A managing partner at Gould & Ratner LLP, Jessica Lingertat specializes in representing developers and lenders in real estate transactions. Lingertat's has extensive experience representing large national developers in their acquisition work as well as helping them secure construction financing. Lingertat represents her clients across residential and industrial real estate matters.
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Profile
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Known for her diplomacy and practical problem-solving, Jessica Lingertat approaches each transaction with a steady, collaborative hand. Her clients—including large-scale developers entering competitive markets and construction lenders funding varied projects—value her ability to balance risk and reward, structure creative solutions, and help deals cross the finish line with minimal friction.
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Key clients
- Core Spaces LLC
- M/I Homes
Work highlights
Represents Core Spaces, a national real estate developer in connection with its expanding portfolio of build-to-rent single-family residential communities across the United States.

