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Kursten Canada

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Contact Information
Email: kcanada@garfieldhecht.com
Phone: 970-949-1566
Fax: 970-949-1810

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Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1998); Student Author, International Law Review.                                      University of Colorado-Boulder (B.S., 1992; magna cum laude)

Court Admissions

Colorado Supreme Court (1998)

Bar Associations
& Professional Societies

Continental Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association  
Colorado Women’s Bar Association  
Co-Founder and Past Member, Gore Range Women’s Bar Association  

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Hospitality, Corporate

Experience

Kursten’s commercial real estate practice focuses on development and redevelopment of mixed-use resort and ski resort communities, including land acquisitions and sales, construction financing, construction and design contracts, hotel and property management, common interest community documents and compliance, and commercial and retail leasing transactions. Her experience ranges from private developers, publicly held companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), community associations, state agencies and school boards.  

She is also well-versed in residential real estate acquisitions, sales, construction and lending matters, for both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. Her experience extends to common interest community matters, with documentation, analysis, governance and compliance. In addition to real estate, Kursten’s practice focuses on corporate and business matters.  

Community Involvement

Volunteer, Northwest Colorado Legal Services  
Pro Bono Legal Counsel, Vail Veteran’s Foundation, Montessori School, Habitat for Humanity, Vail Charitable Foundation  
Board Member, Eagle County Charter Academy Accountability Committee  

Representative Matters

Kursten has represented developers of mixed-use projects and community associations who endeavored to create or renovate real estate projects valued over $500 million dollars within the Vail Valley, Telluride, Crested Butte, Breckenridge, and Keystone areas. She has represented clients who own ski resorts within and outside Colorado, negotiating and acquiring the necessary real estate, permitting and hotel branding associated with ski resort development and hospitality. She has experience in negotiating all aspects of construction of a brand new K-8 charter school facility under a BEST Grant with the State of Colorado and various public agencies. She has drafted and negotiated finance documents in connection with construction of a senior care facility. She represented a nonprofit entity in construction of an affordable housing project in Eagle County.

Published Articles/Speaking Engagements

Co-Speaker, Title Insurance for Real Estate Secured Loans, 2021 
Faculty, National Business Institute, Title Workshop, 2015
Speaker, Integrity in Schools, 2013 
Speaker, International Real Estate Purchase & Lending Seminar, 2011 
Contributing Author, Colorado Appellate Law and Practice (West Publishing), 1999

Blogs:
Toxic Owners; Remedies for Associations, 2021 
Entitlements During COVID, 2020 
Beware the ROFR, 2019
FIRPTA Contract Assignment Implications, 2018  

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