EDUCATION:
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, Virginia
J.D., 1993, Order of the Coif,
Virginia Law Review, Executive Editor
Bethany College
Bethany, West Virginia, 1986
B.A., Summa Cum Laude
ADMISSIONS:
Virginia
Colorado (inactive status)
MEMBERSHIPS:
- Virginia State Bar
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association
Lisa Anne Hawkins
Shareholder
Harrisonburg
Phone: 540-437-3118
E-mail: lah@lolawfirm.com
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At Lenhart Obenshain
Lisa Anne Hawkins focuses her practice on commercial real estate and financing transactions, including sale and acquisition of real estate; development and construction of mixed-use, residential, commercial and industrial projects; condominium formation and conversion; construction and permanent financing of real estate projects; ground, office and retail leasing; zoning, subdivision and other land use matters. Her commercial finance experience has involved representation of both lenders and borrowers, including documentation of complex secured transactions.
Her practice emphasizes the use of tax-advantageous strategies where appropriate, including tax-deferred exchanges. She has a special interest and expertise in conservation easements, and has served as legal counsel to conservation easement donors and holders, as well as to a public-private task force regarding the tax implications of myriad land conservation tools for battlefield preservation.
Experience
CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE.
- Served as counsel to numerous developers of mixed-use planned communities, industrial parks, commercial subdivisions and residential subdivisions in Virginia as well as in metropolitan Denver, Colorado and resorts in Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone, Colorado
- Served as general counsel for real estate and finance matters in relation to business merger, acquisition and sale transactions, including the conduct of due diligence, title review, document drafting and settlement
- Represented lenders and borrowers in a wide range of complex, commercial loan transactions, including loans of hundreds of millions of dollars (and other currencies) secured by assets of various types in numerous states and foreign countries
- Assisted hundreds of clients in structuring and closing like-kind exchanges, including deferred exchanges and reverse Starker exchanges
- Successfully represented landowners in hotly contested rezoning applications, annexations and other land use matters
- Represented landowners in the creation of conservation easements, including analysis of the tax benefit and structure of such grants, a subject on which she has spoken at seminars and public forums
- Represented landlords and tenants with respect to a wide range of leasing matters, including service as general counsel to numerous landlords of commercial office, warehouse and retail space
- Served as general counsel to property owner associations
Recognitions
- "Legal Elite," Virginia Business Magazine
Real Estate/Construction - 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004
Real Estate/Land Use - 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 - Outstanding Volunteer, Boys and Girls Clubs, 1998
- Legal Writing Award, 1992
More than Lenhart Obenshain
- Member, Selection Committee for the DNR Leadership Award, 2010
- Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, Vice President
- Rockingham County Working Committee, Voluntary Conservation Easement Program, 2009-2010
- Rockingham County Industrial Sector Zoning Committee, 2009-2010
- Harrisonburg/Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2002-2004
- Virginia Bar Association, Real Estate Section
- American Bar Association, Real Estate Section
- Virginia Outdoors Foundation Easement Template Legal Advisory Panel
Legal Assistants
Susan Workman
540-437-3125
sworkman@lolawfirm.com
Paralegals
Martha Munson
540-437-3102
mmunson@lolawfirm.com
Denny White
540-437-3109
dwhite@lolawfirm.com
Areas of Practice
Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Finance
Banking and Finance
Zoning, Planning and Land Use
Conservation