Leeza Evensen's practice is concentrated in real estate law, focusing on hotel, resort, retail, condominium, office, and other commercial real estate development and disposition; office/retail leasing; zoning and land use; partnerships and joint ventures; construction; real estate workouts; real estate financing; and general commercial and corporate transactions.
Education
- University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 2000)
- William H. Leary Scholar
- Outstanding Achievement Award in Corporate Finance
- Outstanding Achievement Award in Business Planning
- CALI in Excellence for the Future Award
- Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Land, Resources and Environmental Law
- Moscow State University (B.A., Journalism, highest honors, 1992)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of Utah
- United States District Court, District of Utah
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of Utah
- Real Property Section
- Business Law Section
- Construction Law Section
- American Bar Association
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Top landlord mistakes in commercial leasing, Co-Author, The Enterprise (April 13-19, 2009)
- Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA Rule Requiring State and Federal Agency Consultation as a Precondition for State Permitting Programs; 19 J. Land Resources & Envtl. L. 129 (1999)
- Open Space Preservation in Utah, Techniques, Tools, and First 'Quality Growth' Steps, 19 J. Land, Resources & Envtl. L. 267, 270 (1999)
Professional Recognition & Awards
- Utah's Legal Elite: Real Estate, Utah Business magazine (2008-2011)
Community Involvement
- Utah Tennis Association, Board Member
- Utah Junior Tennis Foundation, Board Member
- Executive Committee of Utah Tennis Association, Secretary
- Russian-American Association of Utah, Volunteer
- ArtSpace, Board Member
