Law Firm Overview

Professional Licenses

Attorney Colorado 1973
Real Estate Broker Colorado 1975
Title Insurance Colorado 1980

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Commercial Real Estate Contracts (Buyer and Seller)
• Commercial Leasing (Landlord and Tenant)
• Title Issues Quiet Title
• 1031 Exchanges
• I.R.S. Code Section 1033 Exchanges
• Easements and Rights-of-Way
• Land Entitlement (Planning and Zoning)
• Colorado Brokerage Law and Representation

Published Works

• Reverse Exchanges of Real Property, 25 The Colorado Lawyer, No. 47
• Assignment of Lease - May the Landlord Withhold Consent Unreasonably, Denver Realtor Magazine, January, 1988
• Limitations of Liability Within Uninsured Motorist Insurance Policies and Their Validity Under Mandatory Statutes, Nebraska Law Review 158, 1972

Classes and Seminars

• "Like-Kind Real Estate Exchanges", Lorman Education Services, January 30, 1998
• "1031 Real Estate Exchanges in Colorado", National Business Institute, Inc., August 21, 1996
• "IRS Code '1031 Exchanges", Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., October 7, 1994
• "Tax Deferred Exchanges", Greater Metro Commercial Division of Denver Board of Realtors, November 12, 1992
• "Broker Misrepresentation and Fair Housing", Jefferson County Board of Realtors, November 6, 1992
• "Title Insurance", Greater Metro Commercial Division of Denver Board of Realtors, 1988
• "Landlord and Tenant: Rights and Remedies", Denver Financial Independence Week, October 24, 1987
• "Colorado Development Financing", Associated General Contractors, Annual Meeting, January 14, 1983

Pro Bono Activities

• Colorado Thursday Night Bar, 1975 - 2009

Representative Clients

• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Ancillary Businesses

• Qualified Intermediary for Secrion 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges

West Practice Categories

Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Title Insurance, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Income Taxation