Meet Your Real Estate Syndication Team
Leverage Our Expertise to Grow Your Business
Our team of real estate syndication attorneys brings decades of experience and knowledge to help you optimize your real estate business and hit your syndication goals.
Meet our experts
Our Team
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Mauricio J. Rauld
Known as one of the few lawyers that actually speaks English, Mauricio helps real estate syndicators, and those looking to tokenize their real estate offerings, stay out of jail by ensuring full compliance with Federal and State securities laws. With more than 22 years of securities experience, Mauricio is the premier real estate syndication attorney in the country and heads up the firm’s security token offerings (STO) practice. Mauricio was recently featured on the cover of the Top 100 Magazine as a Top 100 Attorney and has previously been recognized as one of the top California attorneys under 40 by SuperLawyers magazine.
As an educator at heart, Mauricio regularly travels around the country speaking to real estate investors on how the legal regulatory piece fits into the overall syndication and capital raising puzzle. Mauricio acts as legal advisor to KenMcElroy.com (Rich Dad Advisor and owner of 10,000 Units) and represents many well-known real estate syndicators, like Robert Helms (host of TheReal Estate Guys™ Radio Show) and Brandon Turner (former host of the Bigger Pockets podcast). A graduate of The University of California at Berkeley, Mauricio lives in Southern California with his wife Heidi, and their little angels, Adelina and Alessandra
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- Food: Sushi
- Hobby: Poker
- Artist: U2
- Book: Most influential book - Rich Dad, Poor Dad
- Place: Wherever my family is
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Bethany L. LaFlam
Bethany LaFlam is an entrepreneur, a seasoned deal lawyer, a mother and a visionary. With more than 20 years experience practicing law, Bethany has leveraged that expertise into her business life. While her current role as Managing Partner of Premier Law Group focuses primarily on real estate syndications and funds, Bethany began her career in Big Law at the prestigious downtown Los Angeles law firm of Quinn Emanuel. Pursuing her dream of running her own business, she later launched a boutique business law firm in Newport Beach, California, advising clients on both legal and strategic matters, and representing businesses on startup, mergers and acquisitions and securities. To further develop her entrepreneurial passions, Bethany merged her practice into a mid-market Chicago based firm, Much Shelist, where she ran the firm’s California corporate practice.
Bethany’s clients have ranged from real estate syndicators and developers to aerospace to oil and gas services to medical services to various technology industries. Serving as a strategist to develop sustainable business models, advising on raising capital, and preparing for successful exits, Bethany was able to apply her legal knowledge to practical business settings. Bethany has consulted clients on commercialization and monetization, with a specific focus on sports and music tech.
Bethany grew up in Northeastern Ohio in a working-class family. Putting herself through Bowling Green State University for undergraduate and then Pepperdine University Law School, Bethany applied that Midwestern work ethic to earn her way to becoming an advocate for other women and underserved communities. Being a role model to her daughter, though, is the driving force behind everything Bethany pursues.
Satisfying her desire to serve, Bethany has also been an advisor to and held leadership and board roles with multiple non-profit corporations, including as a Founding Board Member of Team Kids, Inc. One of her greatest memories was as a group facilitator for the Living Peace Series where Bethany was able to see the Dalai Lama. At that talk, he said it was Western Women who would change the world and he spoke of the incredible impact of a mother’s love.
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- Food: Greek
- Hobby: Listening to music
- Artist: Stevie Nicks
- Book: Who Not How
- Place: At the water
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Jonathan Tavares
Born and raised in historic New England, Jonathan is a licensed attorney in Massachusetts and a licensed REALTOR® in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Florida. Jonathan has been in the real estate industry since 2007. He has 9 years of experience representing real estate investors as a licensed agent and spent 6 years as the V.P. of Operations at Tavares Home Solutions Inc., managing over 3,000 non-performing mortgage assets throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jonathan is currently the company’s V.P. of Acquisitions and spearheads its redevelopment projects. When he's not working, Jonathan is enjoying the great outdoors with his wife and five children, spending the summers in New England and the winters in Florida.
Favorites:
- Food: Anything seafood
- Hobby: Traveling
- Artist: Brad Paisley
- Book: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Place: Watch Hill, RI
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Richard A. Weintraub
Practicing law for 40 years, Rick is an ’AV’-rated attorney by Martindale Hubble. He has been Lead Counsel in more than 500 public and private offerings and more than 200 mergers and acquisitions. Rick has extensive experience in the negotiation and structuring of hundreds of business transactions. He specializes in the formation of business entities; venture capital transactions; mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; public and private offerings, and debt financing.
