l joined Klein Hornig because I wanted to practice with the best affordable housing professionals in the country at a firm dedicated to making mission-based decisions. I’m an enthusiastic problem solver, and at Klein Hornig, I’m able to do far more than just identify issues. I can line up several possible options for fixing them, get the green light on optimal choices, and proceed to take the steps to get resolutions as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. It never gets boring.
Dawna Steelman brings extensive experience in structuring and closing real estate transactions financed through federal and state tax credits. Serving syndicators, investors, financial institutions and insurance companies in the Northeast, Florida, and a dozen other states, she focuses on low-income housing, historic and energy tax credits. In over 15 years of practice, Dawna has closed hundreds of transactions comprising more than $3 billion worth of equity.
Recently, Dawna has handled several upper-tier, guaranteed-funds, and 9% LIHTC deals, as well as many projects involving geothermal and solar tax credits. She enjoys the challenge of delving into complex scenarios and going beyond legal concerns to incorporate business considerations into transactions when appropriate.
Working on a variety of issues allows Dawna to put her sharp intellect and inherent love of learning to good use. She enjoys discovering something new every time a problem, opportunity or new matter crops up, from tax law change implications to novel ways to structure deals. Dawna is grateful to use her experience to participate in groundbreaking transactions benefiting diverse communities.
A problem well put is half solved.
– John Dewey
