Beeson, Christopher J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Chris' practice is concentrated in the area of commercial transactions, principally shopping center, office and hotel developments, acquisitions and dispositions of investment properties, commercial financings, structuring partnerships and LLCs, joint ventures, corporate organizations, and equity syndications to facilitate the business needs of the firm's clients. He has significant experience in effectuating 1031 tax deferred exchanges in investment and development properties.

Chris is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Idaho State Bar (Real Property and Ethics Sections), and the International Council of Shopping Centers, Lawyers Division.

Chris has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America under Real Estate Law. He is a frequent lecturer on commercial real estate and business transaction topics for the Idaho Law Foundation and industry groups and is a participant in the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Lease Institute.

Chris is active in community affairs as a past president and trustee of the Boise Art Museum and a trustee of the Boise Contemporary Theater. He is a past president and past director of the Idaho Historical Preservation Council. He is from northern Idaho and before joining the firm worked in the construction and timber industries. He also spent several years as an army officer stationed in Germany.

Areas of Practice

• Business, Corporate and Finance
• Real Estate, Real Estate Financing and Land Use
• Tax and Estate Planning

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Estate & Gift Taxation

Bar Admissions

• Idaho, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of Idaho, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Taxation Section)
• Idaho State Bar (Corporate and Securities Section)
• United States Army, West Germany, 1973 - 1976 (Lieutenant)
• Leadership Boise (Member)
• Boise Estate Planning Council, 1983 - Present
• President, Idaho Historic Preservation Council, 1985
• Director, Idaho Historic Preservation Council, 1985 - Present

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho, 1980
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 1973
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Business (Accounting)

Published Works

• Idaho Probate Code Review Course Materials BAR/BRI, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Legal and Professional Publications, Incorporated, 1980
• Course Materials on Purchase and Sale Agreements for Commercial Real Estate Transactions Seminar (Co-Author) Idaho Law Foundation, 1984

Address

601 West Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702

Phones

(208) 388-1200

Websites

http://www.givenspursley.com