Experience

Drafts and negotiates letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, and option agreements on behalf of buyers and sellers for land acquisitions/sales and all forms of commercial, agricultural, and industrial property.

Drafts and negotiates retail, office, agricultural, residential, and industrial leases on behalf of developers, owners, and tenants.

Drafts and negotiates real property workouts, manages non-judicial foreclosures and negotiates and documents workouts of landlord/tenant disputes.

Manages real estate matters for renewable energy clients.

Drafts and negotiates development agreements, CC&Rs, reciprocal easement agreements, and custom agreements designed to facilitate development or meet mitigation requirements.

Performs thorough and comprehensive title work and actively works with and negotiates with title companies, including in the context of land acquisitions and sales, leasing, and oil and gas title opinions.

Has successfully managed all aspects of the closing of numerous multimillion dollar acquisitions, including in the context of acquisitions of commercial, industrial, agricultural, condominium, and multifamily properties.

Drafts and negotiates all manner of simple and complex easement agreements.

Advises clients on leasing and property management issues.

Drafts and negotiates tenant estoppel certificates, property management agreements, listing agreements, and rent or term reduction agreements.

Drafts and negotiates deeds of trust and promissory notes, with an emphasis on seller carry back financing.

Extensive experience with real estate leasing, purchase and sale, and easement agreements for mining uses.

   

MEMBERSHIPS

Sacramento County Bar Association, Real Estate Section, President

Association of Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Boardmember-at-large

The Urban Land Institute (ULI), Member and Participant in "Forum" program

Building Industry Association (BIA), BUILD Graduate

Admitted to Practice in Colorado (Inactive)

EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2003)

University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999)

PUBLICATIONS

CEB Real Property Journal, Legislative Update, 2008, Co-Author

CEB Real Property Journal, "The Serious Implications of Black Hill

Investments," September 2007, Co-Author

ACRE Newsletter, "Legal Tips," Summer 2007, Co-Author

CEB Real Property Journal, Legislative Update, 2007, Co-Author

Journal of Law and Politics, Former Editor-in-Chief

PRESENTATIONS

Association of Commercial Real Estate, Make More Money seminar series, “FORECLOSURE 101: Basic Foreclosure, Workouts, and Real Property in Bankruptcy and What They Mean to You,” September 2009, Co-Presenter