Chris' practice is concentrated in the area of commercial transactions, principally shopping center, office and hotel developments, acquisitions and dispositions of investment properties, commercial financings, structuring partnerships and LLCs, joint ventures, corporate organizations, and equity syndications to facilitate the business needs of the firm's clients. He has significant experience in effectuating 1031 tax deferred exchanges in investment and development properties.
Chris is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Idaho State Bar (Real Property and Ethics Sections), and the International Council of Shopping Centers, Lawyers Division.
Chris has been selected to The Best Lawyers in America under Real Estate Law. He is a frequent lecturer on commercial real estate and business transaction topics for the Idaho Law Foundation and industry groups and is a participant in the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Lease Institute.
Chris is active in community affairs as a past president and trustee of the Boise Art Museum and a trustee of the Boise Contemporary Theater. He is a past president and past director of the Idaho Historical Preservation Council. He is from northern Idaho and before joining the firm worked in the construction and timber industries. He also spent several years as an army officer stationed in Germany.
