Real Estate Law

Top Ranked Commercial Real Estate Lawyers

Attorneys

Butler, Jonathan K.
Ferrin, Shawn C.
Terry, Craig B.
Doctorman, Gary E.
Winmill, Patricia J.
Owens, Kerry L.
Chytraus, Kimberly K.
Nichols, Jason S.
Cassas, Frank
Kapaloski, Lee
Wilson, John B.
Veasy, Paul D.
Mangum, Geoffrey W.
Pos, Hal J.
Bailey, J. Michael
Beckett, J. Thomas
Whitney, Elizabeth S.
Goodenow, Rew R.
Tomko, Michael J.
Scott, Laura S.
Reyes, Sean D.
Georgelas, Damon J.
Keller, Alysa M.
Mark, Brandon J.
Rosander, Brian P.
Lewis, Katherine N.

The real estate law group of Parsons Behle & Latimer provides legal counsel and effective representation for all sizes of business entities involved in the sale, purchase, management and development of commercial and residential property in the western United States. Whether representing developers, construction firms, retailers, permanent or project lenders, landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers or contractors, our real estate lawyers provide extensive legal and practical experience to clients in structuring, assessing and documenting all aspects of real estate and financing transactions.

Contact: Jonathan K. Butler, 801-536-6646, JonButler@parsonsbehle.com or Shawn C. Ferrin, 801-536-6778, SFerrin@parsonsbehle.com to learn more about what Parsons Behle & Latimer can do for you to help you resolve all of your real estate legal matters cost-effectively. Our real estate and commercial property development attorneys also counsel our clients on strategic decisions and devise sound and creative solutions to legal problems. When appropriate, we locate and contract with third party professionals for environmental, land use and other development and financing services.

To ensure that all aspects of a commercial property development or real estate transaction are addressed, our real estate lawyers can rapidly integrate legal resources at Parsons Behle & Latimer to provide the necessary legal knowledge on related issues such as environmental; water, water quality and wetlands; taxation; construction; bankruptcy; government relations; securities, corporate, partnership and entity structure; and litigation. Assembling a team of business lawyers from one or more of the department’s practice groups allows us to meet the immediate needs of clients and consummate transactions, often under tight deadlines.

Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s real estate lawyers provide knowledgeable legal counsel and representation on individual, multi-site, multi-state and multi-national real property acquisition and disposition transactions. We have represented buyers and sellers in transactions involving commercial, industrial, retail and resort properties, including office buildings, retail and apartment complexes, department stores and shopping centers, ski and golf resorts, mixed use facilities, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, mines and mineral rights, storage and warehousing facilities, residential properties and raw land.

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Retail and Commercial Property Development and Management Law

Our real estate attorneys have the experience and knowledge to assist in all aspects of the ownership, transfer, development and financing of retail/commercial properties. We routinely handle such traditional matters as conveyances, leases and financing. In addition, we advise clients concerning the ramifications of real property business decisions and assist in structuring innovative transactions and solutions to problems.

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Common Interest Communities

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s common interest group represents real estate developers in structuring and documenting common interest communities such as town homes, condominiums, vacation ownership and club communities. Our real estate lawyers have worked with developers of ski and golf resorts, hotels, marketing and sales companies, management companies, and lenders on projects located throughout the Intermountain West.

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Construction and Design

Lawyers in our construction and design group represent builders and contractors in negotiating and drafting construction, design build, architect and management agreements. These construction lawyers also have extensive experience in negotiating and resolving construction related disputes, including complying with and enforcing mechanics lien and bonding regulations.

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Improvement Districts

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s improvement districts group has experience in developing and creating special improvement districts in connection with residential, commercial, resort and industrial developments, including negotiating and documenting co-development agreements between contiguous, non-related development entities.

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Land Use

Parson Behle & Latimer’s land use planning experience is unparalleled in the Intermountain West. Through the representation of the region’s major mining companies, Parsons Behle & Latimer environmental law, natural resources, and land use lawyers have experience in counseling clients on myriad issues involved in the use of public lands and land use planning.

Private developers seek out this experience for issues ranging from traditional land use planning, to annexation and development agreements, to public and private land leasing, endangered species protection and environmental impact statements.

Lawyers in our land use planning group also routinely represent clients in designing and obtaining approval for rezoning and residential, commercial, industrial and multi-use subdivisions.

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Leasing

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s real estate attorneys handle leases from the most basic office and industrial form lease to sophisticated double dips for both small and large businesses. Our leasing lawyers offer broad experience that allows us to assist landlords and tenants in all aspects of lease transactions.

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Resort and Golf Course Development

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s real estate lawyers represent ski and golf course operators and developers in all aspects of planning, permitting, developing, operating and marketing ski, golf and other mixed use resorts throughout the desert and mountain communities of the western United States. Our resort and golf course development attorneys have also counseled lenders, government agencies, owners and management companies through multi-resort and multi-state acquisition and financing transactions.

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Workouts and Restructuring

Working in conjunction with our banking and bankruptcy lawyers, attorneys in the Real Estate and Financing department regularly restructure and re-document troubled credits, both within and outside bankruptcy proceedings.

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Real Property-Real Estate Litigation

Parsons Behle & Latimer’s real estate litigation practice encompasses a wide range of litigation, including title disputes, quiet title, easements & restrictive covenants, HOA dispute resolution, boundary disputes, wrongful liens, adverse possession, condemnation, partition zoning and land use planning, construction, government relations, foreclosure and landlord/tenant. Our real estate litigation attorneys are known for successfully and efficiently resolving unusually complex matters as well as more simple real estate disputes at both the trial and appellate level.

Financing

Lawyers in our Finance Law Practice Group represent lenders and borrowers during all phases of consumer, commercial, construction and permanent loans, lease and project financing, workouts and loan restructuring and foreclosure and recovery actions.

Our finance lawyers can provide expert counsel and representation on individual transactions, loan procedure design and documentation programs as well as local representation on multi-state and multi-national transactions.

Parsons Behle & Latimer's finance attorneys also represent investors in conduit financing programs and mortgage securitization.

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