Practice Areas
- Real Estate
Admissions
- Colorado
- Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Supreme Court
- United States Tax Court
Wade Warthen
Partner
Wade Warthen has over 30 years of experience practicing law, including positions as in-house counsel at a Denver-based REIT and at the country’s second-largest privately held corporation. Wade concentrates his practice on commercial real estate transactions of all types, including leases and amendments for landlords and tenants; purchases and sales from contract through closing; loan documents and financing arrangements; construction contracts; title, survey, and due diligence evaluations; boundary, access, and easement issues; development, land use, and zoning concerns; lien rights; and real estate regulatory compliance.
Wade earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Business from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he displayed exceptional leadership abilities as the President of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, actively contributing to the campus community. Subsequently, Wade went on to attend law school graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law with his Juris Doctorate in 1992.
Wade has garnered numerous accolades throughout his distinguished legal career. Noteworthy among these are the NAIOP Colorado Chapter’s Member of the Year and Economic Forecaster of the Year awards in 2014 and 5280 Magazine’s Top Lawyers – Real Estate – January 2023. Wade’s past contribution to the NAIOP Colorado Chapter is evidenced by his prior role as a board member, where he brought substantial value to the chapter.
Throughout Wade’s 30-year legal career, he has achieved numerous remarkable successes, showcasing his exceptional legal aptitude. Here are just a few noteworthy examples of his accomplishments:
-Successfully negotiated and drafted six-floor Denver office lease for headquarters of Fortune 500 corporation
-Handled numerous lease drafting projects for landlords and tenants of all property types
-Represented buyers and sellers of various commercial properties from contract through closing
-Assisted clients with resolution of real property issues, including title defects, boundary disputes, covenants, liens, and easements
-Member of NAIOP Colorado Chapter’s Board of Directors, 2018-2023
