Jess Hart joined RHPH as Counsel in 2026 and is a member of the Commercial Real Estate practice group. Jess specializes in commercial leasing and managing the landlord-tenant relationship. Prior to joining RHPH, Jess spent the majority of his legal career working in-house. He managed the legal leasing for a top national jewelry retailer with over 4,000 locations; directed the legal leasing and many other matters of a large national shopping center owner through COVID, bankruptcy, and private equity buyout, and winding down of operations; and most recently served as Deputy General Counsel for a regional real estate developer, where his responsibilities included, among other things, leasing, purchase and sale transactions, lease-related disputes, tenant bankruptcies, and a wide variety of transactional needs. Jess has significant experience in all phases of the lease cycle, from LOI to ongoing property management post opening.
Jess spends his free time teaching yoga, outdoors, or with his family.
- State Bar of Ohio
- International Council of Shopping Centers
- Ohio, 2008
- The University of Akron School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude - 2008
- Coastal Carolina University, B.A. (Philosophy), Magna Cum Laude - 2004