Assist clients with all aspects of real estate development, including acquisition, planning, approval, financing, construction, leasing, and other matters; draft development agreements, joint venture agreements, deeds, restrictive covenants, easements, licenses, and other related agreements.Represent buyers and sellers nationwide in the purchase, sale, and development of real property, including all related due diligence (review of title, environmental, survey, and other reports); draft closing documents and attend to pre- and post-closing matters.Negotiate loan documents, including primary, mezzanine, and seller financing.Negotiate loan workouts on behalf of lenders and borrowers; coordinate with REITS and other funds in providing third party equity to assist owners with loan restructuring; work closely with asset and property managers.Draft and negotiate leases, subleases, amendments, assignments, management agreements, and other legal documents, nationwide on behalf of landlords and tenants.Counsel corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder rights, employment disputes, and other matters.Negotiate the purchase and sale of stock, partnership, and membership interests, including pledge agreements, guaranties, and other related documents.Draft various transactional and security documents, including offering memoranda, articles of organization, operating agreements, and partnership agreements.Litigate real property disputes, including title, easements, and construction defects.Litigate business and employment disputes.

Transactional lawyer and litigator

Represented developers and home builders in real estate acquisition, development, and litigation.Practice also included complex commercial, financial, investment, securities, real estate, and construction defect litigation in Utah and Arizona. Responsible for all aspects of trial practice, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, and trial.Appeared before courts in trials, arbitrations (including FINRA, AAA), and administrative hearings. Extensive experience negotiating contracts, including leases, purchase and sale contracts, development agreements, employment agreements (non-disclosure and non-compete agreements) and other agreements.

As a trial lawyer, I engaged in discovery, conducted motion practice, drafted pleadings, and appeared at court hearings on a wide variety of real estate and contract disputes.

Lead Analyst for Arizona and New Mexico division, comprising twelve sales centers.Performed financial modeling and database management; prepared metric reports.Worked closely with management, sales, marketing, operations, and other divisions in compiling reports, setting budgets, and establishing performance goals and metrics.Created sales and marketing database that was implemented nationwide.