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Biography

Carrie’s practice focuses on public and project finance. She has served as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, bank or purchaser’s counsel and disclosure counsel in municipal finance transactions.  Her practice also includes the financing and development of infrastructure and economic development projects, including tax increment financing and tax abatement structures. In addition, Carrie works with clients to prepare post-issuance compliance procedures for issuers and borrowers of tax-exempt bonds and assists with post-issuance contract review.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel and issuer’s counsel in public and governmental financing, primarily involving tax-exempt bonds

Drafted documents in connection with the financing and development of infrastructure and economic development projects, including tax increment financing

Performed due diligence in connection with commercial transactions

Prepared written post-issuance compliance procedures for issuers and borrowers of tax-exempt bonds and reviewing documentation for post-issuance compliance monitoring

Advised clients on entity formation, contracts and general business and commercial law matters

Education

Law School

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 2010

Undergraduate School

West Virginia University, B.A., History, and B.A. Foreign Languages and Geography, summa cum laude, University Honors Scholar, 2007

Bar Memberships

Carrie is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

West Virginia

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America®: Public Finance Law, 2024-2025

The Bond Buyer’s 2023 Rising Stars

Chambers USA, Banking & Finance, “Up and Coming,” 2023-2024; Public Finance, “Up and Coming,” 2024

P.E.O. Scholar Award

Thomas M. Cooley, II Legal Writing Award

University of Pittsburgh Law Alumni Scholarship

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Women in Public Finance

Firm Committees

Carrie serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Legal Project Management Committee, Member

Opinion Committee, Member

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