Hunter D. Poindexter

Hunter represents private equity firms, corporate borrowers and institutional lenders in various debt financing transactions. His experience includes drafting and negotiating loan documents, managing due diligence, and coordinating closings.

In addition to his debt finance work, Hunter represents investors and companies in venture capital financings and other capital markets transactions.

He has also represented corporate entities in mergers and acquisitions, as well as in the drafting of various commercial contracts.

Hunter earned his J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he was a Taft Scholar and served as the articles editor of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. During law school, Hunter served as a Judicial Extern with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He also served as an Intern with HCDC, Inc. and with the University of Cincinnati Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic. Since law school, he has continued to support the Clinic as a supervising attorney.

He received his B.S., cum laude, from Northern Kentucky University.

Honors & Recognitions

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law (2025)
• Ohio Super Lawyers, Ohio Rising Stars, Business/Corporate (2025)
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Mergers & Acquisitions, University of Cincinnati College of Law (2021)
• University of Cincinnati College of Law Dean’s Honors List (2018-2021)
• Ernest Karam Book Award for Academic Achievement, University of Cincinnati College of Law (2019)
• Lawrence Maxwell Memorial Advocacy Prize, University of Cincinnati College of Law (2019)

Education

J.D., summa cum laude, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2021

B.S., cum laude, Northern Kentucky University, 2018