Nathan J. Barber - a Des Moines, Iowa (IA) Commercial and Secured Lending Lawyer

Des Moines Commercial and Secured Lending Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Commercial and Secured Lending
Corporate Law: General
Real Estate
Creditor Remedies and Restructuring
Corporate and Commercial
Litigation

Attorney Information

Overview

Mr. Barber is a shareholder practicing in the Firm's real estate and commercial and secured lending groups.

Mr. Barber advises lenders and borrowers on commercial transactions including but not limited to secured and unsecured lending, asset-based and real estate lending, project and acquisition financing, and letters of credit. His work includes acquisitions and sales, loan workouts, Section 1031 exchanges, office and retail leases, and construction and permanent financing. He advises a wide array of clients in all aspects of commercial real estate and Article 9 secured lending. Mr. Barber assists clients with office/warehouse buildings, restaurants, shopping centers, churches, hotels, telecommunication towers, and senior-assisted living residences. Mr. Barber is experienced in low-income housing and historical tax credit financing and development.

In addition to his transactional practice, Mr. Barber regularly advises creditors and debtors with regard to judicial and non-judicial foreclosure proceedings, UCC foreclosure, bankruptcy, and has extensive experience with loan restructuring, forbearance agreements, and loan modification agreements. Mr. Barber has been an adjunct professor at Grandview University and is the author of the Iowa Jurisdictional Summary, The Law of Distressed Real Estate (Westlaw/Thompson 2012).

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Education

Legal Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, Berkeley, California, June, 2002
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: California Law Review, Member
Non Legal Education
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1998
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: With High Distinction
  Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Shareholder
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Past Positions

Honorable A. Wallace Tashima, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Law Clerk
Grandview College, Adjunct Professor, - 2007

Bar Admissions

Iowa
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa

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Contact

Des Moines, IA

606 Walnut Street
Suite 2000
Des Moines, IA 50309

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Phone: (515) 283-4676

Fax: (515) 558-0676

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Website: http://www.belinmccormick.com

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