I began my real estate career with Larkin Hoffman, gaining unparalleled legal experience straddling both the litigation and transaction departments. While pouring over abstracts of title or gearing up for the next jury trial against MnDOT, I was able to experience the joy of a smooth transaction as well as what happens when good deals go wrong.After almost nine years, I traded in life at the award-winning, mid-size law firm for the wild world of post-recession real estate development.My nearly 5-year tenure at Oppidan turned this seasoned paralegal into a development process-implementation professional. Whether it was an acquisition of four privately-owned vacant lots in Waconia, the remodeling of 23 Gander Outdoors stores across the United States, the ground-up construction of a Sprouts-anchored shopping center in Albany, California, or the quick build and sale of multiple apartment buildings in North Dakota, I facilitated hundreds of transactions in a more than dozen states.After a brief stint with a Minneapolis-based start-up development company, it occurred to me that I would be able to utilize better my distinct skill set by going solo with a venture in consulting. My clientele includes real estate developers, boutique law firms, and other entrepreneurial professionals.I have had the pleasure of cultivating relationships and facilitating interactions between buyers, sellers, title companies, lenders, attorneys, architects, engineers, city staff members, protesting neighbors, and investors to provide efficient transactions. My diverse background allows me to offer my clients a wide variety of services, from preparing legal documents for attorney review to development management from pre-acquisition through the sale.The expensively framed pieces of paper hanging on my wall consist of a paralegal certificate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a bachelor’s degree from St. Catherine University after majoring in Philosophy in Applied Ethics. Other important laminated cards stuffed in my wallet include: *Minnesota Real Estate Broker license * Food safety manager certification * PADI open water diver card