J. Marcus Painter, Partner

Experience
Mr. Painter chairs Holland & Hart’s real estate practice group. Mr. Painter’s practice focuses on real estate, construction, banking and finance, corporate, commercial transactions and sustainable business. He also works extensively with real estate brokerage industry issues. His 22â��plus years of practice include significant work in real estate development (with a focus on mixed use development, sustainable building issues, and tax credits), real estate finance and investment, acquisition and entitlements, choice of entity, limited private offerings for real estate projects, real estate lending work including conventional, institutional and conduit financing, and commercial leasing and construction work. Mr. Painter also handles corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions and distribution issues for international product manufacturers. His work in the resorts, lodging and entertainment areas include golf course community development work as well as hotel and restaurant liquor and related licensing.
Mr. Painter has been listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Best Lawyers in America and The Legal 500 for Real Estate Law.

Publications and Speaking Engagements
Mr. Painter has been the author of many articles for The Colorado Lawyer, the official publication of the Colorado Bar Association, as well as numerous other publications. Mr. Painter chaired and presented the Colorado Real Estate Symposium, where he continues to be a regular faculty speaker. He is a frequent presenter to industry groups, and at Continuing Legal Education of Colorado and CLE International programs, including recent programs on Mixed Use Development and Sustainable Development issues. In 2008 he prepared the paper Undiscovered Country: A Legal Primer for “Green” Mixed Use Development..

Professional Activities
Advisory Board Member, Guaranty Bancorp
Past Chair, Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section Council
Past Member, Colorado Real Estate Commission’s Forms Committee
Member, University of Colorado Real Estate Council
Past Member, Colorado Bar Association, Executive Council, Board of Governors, and the Professionalism Task Force.
Past Chair, Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Member, U.S. Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter
Past�President and current Vice President, Colorado Youth Program, a charitable organization devoted to providing a camping/mountain and wilderness experience to children of all social and economic backgrounds.
Viceâ��President, Boulder Messiah Chorale and Orchestra, Inc., a nonprofit entity devoted to the presentation of annual performances of Handel’s Messiah for the Boulder community.
Boulder County Bar Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award (1992)
1993 Leadership Boulder Class, Boulder Chamber of Commerce

Education
University of Colorado (J.D., 1986)
University of Colorado (B.A. Economics, magna cum laude, 1982) Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Epsilon