Eric L. Nesbitt

Eric L. Nesbitt is a real estate and business attorney who has been practicing law since 1991 and is licensed to practice in both Colorado and Illinois. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of real estate, business, contract negotiations and commercial and real estate litigation matters. Throughout his career, Eric has represented residential and commercial clients in a variety of real estate and business legal matters. Additionally, as a Colorado-licensed real estate broker, he is the founder and principal of the commercial real estate brokerage firm, The Nesbitt Commercial Group (www.nesbittcommercial.com) with Keller Williams DTC and KW Commercial.

Eric’s experience includes the representation Wells Fargo Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Regional Transit Authority (“RTD”), the City and County of Denver, the Urban Land Conservancy, Canyon Title Insurance Company, and many other clients with real estate or business needs.

Eric is a frequent speaker and presenter at Colorado Bar Association (CBA) Continuing Legal Education Seminars,  In 2017,  he lectured on Title Issues in Real Estate Transactions at the Real Estate Law Symposium, the preeminent continuing legal education event for real estate lawyers.  Eric is a past board member of the CBA’s Continuing Legal Education organization, along with a former treasurer of CBA’s Solo and Small Firm Committee.  He is also the Past President of the Denver Metropolitan Commercial Association of Realtors (DMCAR) and served as the 2006 Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Commercial Real Estate Expo and Fall Forecast. In 2009, he was honored as the 2009 Commercial Realtor of the Year by DMCAR and the Denver Business Journal. Eric also served as a Commissioner with the Denver Housing Authority from April 2012 through June 2014 and currently serves on the Colorado Real Estate Commission Forms Committee. He also currently serves as a Commissioner on the 18th Judicial Nominating Committee.

Prior to founding the firm, Eric served as General Counsel and Director of Business Affairs for USA Basketball of the United States Olympic Committee. He also was a director in the Tenant Representation Group of Jones Lang LaSalle.

Publications and Presentations

•  “Negotiating Commercial Property Leases” authored by Eric L. Nesbitt
• “Wearing Two Hats: The Ethics of Being Both an Attorney and Real Estate Broker” Presentation to the Colorado Bar Association.
• “RESPA – Dodd Frank – and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What It Means for Your Real Estate Practice” Presentation to ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division.
• “Title Insurance Issues in Real Estate Transactions” Presentation to the Colorado Bar Association.
• “Ethics - The Different Roles of the Broker Versus the Lawyer” Presentation to the Colorado Bar Association.
• Colorado Real Estate Forms Deskbook, Second Edition, Broker Listing Documents, Update Author
• “State of the Urban Colorado/Downtown Denver Market”, Presentation to the Colorado Bar Association.
• “Denver Post review finds ranks of Colorado judges, prosecutors overwhelmingly white” An interview by The Denver Post.
• “Big Problems Home Sellers Must Disclose” An interview by Denver7 News.
• “Residents Wrestle With Property Management About Asbestos Contamination After Apartment Fire” An interview with CBS4 Colorado.