Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Dagenais specializes in commercial real estate purchase, sale, mortgage, lease, development, management and land use projects for commercial developers, builders, investors, condominium developers, banks, mortgage lenders and property managers.  His work includes handling all legal aspects of projects including apartment complexes, shopping centers, office buildings, condominiums, warehouse and industrial projects, retail stores, hospitals and nursing homes.  He also works in the areas of construction law, zoning, foreclosures, and loan workouts; Americans with Disabilities Act requirements pertaining to commercial space; and all other related issues.

Recent projects include a series of nationwide mortgage refinancings, liquidation of a nationwide commercial real estate portfolio, a residential condominium redevelopment of an historic downtown building and handling all lease negotiations for a major suburban office park.  Mr. Dagenais was involved in some of the earliest commercial real estate auctions in the 1990s and is proficient in that area.

Mr. Dagenais is a frequent guest speaker before groups interested in real estate development and management, such as the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Kansas Land Title Association and others.  He is also a lecturer in seminars for attorneys on advanced real estate law for professional organizations such as The Missouri Bar, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, National Business Institute, Lorman Educational Series, and civic boards and organizations.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Financial Institutions

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar
• American Bar Association, Section of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law
• Building Owners and Managers Association

Honors and Awards

• Selected by peers, Best of the Bar, Kansas City Business Journal, 2002 - 2007
• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007 - 2010
• Selected as "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers USA, 2003 - 2009
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2009
• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating

Education

• Cornell University Law School, 1976
  J.D.
• Grinnell College, 1973
  B.A.
  Honors: with honors

Published Works

• 56 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America, 2009
• Don Dagenais to Deliver "Commercial Lease Escalation Issues" for Lorman Seminar, 2009
• Don Dagenais Lectures as Part of Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, 2009
• Chambers USA Names Lathrop & Gage a Leading Firm in Ten Practice Areas for 2009, 2009
• 52 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 2008
• National Best Lawyers Roster Includes 50 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys, 2008
• Lathrop & Gage's National Chambers USA Roster Grows in 2008, 2008
• 45 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 2007
• Two Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Selected by Peers as “Best of the Bar”, 2007
• Lathrop & Gage's National Chambers USA Roster Grows in 2007, 2007
• Recent Honors for Lathrop & Gage Attorneys - Litigation Insert No. 5 - Fall 2006, 2006
• National Best Lawyers Roster Includes 36 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys, 2006
• L&G Earns National Recognition for Six Practices and 13 Attorneys, 2006
• 30 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 2005
• Amendment to Kansas Statute Changes Mechanic's Lien Rules, 2005
• Kansas City, Missouri City Council Passes Fire Code Ordinance, 2005
• Legal Alert: Concealed Firearms Law Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court, 2004
• National Honors for Attorneys and Practice Areas at Lathrop & Gage L.C. by ChambersUSA, 2003
• Legal Alert: New Retainage Law, 2003
• The Changing World of Electronic Signatures, 2003

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5715 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/