Atty. Michael "Mike" Westover
Mike Westover represents landowners, developers, lenders, investors and holders of other real estate interests in a wide variety of transactions throughout the United States. For more than four decades, clients have come to rely on Mike’s extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of real estate finance and transactional law.
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About Michael "Mike" Westover at a glance
Michael "Mike" Westover is a real estate attorney based in Denver, Colorado, practicing at Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1982). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Real Estate Law (2026) and Lawyer of the Year — Real Estate Law (Denver) (2018). Serands clients in Denver, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike Westover represents landowners, developers, lenders, investors and holders of other real estate interests in a wide variety of transactions throughout the United States
- For more than four decades, clients have come to rely on Mike’s extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of real estate finance and transactional law
- From representing national banks and institutional lenders in sophisticated financing transactions to working with agents and participants in syndicated credit facilities, Mike has handled hundreds of complex real estate finance matters
- In addition to lender representation, he regularly works with owners and developers in connection with the financing of their real estate projects, including working with some of the country's largest apartment community developers in billions of dollars of financings
- Mike's expertise also extends into the area of credit workouts
- He has extensive experience, dating back to the mid-1980s, in restructuring troubled real estate and commercial credit facilities, and in advising both lenders and borrowers in connection with foreclosures, receiverships, and other remedial matters
- Mike's practice extends well beyond financing transactions
- He regularly represents clients in joint ventures, acquisitions, dispositions, and development projects
- Recent examples include acting as counsel to a large multinational company in the purchase of one of Denver's largest office towers and assisting another client in the sale of one of the largest ranches in the United States
- In addition to his client work, Mike served on the firm's Executive Committee for over 20 years, and he was the firm's Managing Director from 1998 until 2011
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practicing law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Denver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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