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Lowndes Welcomes Real Estate Attorney Logan Opsahl

January 25, 2022

Lowndes is pleased to announce that Logan Opsahl has joined the firm as an associate attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Department. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, land use, eminent domain and local government issues.

“We are excited to welcome Logan to the firm,” said Dan McIntosh, chair of the Real Estate Department at Lowndes. “His unique and diverse experience in eminent domain, land use, and real estate is a wonderful addition to our real estate practice and representation of our clients.”

Opsahl represents developers, homebuilders, landlords, tenants and franchisees in a wide range of matters involving the acquisition, disposition, development and leasing of commercial real estate. He routinely handles the drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, as well as retail and office leases. He also has extensive experience counseling clients in land use matters, including development agreements, site plan requirements and other government-related issues.

A significant portion of Opsahl’s experience and practice focuses on the representation of property owners and landlords and tenants against governing authorities in connection with the condemnation of commercial, residential, agricultural, gas stations, homeowners association and vacant properties for projects related to road widenings, highway construction, natural gas pipelines and powerlines.

Opsahl earned his law degree and a certificate in environmental land use law from University of Florida Levin College of Law. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Florida State University.


Logan

Logan Opsahl is an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Department who focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, land use, eminent domain and local government issues. He represents developers, homebuilders, landlords, tenants and franchisees in a wide range of matters involving the acquisition, disposition, development and leasing of commercial real estate.

A third-generation Floridian, Logan is passionate about real estate development initiatives within the state, and he enjoys assisting clients navigate all aspects of real estate transactions, ranging from simple, straightforward deals to highly complex ones. He routinely handles the drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, as well as retail and office leases. He also has extensive experience counseling clients on development agreements, site plan requirements and other development matters.

A significant portion of Logan’s practice focuses on the representation of both property and business owners against condemning authorities regarding the taking of property for projects related to road widenings, highway construction, natural gas pipelines and powerlines. He has successfully represented the interests of both landlords and tenants in a variety of eminent domain matters, including the taking of commercial properties, residential properties, agricultural properties, gas stations, HOA properties and vacant land.

Prior to joining Lowndes, Logan gained broad experience in municipal law and land use matters while serving as assistant city attorney and police local advisor to the City of Ocoee, where he reviewed development applications and provided legal counsel to city staff.

Logan earned his law degree, as well as a certificate in environmental and land use law, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. While attending law school, he was a member of Florida Blue Key and served as vice president of the Florida Moot Court Team and vice president of community service of the John Marshall Bar Association. He also served as a clerk for Justice Ricky Polston of the Supreme Court of Florida and worked in the General Counsel’s Office to Florida’s Chief Financial Officer. He holds an undergraduate degree in both economics and political science from Florida State University.

In his free time, Logan enjoys fishing, boating, surfing, hiking and just spending time in the great outdoors of Florida.

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