Otten Johnson Adds Michael "Ty" McKinstry and Michael E. Kaplan

Denver, Colorado – June 28, 2011 - Michael "Ty" McKinstry and Michael E. Kaplan have joined Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC (Otten Johnson) as associates. 

Ty comes to Otten Johnson with an undergraduate degree in Accounting, as well as a J.D. from the University Of Colorado School of Law. He will focus on real estate and land use matters, and assist clients in the industrial, office, retail and finance industries.

"Ty is the second generation of McKinstrys to be part of the Denver legal community," commented Jim Johnson, Otten Johnson's managing director. "We are very glad that he has decided to come work with us at Otten Johnson."

Also new to Otten Johnson is Michael E. Kaplan. Another second-generation Denver attorney, Michael spent time working for a land use nonprofit, after receiving his J.D. from the Duke University School of Law. His practice will focus on representing clients on real estate development, zoning, acquisition, disposition and real estate loan matters.

“Otten Johnson prides itself on being a locally grown firm that has over 25 years in the Denver market,” said Johnson. “To now be welcoming second generation attorneys into our firm is a real accomplishment. It says we have been able to thrive given the ups and downs in the economy, and we continue to be a place where young associates want to work and grow in the legal profession.”

Otten Johnson is the leading real estate and land use firm in Colorado, serving owners, developers, builders, investors, banks and financial institutions, commercial tenants, managers, and brokers. The firm's attorneys focus on finding business solutions for their multi-family, residential subdivision, office, retail, hotel and resort, mixed use, and industrial clients. The firm assists their clients with a wide range of legal and business services, including real estate and business transactions, financing, land use and entitlement matters, urban renewal and other public/private partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, eminent domain, regulatory compliance, workouts, restructuring and litigation. For more information, please contact Heather Baker at hbaker@ottenjohnson.comor visit our website:

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