Attorney Profiles

James C. Wine

James C. Wine

700 Walnut, Suite 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
Phone: (515) 283-3188
Fax: (515) 283-3108
Jwine@nyemaster.com

Jim Wine is a shareholder in the Business, Finance, and Real Estate Department and practices primarily in the areas of real estate, real estate finance, and land use and zoning law. A major portion of Jim’s practice consists of representing life insurance company lenders in connection with their national commercial mortgage loan and real estate investment programs.
Jim has served as Chair of the Mortgage Lending Committee of the American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (the “RPPT”), and as Chair of the Partnerships and Limited Liability Company Committee of the RPPT. Jim has also recently served as Chair of the Special Investors and Investment Structure Group of the RPPT (which includes life insurance company investments). 
Jim is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a Fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Jim is listed in Chambers Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and Iowa Super Lawyers. Jim is the only Iowa lawyer to be listed in Who's Who Legal: USA - Real Estate Law. 
Jim received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1979, and a J.D. from the University of Iowa, with high distinction, in 1982.

Significant Transactions

Member of Commercial Real Estate Finance team that has closed over $1 billion in commercial mortgage loans annually for each of the last several years.

Publications

Foreclosure Law & Related Remedies:A State-by-State Digest (to be published by the American Bar Association) (Author of Iowa chapter).
Iowa Real Estate Practice Manual (2003) (Contributing Author).
Iowa Legal Research Guide (2003) (Contributing Author).
Iowa Business Law Manual (2000) (Contributing Author).

Recent Speeches

10 Key Issues in Commercial Real Estate Loan Documents, Law Education Institute (Vail, Colorado 2008 and 2009)
Selected Land Use and Zoning Issues, Client Seminar (Des Moines, Iowa 2008)
Selected Issues in Commercial Real Estate Financing, Spring Meeting; American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (Washington, D.C. 2007)
Key Issues in Commercial Real Estate Loan Documents, Lorman Education Services (Des Moines, Iowa 2007 and 2008)
Intercreditor Agreements in Commercial Real Estate Loan Transactions, Law Education Institute (Aspen, Colorado 2007 and 2008)
A Lender's View of Leases, Law Education Institute (Aspen, Colorado 2006).
Commercial Real Estate Finance, Lorman Education Services (Des Moines, Iowa 2006).
Commercial Real Estate Loan Documents: 20 Issues that Matter, Law Education Institute (Aspen, Colorado 2005).
Commercial Real Estate Finance, University of Iowa Real Estate CLE (Iowa City, Iowa 2004).
Single Purpose Entity Requirements in Commercial Mortgage Loan Transactions, Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (Seattle, Washington 2004) (Program Chair and Moderator).
Special Recognition

The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers 2010
Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer for Business in Real Estate Law, 2004-2009
The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2010
Who's Who Legal USA - Real Estate Law
Iowa Super Lawyers, Real Estate, 2007-present
Great Plains Super Lawyers, Real Estate, 2009

Martindale-Hubbell Rating

AV®

Education

Princeton University (A.B., 1979) 
University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1982)

Academic Achievements

Executive Editor, Journal of Corporation Law

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1982
Minnesota, 1984

Associations & Affiliations

American Bar Association 
Chair, Mortgage Lending Committee, Real Property and Trust Law Section, 2005-2006
Co-Chair, Partnership and LLC Committee, 2002-2005
Chair, Specialized Investors and Investment Structure Group, 2005-present
Vice-Chair, Real Estate CLE Committee, 2007-present
Iowa State Bar Association 
Real Property Committee, Real Estate and Title Law Section, 2002-2005
Business Law Section
Polk County Bar Association
Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys 
Board of Regents
Business Law Section
Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Community Involvement

Board of Directors, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, 2009-present
Board of Directors, Wakonda Club, 2007-present
Chair, Des Moines Public Schools Library Support Group, 2006-present
President, Roosevelt High School Foundation, 2002
Board Member, Roosevelt High School Foundation, 1996-2003
Board of Deacons, Plymouth Congregational Church, 1994-1999
Board Member, Des Moines Symphony Association, 1993-2002

Professional Experience

Law Clerk, Hon. George G. Fagg, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1982-1984