AREAS OF PRACTICE

Real Estate Development and Land Use Transactions

Ward & Hagen represents commercial developers in hotel projects throughout California, Arizona & Texas.  Our firm provides an interface between the clients business goals and the legal processes necessary to protect its interests and intelligently manage risk. Our members bring over 20 years of experience representing real estate developers, owners and investors in a variety of complex transactional issues from site selection and acquisition, through the due-diligence and entitlement process up to and including construction build out.  

Legal services provided to clients include the drafting of documentation for real property purchases, sales and escrows; review of title, easement and boundary issues; and developing risk management strategies through the use of special purpose entities, appropriate insurance and contractual indemnity agreements. Although Ward & Hagen’s primary purpose is to put deals together and avoid problems, we also have extensive litigation and trial experience and can handle disputes if the need should arise.