Purchase and Sale 

• Represented real estate investor in the acquisition of a Class A office building for over $16 million from the affiliate of publicly traded real estate investment company. 
• Represented real estate company in the acquisition of a regional shopping mall for over $34 million. 
• Represented real estate investor in the acquisition of a retail shopping center for over $3.7 million. 
• Represented real estate investor in the disposition of a retail shopping center for over $12 million. 
• Represented real estate investor in the acquisition of a grocery anchored retail shopping center for over $13 million and assumption of a commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) loan.  
• Represented a retail tenant in the exercise of an option to purchase the commercial real property from the landlord. 
• Represented landowner in the disposition of residential home lots to a national homebuilder for several million dollars. 
• Represented partnership in acquisition of industrial complex for over $6 million through a 1031 exchange. 
• Represented real estate investor in the acquisition of a portfolio of office properties for over $8 million. 
• Represented real estate investor in the disposition of an industrial building for over $3.7 million.     

Commercial Leasing

• Represented landlord in lease negotiations and drafting of a triple net lease with a Fortune 500 healthcare company. 
• Represented shopping mall owner in negotiations and drafting of leases with a multi-national clothing retailer and a national home furnishing store.
• Represented office building owner in successful negotiations with a Fortune 500 mobile telecommunications company for a long-term cell tower license agreement. 
• Represented local retail tenant in lease negotiations for restaurant space in a retail strip center.  
• Represented commercial landlord in lease transactions with national companies, including Ross Dress for Less Stores, Marshalls, Carvana, and Planet Fitness.
• Represented landlord in drafting and negotiating a lease transaction with a residential brokerage company. 
• Represented landlord in a lease transaction with a fitness gym for over 40,000 square feet of space.  

Real Estate Development 

• Represented real estate developer in contract negotiations for an industrial development project. 
• Represented real estate developer in negotiating and structuring a joint venture to develop a self-storage facility. 
• Represented residential lot owner in contract negotiations to build a custom home.
• Represented landowners in various easement and access issues with adjacent landowners. 

Landlord-Tenant 

• Represented a retail property landlord in breach of contract action against a tenant. Quickly obtained a prejudgment attachment order for all past due and future rent obligations and eventually recovered over $400,000.00 for the landlord. 
• Represented a retail property landlord in breach of contract action against a retail tenant and the former tenant under the same lease, resulting in recovery of $75,000.00 for the landlord. 
• Represented industrial building owners in an unlawful detainer action against a tenant and swiftly obtained full possession of the leased premises. 
• Represented office building owners and successfully obtained a lump sum payment of over $28,000.00 from a defaulting tenant, with a demand letter and no court filings. 
• Represented the shopping mall landlord in breach of contract action against a defaulting tenant, and recovered $45,000.00 for the landlord. 

Litigation 

• Successfully represented a real estate company in a contamination dispute against a dry cleaner tenant. 
• Successfully represented ranch owner in a wrongful foreclosure action against the 4th largest bank in the United States. The case was satisfactorily resolved during the second week of a jury trial in which Shawn served as second chair trial counsel. The client kept the ranch and also obtained a lump sum payment from the defendant. 
• Successfully challenged a national insurance company’s denial of life insurance proceeds, and obtained the full value of the disputed insurance coverage for the life insurance policy beneficiary, totaling nearly $400,000.00.