Rick represents clients in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to, computer technology, biotechnology, medical services, finance and investment, communications, marketing, transportation, and real estate development. These transactions have been accomplished through such entities as corporations, limited liability companies, REITS, REMICS, business trusts, and limited partnerships.
Rick is an expert in the CrowdFunding. Spurred on by the enactment of the JOBS Act of 2012, Rick co-founded CommunityLeader, Inc., a firm specializing in creating portal platforms for the offer and sale of securities in a cloud-based eco-system. Rick has presented at several conferences, seminars, and meetings addressing issues in the CrowdFunding area. Weintraub Law Group PC has prepared a significant number of private placement memoranda for the offering of securities using CrowdFunding.
Rick is in the process of filing two (2) public offerings of cannabis companies, one under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the other pursuant to Regulation A.
With significant hands-on working knowledge of the relevant issues in his specific practice areas, Rick is often called upon to provide expert testimony in some of the most complex and challenging cases. He has recently supplied testimony about (i) Rule 144 issues, (ii) Regulation D preemption over state law under Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933, (iii) the demand futility in shareholder derivative actions and (iv) unregistered broker-dealer determination. provides expert witness services in the areas of corporate and securities law.
He also has considerable experience in the representation of hedge funds and private equity funds. Currently, he represents hedge fund offerings exceeding $200 million.
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Ashleigh Gilmer
With over 16 years of experience in the legal field, Ashleigh joined Premier Law Group in February 2022. She is a detail-oriented, analytical thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. As the Chief of Staff at PLG, she is a multi-talented professional and the right hand person to our Partners. She is responsible for leading teams, easing communications, and uniting people across our firm to keep them moving forward and ensuring they are providing the white glove service that we are best known for.
When she is not being a rockstar in the office, she loves spending time with her husband and two outgoing children. On the weekends, you can find her at the hockey rink with her son or at a cheer competition with her daughter. Born and raised in Louisiana, she loves cooking and LSU Football (Geaux Tigers!).
Favorites:
- Food: Mexican
- Hobby: Camping
- Artist: Carrie Underwood
- Book: Anything Crime related (True Crime Junkie!)
- Place: Anywhere I can dig my toes into the sand
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Laura Daugherty
Laura Daugherty joined Premier Law Group in July of 2022 as a Corporate Paralegal. She brings over 20 years of experience in the fields of commercial development and real estate litigation. Laura holds a paralegal certification, bachelor's degree in psychology, and master's degree in criminal justice.
She currently lives in Arkansas with her husband, two children, three dogs, and a cat. When she isn't running to volleyball games, band concerts, or the vet, she enjoys reading and rooting for her Ohio State Buckeyes on football Saturdays.
Favorites:
- Food: Filet Mignon - Medium Rare
- Hobby: Buckeye Football
- Artist: Kenny Chesney
- Book: Anything in the Psychological Thrillers Genre
- Place: The Ocean
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Jennifer Ruwe
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Jennifer Harris
Jennifer is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of dedicated service in the legal field. Her expertise extends to client relations, document management, and overseeing daily operations, showcasing a pivotal non-legal role that significantly contributes to the firm's efficiency and success.
She has a passion for concerts and creating memories with her two sons and husband. Her organizational skills shine in the professional realm, while her love for music and family brings balance and joy to her life.
Favorites:
- Food: Mexican
- Hobby: Crafting
- Artist: Coldplay
- Book: Any Horror or True Crime
- Place: The beach
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Heather Schmitt
Heather brings 25 years of executive administrative experience along with 10 years of legal support knowledge to the firm. From supporting the fast-paced schedules of Presidents and CEOs to the highly confidential caseloads of General Counsel and Senior Attorneys, Heather delivers exceptional work product while maintaining the speed and quality of work essential to the individuals she supports.
Heather currently lives near her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio and has three sons. Beyond keeping up with the schedules of her boys, she enjoys staying active by playing sand and indoor volleyball and has a passion for anything history related
Favorites:
- Food: Mexican
- Hobby: Relaxing in the sun with a good book and peace and quiet
- Artist: I have a wide range of likes, anything from country to Pink, Linkin Park, and Eminem
- Book: The Killer Angels
- Place: Anywhere where it doesn’t snow!
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Danielle Perlman
COMING SOON!
Favorites:
- Food: Sushi
- Hobby: Drinking good coffee
- Artist: Brad Paisley
- Book: The Committed Life
- Place: The beach
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Some questions customers ask
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Our mission is to help real estate entrepreneurs scale their business by raising capital through real estate syndications.
How Can I Raise Capital for My Business?
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Who Can I Raise Money From?
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How Many Investors Can I Raise Money From?
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How Much Can I Raise from a Private Offering?
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How Can I Raise Capital for My Business?
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What Kind of Securities Can I Offer?
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