BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Ivester Berry represents individuals, privately-held and public companies in connection with a wide range of commercial real estate property and energy related matters.
She counsels developers, commercial and institutional lenders, and others involved in the development, acquisition, construction, leasing and financing of commercial real estate. She also assists oil and gas clients with a variety of transactional and contractual matters, including the purchase and sale of assets, leasing, securities offerings and debt financing. She also has significant experience with the construction and financing of alternative energy generation facilities.
Jennifer has served as an Adjunct Professor at her alma mater, Oklahoma City University School of Law, where she taught Real Estate Development Law. She has also presented on various real estate and energy related topics, including leasing structures, wind energy and lender environmental liability. Jennifer authored “Will Advances in Offshore Wind Development Result in Onshore Wind Graveyards,” published in Power Engineering, November 14, 2013, and co-authored “Acceleration of Rent in Oklahoma: What’s a Landlord to Do? Framework for a Practical Approach,” published in The Oklahoma Bar Journal, Vol. 79, No. 4, February 9, 2008.
Born and raised in Sayre, Oklahoma, Jennifer lives in Oklahoma City with her husband Steve. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, attending and watching sporting events of any kind (even golf), traveling and creating new recipes.
EDUCATION
- Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 2003, Juris Doctor, summa cum laude
- University of Oklahoma, Summer Program at Oxford, England, July 2001
- University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1998, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude
ADMISSIONS
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Bar Association
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Commercial Real Estate Council of Oklahoma City
- Urban Land Institute