We've Handled:
A premises liability and property rights dispute that was fought all the way to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
A complex foreclosure-related matter where a lender’s collateral was at risk due to a debtor’s stall tactics.
A dispute involving land-use permissions and government overreach that threatened to paralyze a commercial project.
Deep Insight
We advise charter schools, private schools, school districts, colleges, universities, and related education organizations across board governance, First Amendment issues, internal investigations, special education, and compliance with Colorado’s open records and open meetings laws. Legal questions in this setting often carry governance, public accountability, and operational consequences at the same time. The advice has to work not only as a legal answer, but as something school leaders can carry into board meetings, parent conversations, and day-to-day administration.
Commercial Real Estate Purchases and Sales | Precision in Every Transaction
When a business buys or sells commercial real estate, the transaction carries more weight than the purchase price suggests. The property may house the operating company, secure the financing, or anchor a development strategy. The legal work has to account for the asset, the business, and the people behind both at the same time.
We handle commercial purchases and sales for owner-users, investors, developers, and operating companies, including the transaction documents, title and survey review, diligence, financing coordination, and the entity and tax structure underneath the deal. The lawyer at the closing is the lawyer who negotiated the purchase agreement, which matters in commercial real estate because the questions that surface late in the process determine whether the deal closes on the terms the client expected.
Where a matter calls for specialized environmental, land use, or exchange counsel, we bring those advisors in and stay at the center of the transaction from letter of intent through recording. Clients work with attorneys who already understand the property, the business, and the objectives, instead of coordinating across teams that are seeing the deal in pieces.
Ben Sparks
Commercial Leases | Landlord & Tenant Advocacy
A commercial lease outlasts the business plan it was signed under. Tenants change strategy, landlords sell the building, and markets move, and the questions that did not seem important during negotiation become the ones the parties live with for years.
We advise landlords, property owners, and established business tenants on commercial leases across office, retail, industrial, and mixed-use settings. One senior attorney sits at the negotiation table from the first draft through execution, then handles the amendments, renewals, and workout questions that come up later, which is how the institutional memory of the deal stays in one place across the life of the lease.
Lease negotiations turn on business judgment as much as legal doctrine. Our role is to build a lease structure that fits the property, the business, and the practical leverage of the parties, and to press on how the document will operate before the client signs it.
Financing | Securing Your Project's Future
Real estate financing documents allocate control, flexibility, and risk long after the initial closing. Loan structure, collateral packages, guaranties, covenants, intercreditor issues, and exit assumptions all shape whether the financing supports the project or constrains it when conditions change.
We advise borrowers and property owners on real estate financing tied to acquisitions, development, and refinance transactions, including portfolio-level ownership structures. The work covers loan-document review and negotiation, coordination with the underlying real estate transaction, and how the financing fits with the entity and ownership structure.
In financing work, the questions that matter most arise after the term sheet and before closing, when the business consequences of the covenants and remedies become clear. The lawyer who negotiated the term sheet is on the calls and in the loan documents at that stage, not stepping back in at signing, which keeps the legal terms, the deal structure, and the leverage points in front of someone who can weigh them together.
Ben Sparks
Why Choose Us
Senior-Led Excellence
We’ve seen the movie; we know how it ends. You get a strategic legal partner, never a high-volume factory
Radical Empathy
We treat legal work as a human mission, not a technical transaction. We are your dedicated advocates, not just another vendor.
Friendly Expertise
We use straightforward explanations to replace dense industry jargon, prioritizing human connection for better results.
Modern Heritage
An established community pillar for over 50 years, honoring traditional ethics while pioneering a modern client experience.
Radical Candor
We tell the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable, providing direct advice to empower your choices.
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A commitment to quality over quantity, delivering calm, steady, and unhurried leadership in every transaction.
Our Unique Qualifications
One senior lawyer, from negotiation to closing. That means consistent strategy, start to finish.
We take a holistic view: Asset + Business + People, coordinating financing, diligence, and tax structure.
Our Strategic Advantages Are All Yours
- We’re deeply familiar with lease law, so we can advise from first draft through renewals. Institutional memory stays put.
- We’ll be your central point of contact for specialized counsel such as environmental, land use, and more. From LOI to recording.
We Make Law Less Painful
- Our real estate team includes a former GC & licensed broker. That means we can offer pragmatic, high-touch advice that anticipates risk.
- 30+ years of commercial real estate experience. That means precision and speed in complex deals.
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