Jane Elaine Ballerini

Biography

Jane Elaine Ballerini practices in the areas of commercial real estate law, commercial finance and general commercial and business law. She represents local and national banks in the extension of asset-based, mortgage and construction loans to commercial borrowers. Attorney Ballerini is one of a few practicing U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Designated Attorneys in the State. Her subspecialty is representing traditional lenders and Certified Development Companies in transactions involving government guaranteed loans. These include loans made under the SBA’s CDC/504 and 7(a) loan programs.

Attorney Ballerini is a member of the Connecticut and New Haven County Bar Associations. She is also an active member of the Real Property Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, serving on both the Executive Committee and the Legislative Committee of that Section, and acting as liaison between the Section and Quinnipiac University for the Section’s annual scholarship program. In her service to the Section, she has organized social and community based events for its members. Events include, without limitation, an annual volunteer day with Habitat for Humanity, whereby members have the opportunity to work on various stages of ground up construction of residential homes in New Haven County. She also serves on the Executive Committee of The Risk Management Association (Connecticut/Western MA Chapter): Women In Banking.

The Connecticut Law Tribune named Attorney Ballerini a 2016 “New Leaders in the Law.” She is also a graduate of the Leadership Greater New Haven, a Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce program.

Jane Elaine Ballerini graduated magna cum laude from Connecticut College. She earned her law degree at Quinnipiac University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 2010. She joined Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. in their Real Estate practice group in 2010 and was named a Partner in 2017. Attorney Ballerini practices in Connecticut and New York.

Profesional Memberships

• American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow, 2019-Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, Member
  • Real Property Section, 2012-present; Executive Committee Member, 2013-Present; Co-Chair, Social Committee 2013- 2017; Member Legislative Committee 2018; Quinnipiac Law School Scholarship Liaison, 2013-Present; Secretary, 2019-Present
  • Commercial Finance Section, Vice Chair, 2015-2018; Chair, 2018-Present
  • Young Lawyers Section, Member, 2011-Present
  • Model Residential Contract Subcommittee, Member, 2012-2013
• National Association of Development Companies, 504 Loan Closing, Participant, 2012
• New Haven County Bar Association
  • Real Estate Committee, Contributor, 2014-Present
• New York State Bar Association – Real Property Law Section, Member, 2018-Present
• The Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys, Inc. (ACFA), Member, 2018-Present
• The Foundation of the New Haven County Bar, Board Member, 2016-Present
  • Fundraising Committee, Co-Chair, 2017-2019
• The Risk Management Association (Connecticut/Western MA Chapter), Executive Committee Member, 2013-Present

Honors & Awards

• Connecticut Law Tribune, 2016 New Leaders in the Law
• Connecticut and New England Super Lawyers Rising Star, Real Estate 2013-2019
• U. S. Small Business Administration Designated Attorney, Expedited 504 Loan Closings
• Quinnipiac University Law School: Editor-in-Chief, Quinnipiac Health Law Journal; Vice President, Law and Medicine Society; Distinguished Academic Achievement Awards in 6 classes; Excellence in Clinical Work; Service to the Law School; Award for Academic Excellence (graduating top 10%); Outstanding Legal Scholarship Award

Community

• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, 2014-Present
• ASK A LAWYER 2013, Lawyer Referral Service, Volunteer
• Head of the Charles Regatta competitor, fundraiser for The New London Community Meal Center, Participant, 2013
• The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven – Institute for Effective Governance Program (Non-Profit Board Training Program), Graduate, 2016
• The Leadership Greater New Haven – Community Leadership Development Program, Participant/Graduate, 2018

Publications

• “The Apparent Agency Doctrine in Connecticut’s Medical Malpractice Jurisprudence: Using Legal Doctrine as a Platform for Change,” Quinnipiac Health L.J. 317, 2010
• “Key Issues Facing Individual Debtors (And Their Counsel) When Filing For Chapter 11 Relief In The Post-BAPCPA Era,” Co-Author, Best of ABI 2013: The Year in Consumer Bankruptcy, 2013

Classes & Seminars

• “Using The Environment Indemnity Agreement To Protect Lenders From Environmental Issues Arising With Commercial Real Property Collateral,” The Risk Management Association Women in Banking Luncheon-Environmental Lending, 2014
• “SBA Lending: Documenting, Closing and Servicing 7(a) and CDC/504 Loans – Navigating SBA Approval and Authorization Process, Preserving the Loan Guaranty and Security Interest,” National Webinar Presenter, January, 2017
• “Current Issues in Commercial Lending/Celebration of Women Bankers,” Speaker and Co-host, Norwich, Connecticut, May, 2018
• “SBA Lending: Documenting, Closing and Servicing 7(a) and CDC/504 Loans – Navigating SBA Approval and Authorization Process and Best Closing Practices for Preserving the Loan Guaranty,” National Webinar Presenter, January, 2019

Bar Admissions