Practice Areas

Corporate

Our commercial/corporate practice represents commercial businesses, real estate developers, family-owned businesses, and individual investors. Our attorneys bring deep understanding and knowledge of the rules and regulations and general corporate law necessary to structure a successful organization, entity or joint venture. In addition, we are able to tap the knowledge and experience of other attorneys at our firm who specialize in tax, corporate formation, litigation, and real estate law.

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Estate Planning

The Estate Planning Group of Hackstaff Gessler has provided estate, business continuity, charitable giving, estate and trust administration and litigation services, as well as tax services to services to individuals, businesses and institutions for over 20 years.

Our goal is to provide expert and timely advice to our clients and their families, advisors, officers or members. We pride ourselves on being aware of and comfortable with the latest and most sophisticated planning techniques while doing our best to provide straightforward and understandable advice.

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Government

Governmental action affects our lives every day. Whether federal, state, or local issues, our attorneys arrive with a thorough knowledge of governmental processes. As advocates and advisors, we effectively advance clients’ interests through negotiation, advocacy, and litigation. We can likewise integrate our efforts with a clients’ legislative or public relations strategy. The attorneys at Hackstaff Gessler, LLC have the experience and ability to develop flexible and creative solutions, whether that means building a cooperative partnership with the public sector, or steadfastly holding an agency accountable.

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Non-Profit

Many clients choose to operate as non-profit organizations, for policy and tax purposes. At Hackstaff Gessler, LLC, our attorneys combine in-depth tax planning knowledge, sophisticated corporate advice, and understanding of public policy needs. Our clients benefit from this combination, because we anticipate and understand our clients’ business needs. As a result, clients can focus on their organizational goals, confident that they have a robust legal foundation to support their organizational mission.

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Litigation

Attorneys with Hackstaff Gessler have represented clients in state and federal courts all over the United States. Our attorneys have litigated business disputes, land disputes, disputes between private citizens and governmental entities, and civil rights claims. Our attorneys have a particular expertise in representing clients in administrative litigation and proceedings at both the state and federal level.

Our litigation philosophy is simple: Litigate every case as if it is going to trial. Thorough preparation is the best way to maximize the possibility of success, and it allows our attorneys to accurately assess a case’s strengths and weaknesses.

Recent high-profile cases include:
Holtzman v. Dennis, Case No. 06CV287, District Court, City and County of Denver

Mr. Gessler was attorney for U.S. Representative Bob Beauprez, and successfully defeated Marc Holtzman’s attempt to have a Court declare him a 2006 gubernatorial candidate.

Durham v. Holtzman for Governor Exploratory Committee and If C Wins You Lose Committee, Case. No. Case No. OS 2006-0004, Colorado Office of Administrative Courts

Mr. Gessler successfully proved that Holtzman for Governor Exploratory Committee illegally coordinated with the If C Wins You Lose Committee.

Hustvedt v. Fitzgerald, Case No. 05CV9557, District Court, City and County of Denver

Mr. Gessler represented plaintiffs in a challenge to State Senator Joan Fitz-Gerald’s ability to run for an additional term of office.

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Real Estate & Land Use

The attorneys at Hackstaff Gessler, LLC have a great deal of experience and knowledge in many areas of commercial, investment and residential real estate. We also utilize our knowledge in litigation, taxation, and other areas of business law to assist our clients over the entire lifespan of a real estate project or investment.

Commercial:
Purchase/Sale agreements
Listing Agreements
Leases
Property Management agreements
Brokerage agreements
Landlord Representation
Tenant Representation
Lease disputes/evictions
Code Compliance issues
Regulatory Compliance

Residential:
Purchase and sale of residences
Zoning issues
Investment opportunities
Qualified Personal Residence Trusts

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Renewable Energy

Lawyers with Hackstaff Gessler have practiced in the renewable energy sector for 8 years. Our practice includes work with:

  • Community-scale wind-project developers in projects in five states
  • PV solar developers and turnkey system designers and installers in both commercial and residential applications
  • Designers and manufacturers of utility-scale and micro-turbine wind and PV solar equipment, with single transaction values in excess of $100 million
  • Industrial organizations evaluating developers and the integration of PV and wind in to their systems
  • Landowners, landowner groups, and landowner associations in five states in both wind and solar projects opposite over 30 different developers, with property sizes ranging from 50 to 150,000 acres
  • Early-stage wind-project developers, including structuring and negotiating land transactions, developer/purchaser identification and evaluation, and project sales
  • Outreach organizations, focusing on community project development


Our clients include established businesses and new entrants to the renewable energy sector. In addition to advising clients’ on their renewable energy matters, we provide general corporate, transactional, private capital, and tax work, servicing all of our clients’ needs.


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Taxation

Our Tax Group advises clients on tax matters involved in the entire life-cycle of a business; from choosing the appropriate form of entity at inception, to structuring tax efficient business acquisitions and sales, capital restructurings, corporate reorganizations, the separation of ownership interests and real estate acquisitions, dispositions and exchanges.

We also represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax agencies. The Tax Group provides advice with respect to the operation of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans to insure compliance.

Our attorneys work closely with tax exempt entities to help them remain in compliance with all regulations governing their tax-favored status. We obtain tax rulings and federal and state tax exemption determinations, and provide counsel in areas such as unrelated business income matters, private foundation management and compliance, charitable giving, conversions of for-profit corporations to not-for-profit entities, fiduciary responsibilities, reorganizations and reclassifications.

We represent clients in all stages of audits, investigations and litigation with the Internal Revenue Service.

We also file estate and gift tax returns and assist clients with understanding the estate and gift tax consequences of asset transfers.

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