James Anest Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Parker

Jim has been involved in the practice of law in Parker since 1987. Previously, he was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in 1980. Jim is a past member of the Real Estate section of the Colorado Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy has been involved in all aspects of real estate legal representation including the acquisition, development and ownership formation phases for his clients. As an acquisition and development attorney, he has been involved in multiple shopping center purchases and sales,apartment projects and residential/agricultural developments. The combined per-square footage of these retail, commercial and residential properties exceed one million square feet and has closed, participated in the pre-sale negotiations, contract drafting, due diligence review and research and closings that exceed $150,000,. He has served as the primary lead attorney for the acquisition, financing, construction, and development of various real estate ventures, counsel for the lender entity including zoning, annexations and other issues facing developers in the acquisition and sale of individual residential properties, commercial land as well as ranch/agricultural land and distressed property sales. As part of his practice, he has been involved in entity formation for many Douglas County and Front Range businesses as well as contact drafting, probate and wills and estates. These entity formations include partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies. Since 1982, Jim has also represented numerous consumers and creditors in debtor work-outs, Chapter 7 and 13 filings in Colorado and Wyoming and is a frequent participant in legal education classes in the area.. Jim is a “A” rated – “Peer Review” qualified attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been selected numerous times for Best of the Best Attorney in Parker, Colorado and Douglas County. For the past several years he has been named a top attorney by The Denver Post. Jim also won the prestigious Cornerstone Award in 2008. The Cornerstone Award was established in 1997 to honor Parker, Colorado business leaders. Jim also serves on the board of directors for Intermountain Rural Electric Association ( IREA) and is the elcted director from district 7. Jim also serves on the advisory board at International Bank a multi state banking organization.