Gabriela Fuentes-Ward
Managing Partner · Transactions
Closed $2B+ across two decades, from first condos to full city blocks. Gabriela chairs the Colorado Bar's Real Estate Section and still reads every legal description herself.
Denver Real Estate Law
Build on
solid ground.
Closings, commercial leases, title fights, and zoning battles — handled by attorneys who read surveys as fluently as statutes. From first offer to final lien release.
$2.1Bin transactions closed
3,400+closings & leases
19years in LoDo
The Practice
Every parcel,
papered right.
Residential, commercial, and everything zoned in between. One firm from contract to closing table — and to the courtroom when a deal turns into a dispute.
Residential Closings
Contract review, title examination, and closing representation for buyers and sellers — flat fee, no surprises at the table.
Commercial Leasing
Office, retail, and industrial leases negotiated for landlords and tenants. CAM audits, TI allowances, and exit rights that actually protect you.
Title & Boundary Disputes
Quiet title actions, easement fights, adverse possession, and survey conflicts. We clear clouds — or litigate them away.
Zoning & Land Use
Rezonings, variances, and entitlements before Denver and Front Range boards — with the neighborhood politics handled as carefully as the code.
HOA & Community Law
General counsel for associations — covenant enforcement, assessments, and governance that keeps boards out of court.
Real Estate Litigation
Broken contracts, earnest-money fights, construction defects, and partition actions — tried by lawyers who know the deal documents cold.
Specifications
Built to spec.
What working with Cornerstone actually looks like — written like the schedules we read all day.
A-101Flat-fee closingsResidential closings quoted in writing before engagement. The fee at signing is the fee at closing.
A-10248-hour contract reviewPurchase agreements and LOIs reviewed within two business days — faster when your deadline demands it.
A-103Title fluencyFormer title-company counsel on staff. We read exceptions the way underwriters write them.
A-104Deal-to-dispute continuityIf a transaction turns contentious, your litigation team already knows the file. No re-education fees.
Attorneys
The bearing walls.
Three partners, one shared obsession: deals that close clean and stay closed.
Sam Okonjo
Partner · Litigation
Title fights, boundary wars, and construction defect trials. Sam wins quietly and settles loudly — opposing counsel prefer the second option once they've seen the first.
Lena Brandt
Partner · Land Use & Zoning
Former assistant city attorney who wrote staff reports for the board she now appears before. Lena knows what gets approved — and what gets tabled to death.
Client Notes
Signed & recorded.
"Seller tried to walk two weeks before closing on our warehouse. Sam had a lis pendens filed by Friday and we closed thirty days later — at the contract price."
Industrial buyer · Denver"Gabriela flagged an access easement problem that two title companies missed. That one catch was worth a decade of fees."
Multifamily developer · RiNo"Our rezoning had failed once before we hired Lena. She rebuilt the neighborhood outreach, rewrote the application, and we passed 11–2."
Mixed-use developer · AuroraBreak Ground
Tell us about
the property.
Deals move fast in this market. Send the address and the situation — we'll respond within one business day with next steps and a fee quote.
Phone(303) 555-0173
Email[email protected]
Office1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 900, Denver, CO 80202