Aman, Jr. Thomas L.

Category: Business

Review: Fax:(304) 624-8183 Tom.Aman@Steptoe-Johnson.com

Description: Thomas Aman concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial transactions, real estate, public finance and municipal bonds.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Served as bond counsel for the first combined tax increment revenue and community enhancement district public bond issue completed in the State of West Virginia for a 1,700 acre mixed use master planned community. Representation included devising structure, assisting with assessment methodology, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documents and bond closing.
Served as bond counsel for a tax increment financing private placement bond issue to finance infrastructure improvements in a 160 acre mixed use master planned commercial and residential development in West Virginia. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, document preparation and bond closing representation.
Served as bond counsel for a private placement bond issue to finance the construction and equipping of a new fire station and the purchase of a new fire truck for a West Virginia municipality. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documentation and bond closing representation.
Served as bond counsel for a private placement 501(c)3 financing to finance a portion of the cost of constructing a wellness and rehabilitation center to be leased and operated by a regional hospital entity. Services included transaction structuring, representation of governmental bond issuer, preparation of financing documents and bond closing representation.
Served as bond counsel to a regional hospital facility in West Virginia for a private placement, tax exempt 501(c) 3 bond financing of capital improvements to the hospital facility, the acquisition of equipment and refinancing outstanding debt. Services included transaction structuring, the preparation of all financing documentation, and bond closing representation.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Public finance
Municipal bonds
Banking and commercial loans
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001 Steptoe & Johnson

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Treasurer, Harrison County Bar Association
National Association of Bond Lawyers
INDUSTRY/ CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
Community Development Finance Association
North Central West Virginia Coalition for the Homeless
West Virginia A Vision Shared
Commission on Governing in the 21st Century
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Tax Increment Financing,” Association of County Commissioners