Honors and Awards:

• Summa Cum Laude, California Lutheran University, 1988
• Order of St. Ives, Unversity of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1991

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992
• State of Colorado, 1992
• United States District Court - Colorado, 1994
• State of Arizona, 2011

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker, Buy-Sell Agreements and Choice of Entity Considerations, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1998
• Author, Y2K Liability Looms for Failure of Third Parties, National Law Journal, 1998
• Co-Author, Buy-Sell Agreements, The Practioners Guide to Colorado Organizations, 2005
• Author, Foreign Qualifications, The Practioners Guide to Colorado Business Organizations, 2005
• Speaker, Legal Considerations in Loan Transactions, Jones & Keller, PC, Various Banking Institutions, 2011

Transactions:

• Lender's counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $7.4 million construction loan to commercial developer in Breckenridge, Colorado which converts to a mini-permanent loan after completion of development., 2003
• Lender's counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $10.6 million construction loan to hotel owner for the reconstruction of hotel in Vail, Colorado which contained a conversion to permanent financing., 2004
• Lender's counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $10 million acquisition, development and vertical construction loan for patio home project in Arapahoe County, Colorado., 2005
• Developer’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of real estate joint venture formed to acquire a develop a multi-acre mixed use project, including joint venture agreements, construction agreements, easements and land use documents, financing documents, leases, pad and lot sale agreements and covenants, conditions and restrictions restricting all future owners of pad sites and lots in the project., 2006
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $36 million land acquisition and development loan for mixed use project., 2007
• Corporate counsel to juvenile products manufacturer in the negotiation and sale of business to international products company., 2008
• Lessee's counsel in the documentation of various lease and operating agreements for the development of a multi-million dollar fixed based operation at Centennial Airport in Douglas County, Colorado., 2009
• Seller’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of the sale of a pharmacy business., 2009
• Real Estate counsel to frachisee in the negotiation and documentation of various build-to-suit and in-line retail leases for franchise locations., 2009
• Landlord’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of multiple tenant leases in newly constructed medical office building., 2009
• Real Estate counsel to housing authoirty in the negotiation and documentation of construction agreements as well as construction financing documents for the rehabilitation of multi-family affordable housing project, including the construction of a resident services facility., 2009
• Seller’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of a $7 million sale of medical documentation business including subsequent earn-out and consulting agreement for company founder., 2010
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $5 million tri-party loan workout involving a simultaneous deed-in-lieu and sale of an operating golf course and clubhouse property., 2010
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $11 million loan sale involving distressed mixed use development and golf property, including a simultaneous deed-in-lieu and financing of the loan sale., 2010
• Company counsel in the negotiation and documentation of shareholder buy-sell agreement for a closely held professional services company, including the simultaneous retirement of one shareholder and subsequent admission of a new shareholder, 2010
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $7.0 million loan sale and carry-back subordinate financing involving distressed residential real estate project, 2010
• Real Estate counsel to housing authority in the negotiation and documentation of construction and development agreements as well as construction financing documents for construction of senior housing facility., 2010
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $6,000,000 loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of an affordable housing facility primarily serving elderly tenants in Colorado Springs, CO, which also involved Section 42 tax credit financing to fund borrower’s equity in the project., 2011
• Organized and supervised team of lawyers charged with transitioning and assigning over 200 loan files resulting from FDIC assisted sales of three different troubled financial institutions., 2011
• Counsel for the acquirer in asset purchase transaction involving the acquisition of a die casting business.  The transaction included acquisition of assets, acquisition of real estate and SBA financing., 2011
• Counsel for acquirer in asset purchase involving an orthodontic practice in Lone Tree, CO., 2011
• Lender’s counsel in the documentation and closing of an option to purchase bank owned real property which involved the negotiation of an option agreement, real estate purchase contract and construction financing for residential real property located in Fort Collins, CO., 2011
• Lender’s counsel in the documentation and closing of bond financing for housing authority relating to the refinance of certain multifamily housing projects for persons of low income., 2011
• Land owner’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of the sale of mineral rich mine tailings located on property in Montana, including a purchase and sale agreement, property use license and consulting agreement for property owner, 2011
• Lender’s counsel in the negotiation and documentation of $4.8 million loan for acquisition of trouble residential real estate development, 2011

Representative Clients:

• Anderson Die Casting, LLC (www.andersondiecasting.com); Boulder Scientific Company (www.bouldersci.com); Community Banks of Colorado, a division of NBH Bank, NA (www.cobnks.com); Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Company (www.cripplecreekrailroad.com); First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (www.firstcitizens.com); Health Connect Properties, Inc. (www.healthconnectproperties.com); Home State Bank (www.homestatebank.com); Hudson Terminal Railroad Company (www.hudsonterminalrailroad.com); National Technology Transfer, Inc. (www.nttinc.com); Nexus Corporation (www.nexuscorp.com); PDB Sports, Ltd. d/b/a The Denver Broncos Football Club (www.denverbroncos.com); Syntratech Corporation (www.syntratech.com); Tamarron Consulting (www.tamarronconsulting.com); The Boppy Company, LLC (www.boppy.com)

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2011

Educational Background:

• California Lutheran University, B.A., Political Science and English, 1988
• University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, M.A., International Economics, 1991