- Provides practical & sensible solutions to client’s legal needs through lifelong experience with property rights and a passion for all things land use and real estate.
- Adept in negotiating development and subdivision agreements with municipalities across the State of Colorado, as well as representing clients in front of various governmental bodies on projects large and small.
- Order of the Coif, National Champion – ABA Mediation in Representation and Bruce B. Johnson Scholarship Recipient.
Erik’s legal practice provides an all-encompassing, comprehensive approach to land use and real estate. Erik specializes in taking clients through the entirety of commercial, residential, and industrial development, starting with land acquisition, continuing through the entitlement and governmental negotiation process, and concluding with asset disposition. With this particular range of expertise, Erik guides clients, ranging from national developers and homebuilders to local developers and community organizations, through the intricacies of project development, such as large scale master plan communities, annexations, re-zonings, homebuilder sales, urban infill development, infrastructure agreements, purchase and sale agreements, easement negotiations and development agreements.
Erik applies not only a methodical and detailed approach to his projects, but also brings lifelong experience and passion to the table for each of his clients. Erik’s diplomatic and seasoned approach to negotiating with municipalities, as well as representing clients in front of various governmental bodies, holds him in the highest esteem of his clients. His collaborative and creative approach is critical in helping clients achieve success in any type of development project. When Erik is not in the office or at a public hearing, he can be found volunteering as a member of the Denver Children’s Foundation or enjoying the great outdoors.
Education
- Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, BA
- University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2018
Bar Admissions
- State Court of Colorado
Professional Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- The Denver Children’s Foundation
Awards
- Colorado Super Lawyers, “Rising Star” 2024
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2024, 2025
- 5280 Magazine Top Lawyer, Real Estate, 2025