Attorneys in Basalt
Areas of Expertise
- Business & Corporate Law
- Real Estate Transactions
- Commercial Real Estate
- Construction Law
- Civil & Commercial Litigation
- Contracts & Agreements
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Land Use & Property Matters
- Homeowners Association Matters
- Business Formation & Transactions
- Dispute Resolution
- Local Government & Municipal Matters
- General Legal Counsel for Individuals & Businesses
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Basalt
ADDRESS
305 Gold River Ct
Suite 200
Basalt, CO 81621
PHONE
HOURS
Monday – Friday
9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
How to find us
Our Basalt office is in the middle of three commercial buildings on Gold Rivers Court facing Two Rivers Road. Parking is either in the Gold Rivers Court parking beneath or behind the building. Short term parking is also available along Two Rivers Road at the front of the building. We are directly next to the building that houses the Community Bank of Colorado, Aspen Community Foundation, and the Aspen Skiing Company offices. Follow our signs to the second floor on the north side of the middle building to take the stairs or elevator to the level above Ryno’s Pizza and Jalisco Grill. Enter the second floor of the building where you will find signs guiding you to our office. Our hallway is shared with Edward Jones.
Basalt Attorneys & Legal Services
Legal matters often overlap. A real estate issue may involve contracts, business interests, construction concerns, or land use questions, while an estate or probate matter may also involve property, ownership, and family business interests. JVAM provides legal counsel to individuals, businesses, property owners, and organizations in Basalt and throughout the Roaring Fork Valley across a range of transactional, planning, and dispute-related matters.
Our attorneys assist clients with business law, real estate, land use, water law, estate planning, probate, construction matters, contracts, and litigation. Whether you are planning a transaction, resolving a dispute, protecting property or business interests, or seeking guidance on a complex legal issue, we work to provide clear advice, practical solutions, and a path forward.
Local Legal Expertise in Basalt
Basalt is a distinctive Roaring Fork Valley community where business, property, development, construction, water, and estate matters often intersect. Local legal issues can be shaped by the realities of mountain-community growth, valuable real estate, small and closely held businesses, development pressures, and the regulatory environment affecting property and land use.
JVAM serves clients in Basalt and across Western Colorado with an understanding of both Colorado law and the regional considerations that can influence legal decisions. Our attorneys bring practical experience to matters involving local businesses, property owners, families, developers, and organizations, helping clients address legal issues with counsel informed by the community in which they live and work.
Meet the JVAM Attorneys in Basalt
Practice Areas:
Water Rights | Real Estate & Transactions | Land Use & Development | Business Formation & Development
Ryan is a uniquely talented lawyer with proven experience solving complex problems relating to water and real estate. Through his understanding of the complexities of water law in Colorado, including multiple jurisdictions and drainage basins, along with his real estate acumen, Ryan has a proven ability to tackle litigation and transactional issues relating to water and land in the region.
Ryan leads JVAM’s Water Law practice group. His work involves assisting individuals, businesses and governmental entities throughout Colorado acquire, maintain, develop, and protect rights to use water. This includes adjudicating water rights, changes of water rights, plans for augmentations, and exchanges; designing and adjudicating new water supplies; advising ditch companies, municipal water suppliers, and other entities regarding water rights and operations; evaluating water rights as part of real estate transactions; obtaining well permits; and drafting well-sharing and ditch operation agreements.
Ryan’s real estate and land use practice includes all aspects of real estate transactions and land use development. He also assists businesses with formation and operations matters and represents both buyers and sellers in business sales. Ryan’s litigation style combines a results-oriented approach, creative legal strategies, and fervent advocacy. He has successfully litigated diverse issues on behalf of individuals, businesses, and government entities before administrative boards and state and federal courts throughout Colorado and Washington State.
Practice Areas:
Bankruptcy | Business Formation & Development | Construction | Land Use & Development | Litigation | Real Estate & Transactions | Water Rights
Eric advises clients and manages disputes in business, real estate, and construction matters. His breadth of experience allows him to spot and solve a wide range of issues for clients, giving them empowering advice, and achieving results through litigation when necessary.
He grew up around the real estate and construction industry and understands the expectations of clients and their businesses.
Eric’s knowledge of real estate covers everything from purchase and sale contracts to title review due diligence, nontraditional financing, neighbor disputes, landlord-tenant issues and agreements, commercial and residential leasing, land use, and water rights. He understands the construction process and has successfully mediated both real estate and construction matters, negotiating contracts and resolving disputes before they turn into litigation.
Eric has litigated extensively in both state and federal courts in Colorado, Arizona, and Washington. Eric started his legal career in 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona before relocating to Seattle, Washington in 2012, and eventually returning to Colorado in 2016. Originally from Telluride, he is passionate about serving Colorado. Eric is an avid skier, aspiring mountain biker, and fly fisher.
Practice Areas:
Business Formation & Development | Land Use & Development | Litigation | Real Estate & Transactions | Water Rights
Charles is a knowledgeable and efficient litigator and transactional attorney who focuses on real estate and water law. He is a skilled negotiator, counsels on behalf of his clients to reach deals, and achieves successful trial results on their behalf.
He explains options and strategies to his clients in plain terms. Charles’ knowledge encompasses local land use regulations and codes, Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) issues, and business formation and governance considerations. He is also fluent in Spanish.
Charles is a graduate of the University of Colorado Law School, where he was a member of the Colorado Environmental Law Review. He was an intern for Judge Anne Norrdin in the Ninth Judicial District. During law school, Charles worked as a summer associate for a law firm in the Roaring Fork Valley.
After earning his undergraduate degree in Spanish and history from Colorado College, Charles was executive director of the Pikes Peak Justice and Pro Bono Center in Colorado Springs for two and a half years.
Outside of work, Charles enjoys exploring the mountains in the Aspen and Marble area on skis, rafting, and climbing in the Wind River Range.
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