Lance Maxwell

My background is in commercial construction management, real estate development, and commercial real estate brokerage. I hold a Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law and recently took the February 2023 CA Bar Exam. I also completed a Masters of Real Estate Development at Clemson University in 2016 and graduated from Limestone University in 2013 as a triple major; Finance, Management, and Marketing. I was born in Klosterneuburg, Austria and am fluent in both German and English. 

Mein Hintergrund liegt in der gewerblichen Bauleitung, der Immobilienentwicklung und der gewerblichen Immobilienvermittlung. Ich habe einen Doktortitel in Juris von der California Western School of Law und vor kurzem die CA Bar Exam im Februar 2023 abgelegt. Außerdem habe ich in 2016 einen Master of Real Estate Development von Clemson University abgeschlossen und in 2013 meinen Abschluss als Triple Major von Limestone University abgelegt; Finanzen, Management und Marketing. Ich bin in Klosterneuburg, Österreich, geboren und spreche fließend Deutsch und Englisch.

Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara, San Diego, CA
Law Clerk, July 2022 – November2022
Assisted attorneys with various cases in different stages of litigation: breach of contract (commercial real estate leases), construction defect, COVID-19 eviction protection and procedures, personal injury, premises liability (ADA and construction code compliance), seller disclosure liability (real estate), vicarious liability, workers compensation, wrongful death, unlawfuldetainer. Drafted discovery requests and responses. Identified and summarized pertinent findings from almost 100,000 pages of construction and real estate development files produced during discovery for construction defect case. Outlined commercial real estate leases and calculated damages.

Law Offices of Edward Y. Lee, Los Angeles, CA

Legal Intern, April 2022 – July 2022
Assisted with discovery requests for personal injury cases. Reviewed medical records from clients, drafted responses to defendant’s form interrogatories for discovery requests. Helped write preservation letters. Wrote demand letters for settlement attempts prior to litigation. Drafted and sent FOIA requests to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to obtain trucking company’s unsafe driving history records associated with client injuries.

Cody Brock Commercial Builders, San Francisco, CA
Project Engineer, February 2018 – May 2018
Defined scope of work for subcontractor contracts. Performed material project takeoffs. Procured and managed subcontractor bids. Analyzed value engineering options. Constructed bid packages for clients. Tracked major lead times for project schedules. Checked shop drawings and technical data sheets for errors. Obtained permits from city planning departments. Assisted superintendents with subcontractor supervision and managed the construction process.

Equity Construction Solutions, Tampa, FL
Assistant Construction Project Manager, April 2017 – January 2018 Project management:

• 12,000 sq. ft. medicaloffice building “shelland core” in Naples, FL
• 10,000 sq. ft. tenant-improvement projectfor Physicians Regional in Naples, Fl
• 6,000 sq. ft. AHCA certified surgery center in Tampa, Fl
• 2,300 sq. ft. tenant-improvement for Quest Diagnostics in Tampa, FL
• 11,200 sq. ft. retailbuilding “shell and core” in Clermont, Fl

Analyzed construction contracts and extracted pertinent clauses for upper management. Defined scope of work and wrote subcontractor contracts. Compiled detailed 800+ page ACHA inspection folder and obtained ACHA certification for a surgery center. Procured, hired, and managed subcontractors. Managed project inspections and helped obtain certificates of occupancy. Met with clients and owner representatives to address any concerns or additional requests.

Midway Companies, Houston, TX
Real Estate Development Intern, May 2015 – August 2015 Project management:

• City Center 5 – 200,000 sq. ft.office building with ground-floor retail space;
• Hotel Alessandra - Twenty story hotel with 223 luxury rooms located in downtown Houston, TX; and
• Memorial Green – Mixed-use community with ninety-one luxury homes and 80,000sq. ft. commercial space

Helped create design guidelines for luxury homes for Memorial Green. Analyzed contractor bid packages and verified scope. Examined leases and reviewed construction contracts. Monitored and photographed construction progress, conducted weekly site visits, and created field reports. Processed ARGUS Valuation DCF entries for existing projects. Learned how to underwrite large development projects. Reviewed letters of intent to ensure contractors scope complied with tenant’s utility requirements. Reviewed letters of intent to ensure contractor scope complied with tenant requirements.

M.S. Shore Company, Greenville, SC
Commercial Sales Associate, June 2014 – May 2015
Assisted with commercial real estate sales and leasing. Helped train new agents. Established “broker opinion of value” for new listings. Gathered data for new listings; property photographs, floor plans, aerials, surrounding uses, utility information, easements, zoning, floodplain maps, and relevant comparable sales. Helped develop flyer templates for future use. Cold-called several businesses daily to introduce inventory and acquire new listings.

Lyons Industrial Properties, Spartanburg, SC
Marketing Coordinator, October 2013 – April 2014
Visited facilities and gathered pertinent information for property information packages. Managed monthly email marketing campaign. Learned from group that preleased and redeveloped a 30,000 sq. ft. industrial project in Duncan, SC. Created monthly real estate marketing reports for clients that reported sales and leasing progress.

ATHLETICS:

Competitive swimming:
Placed 42nd at the 2013 USA Swimming Winter Nationals. Five-time NCAA Division II All-America honoree. Four-time South Carolina State Champion, twice in the 50-meter freestyle and twice in the 100-meter freestyle. Limestone University school record holder in the 200-yard freestyle event (1:37.11).

Track and field:
Helped Limestone University win the 2013 Conference Carolina's OutdoorTrack & FieldChampionships by finishing 3rd in the Javelin event.

California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA
Juris Doctor, August 2018 - December 2022
February 2023 California Bar Exam results pending 

Clemson University, Greenville, SC (3.88/4.0 GPA)
Master of Real Estate Development, August 2014 – May 2016
Curriculum included classes in MBA/Finance, Law, Construction Management, Architecture, City Planning, and Real Estate Development

Limestone University, Gaffney, SC (3.59 GPA)
Bachelor of Science (triple major): Finance, Management, and Marketing, August 2009 – May 2013
Two-time Academic All American, Recipient of Division 2 Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Award, Member of Limestone’s Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society