing transactions; and advising banks and other institutions (both in Arizona and out-of-state) regarding structuring of Arizona real property lending transactions, foreclosures and loan modifications.

Mr. Fathe has been involved advising Borrowers and Owners for over 25 years regarding subsidized housing project in Arizona. He has had significant experience involving HUD financing, ADOH-assisted financing, tax credit financing, etc. involving all aspects of those projects (including acquisition, construction and financing issues).

He has been involved with tax-exempt financing in Arizona since the early 1980s. During that time Mr. Fathe acted as Borrower's counsel in numerous tax-exempt financings, including counsel to public entities which were borrowers.

Mr. Fathe has extensively counseled municipal clients with regard to both financing and other general municipal business matters.

Dickinson Wright PLLC

183 Best Lawyers awards

Dickinson Wright PLLC logo

Overview

  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Wittenberg University, B.A., graduated 1974

  • Arizona, State Bar of Arizona

  • State Bar of Arizona - Past Chair, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections
  • Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
  • State Bar of Arizona - Past Chair, Business Law and Real Property Law Sections
  • The University of Michigan Law School, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Wittenberg University, B.A., graduated 1974

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
  • Commercial
  • Finance
  • Tax Certiorari
  • Transactions

Additional Information

  • Certification
Certified Specialist Real Property, State Bar of Arizona since 1986

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