Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate
Business Law

Amanda Halstead

Manager, Real Estate Practice Group

Born Foley, Alabama, August 7, 1977

Amanda attended Auburn University, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in International Trade and German. While employed full-time, she obtained her Juris Doctor at the University of Tulsa College of Law, graduating with honors. Amanda has been licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado since 2004. She is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. She is fluent in German.

Experience:
Amanda’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation, commercial leasing and real estate, corporate formation, and landlord and tenant law. Her practice consists of both transactional and litigation matters. She has represented clients in the negotiation, documentation, and closing of real estate acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financing transactions.  She has extensive experience in the negotiation and enforcement of commercial leases for offices, shopping centers and industrial properties, brokerage listing agreements, and contracts relating to general business matters. Additionally, Amanda has represented clients in a variety of litigation matters in both state and federal court, including, without limitation, issues relating to creditor’s rights, commercial leasing, mechanic’s liens, and general contract disputes.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts, International Trade and German, Auburn University, 1999
Juris Doctor, University of Tulsa College of Law, 2003

Professional Activities:
Member: American, Denver, and Colorado Bar Associations

Participant:
P.E.P., The Women’s Foundation of Colorado

Publications:
Co-author, Colorado Real Estate Forms Deskbook (James G. Benjamin ed., Bradford Publishing 2009)Contributing Author, Commercial Leases, in Ann Toney, Colorado Medical Marijuana Law (Bradford Publishing 2012)

Distinctions:
Colorado SuperLawyers, Rising Star, 2010