Justin Pless
Pless Law Firm
Justin D. Pless founded Pless Law Firm in 2009. He dedicates his practice to helping clients navigate complex commercial real estate transactions, development projects, and corporate law matters. Justin divides his time between the firm’s offices in Colorado and Texas.
Justin represents a broad range of clients throughout the United States in commercial real estate transactions and development projects including leasing, purchase and sale, financing, construction, and land use matters. Justin’s practice also includes the formation and structuring of business entities and joint ventures. Recognized for his legal acumen, Justin has published numerous articles and has previously taught continuing legal education courses on legal issues related to commercial real estate. Prior to founding the firm, he practiced in the real estate group at the multi-national law firm Faegre & Benson LLP (now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP).
Justin graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Colorado Law School. While in law school, Justin served as a teaching fellow in real property law and as a note and comment editor for the Colorado Technology Law Journal. He also interned with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and with the Honorable Marcia S. Krieger at the United States District Court, District of Colorado.
Prior to attending college and law school, Justin served as an infantry paratrooper in the United States Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, including a peacekeeping deployment to the former Yugoslav Republic of Kosovo in 1999-2000.
Outside of the office, Justin enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, exploring the great Colorado outdoors, and fishing the lakes of his native state of Minnesota.
- University of Colorado - Denver
- J.D. (2007) | Law
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- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Activities: Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons Teaching Fellow (Real Property), Colorado Technology Law Journal (Note and Comment Editor), Jessup International Moot Court, Legal Aid and Defender Program
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- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- B.A. (2004) | History and Political Science
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- Honors: with Distinction
- Activities: Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society
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- Founder, Real Estate Attorney
- Pless Law Firm
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- My practice focuses on complex commercial real estate transactions, development projects, and corporate law matters. I provide legal services related to the leasing, purchase, sale, development and financing of real estate assets, including office, retail, industrial and mixed-use properties, as well as related corporate matters. My clients include business enterprises, real estate investors, developers, lenders, owners, and property managers throughout the United States.
- Real Estate Attorney
- Faegre & Benson, LLP
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- I worked as a commercial real estate attorney in the Boulder, Colorado office of a large multi-national law firm.
- Law Clerk
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- I worked primarily on legal issues related to enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
- Judicial Extern
- United States District Court
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- I served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Marcia S. Krieger, District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
- Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
- Capital Area Preservation, Inc.
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- I worked primarily on historic landmark designations at the local government level and historic preservation easements and rehabilitation agreements with private property owners.
- Parachute Infantryman
- United States Army
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- I served as an airborne infantry soldier in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, including a peacekeeping deployment to the former Yugoslav republic of Kosovo in 1999-2000.
- How to Increase Fexibility in Office Leasing Post COVID-19
- Colorado Real Estate Journal
- Craft Breweries, Distilleries Leases: Key Issues for Landlords, Tenants Craft Breweries, Distilleries Leases: Key Issues for Landlords, Tenants
- Colorado Real Estate Journal
- Landlords, Tenants Must Consider Assignment, Subletting Provisions
- Colorado Real Estate Journal
- Understanding Expansion Rights in Commercial Leases is Imperative Understanding Expansion Rights in Commercial Leases is Imperative
- Colorado Real Estate Journal
- LEED Consulting Agreements: Key Legal Issues
- U.S. Green Building Council, Rocky Mountain Green 2011
- Best Lawyers® in America, Real Estate Law
- Best Lawyers
- Recognized since 2020
- Super Lawyer
- Colorado Super Lawyers
- Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2023
- Lawyers in Real Estate Award
- Connect CRE
- Rising Star
- Colorado Super Lawyers
- Selected to Rising Stars: 2012, 2014 - 2020
- Finalist, Up and Coming Attorneys
- Law Week Colorado
- State Bar of Colorado # 39373
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- State Bar of Minnesota # 388522
- Member
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- State Bar of Texas # 24127492
- Member
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- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- ID Number: 39373
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- Minnesota
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- ID Number: 388522
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24127492
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- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Pless Law Firm