Steve Mitchell has extensive experience representing clients in major real estate and business transactions; commercial office and industrial building leases for both landlords and tenants and land use and zoning; historic preservation regulation issues; public finance bond document review and negotiation; and commercial loan transactions for both lenders and borrowers. He has worked extensively with the City of Kansas City, Missouri on land use and historic preservation issues. Steve has extensive experience in drafting and/or approving legal opinion letters needed for both real estate and lending transactions.

Steve negotiates business agreements to bring parties together in complex legal arrangements so that all deal points and details are properly covered and drafted and there are no surprises as contractual provisions are implemented and/or development takes place.

Steve is the co-author of the book, “Janssen Place – A Unique Kansas City Neighborhood Still on Parade After 125 Years,” about the historic Janssen Place neighborhood in Kansas City dating back to 1897, published in 2024.