Loyal C. Hulme

Loyal Hulme is a member of the firm’s Real Estate section, where he served as section chair for two terms. He also served on the firm’s board of directors for six years. For clients, including developers, commercial entities, buyers and sellers, he provides legal counsel on all aspects of real estate, land use planning and development, construction, leasing, zoning, and environmental matters, such as water and wetland issues.

Mr. Hulme negotiates complex land acquisitions and development transactions involving several property types, including office, industrial, retail, and apartment construction, representing developers, sellers, buyers, and landlords. He also has bankruptcy experience with a specialization in the renegotiation of troubled financing arrangements.

Mr. Hulme was honored as the CCIM 2014 Real Estate Lawyer of the Year. He is recognized by Chambers USA, Utah’s Legal Elite, and Mountain States Super Lawyers in real estate. He is an AV Preeminent-rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and is frequently invited to write and lecture on real estate, environmental, and lending issues.

Education

• Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, JD, cum laude
  • Law Review
  • National Moot Court Team
  • Vice Chair, Board of Advocates
• Utah State University, BS, Economics, minor in Political Science, magna cum laude
  • Honored as USU’s number one business student
  • Recipient of Utah State University four-year Academic Club Scholarship (Highest academic scholarship at USU)
  • USU Student Body Vice-President

Experience

• Represents buyers, sellers, owners and developers (particularly commercial entities) in the acquisition, planning and zoning, construction, leasing, development, and entitlement of commercial, office, retail, warehouse, condominium, apartment, recreational, industrial, and residential properties. These developments include numerous types of joint ventures, limited liability and corporate structures.
• Represents commercial and institutional entities, as well as buyers, sellers, owners, developers, and citizen groups in drafting, enforcing, interpreting, and litigating under numerous city and county ordinances (often relating to planning and zoning issues).
• Represents national lending institutions and borrowers with issues related to lending, recovery, foreclosures and workouts and, where necessary, representing and protecting creditors’ interests in bankruptcy proceedings.
• Represents private and commercial entities in environmental matters, including those relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), most significantly those involving wetlands negotiation and permitting, compliance issues, remediation and cleanup actions.
• Represents clients in eminent domain issues, takings, and related actions.
• Practiced with one of the world’s largest New York based international law firm for many years.

Representative Clients:

• Black Desert
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Utah Corporation Sole
• Craig Realty Group
• Culinary Crafts
• Fourels Investment Company
• General Growth Properties, Inc
• In-N-Out Burger
• Ivory Homes
• Kimball Development
• Maverik, Inc.
• McDonald’s
• MicAm, LLC
• Miller Development
• Morgan Asphalt
• Ninigret Park Technology
• Olson’s Greenhouse Gardens
• Olympia, LLC
• OneFourteen Partners, LLC
• Outlets at Traverse Mountain
• Park V Partners, LLC
• Property Reserve, Inc.
• RC Willey
• Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
• Reef Capital Resort
• Ron Thorne Construction
• Staker & Parson Companies
• Strategic Capital Partners
• Struck | Axiom, Inc.
• Suburban Land Reserve
• Supersonic
• Tuskatella
• Woodside Homes
• Wright Ventures

• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• Utah

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation Top 1%
• Member and former Chairman, Utah State Bar YLD CLE Committee
• Member, American Inns of Court
• Member of Utah State Bar, Real Estate

• Best Lawyers^®: Real Estate Law (2020-2026)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers: Real Estate (2011-2025)
• Chambers USA: Real Estate (2010-present)
• Utah Legal Elite: Real Estate (2010-2014, 2016, 2021)
• Super Lawyers national: Real Estate (2013-2015)
• CCIM 2014 Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
• Mountain States Super Lawyers: Rising Star (2008)
• AV Preeminent rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell