Our Attorneys

Professional Bio

Mark A. Andersen practices in the areas of real estate, banking law, eminent domain, construction law and section 1031 exchanges. He is a member of the Kansas Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers and the Kansas Electronic Recording Commission. Mr. Andersen is also a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and a fellow of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Mr. Andersen is admitted to the Kansas and Missouri Bars.

Professional Associations

• Douglas County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1993-1994)
• Kansas Bar Association (Past-President, Secretary-Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2007-Present)
• American Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• Kansas Electronic Recording Commission (Board Member, Secretary, 2006-2021)
• Member, Kansas Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (1985-Present)
• Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• Fellow, Kansas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Kansas Bar Association 2018 Outstanding Service Award

Ratings & Reviews

Publications and Presentations

• Presentation regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Douglas County Estate Planning Council, May 2024
• Program moderator at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program in Kansas City, Missouri, December 2013
• Program moderator at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program in Kansas City, Missouri, December 2012
• Co-Editor of Kansas Real Estate Practice & Procedure Handbook, published by the Kansas Bar Association (5th ed. 2009)
• Co-Author of Chapter 19, Electronic Recording , Kansas Real Estate Practice & Procedure, published by the Kansas Bar Association (5th ed. 2009)
• Contributing author for Kansas Bar Association Real Estate, Probate & Trust Section newsletter (2003-Present)
• Lender's Duty to Notify Insurance Company of Commencement of Foreclosure Proceedings , 2009 Memorandum
• Like-kind Exchanges of Real Estate , Publication
• Program moderator at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program in Kansas City, Missouri, December 2011
• Seminar presentation in Overland Park, Kansas, for the Johnson County Landlord's Association, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 deferred like-kind exchanges and reverse exchanges, May 2010
• Program moderator at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program in Kansas City, Missouri, December 2009
• Seminar presentation in Overland Park, Kansas, for title insurance officers and real estate agents, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, September 2009
• Seminar presentations in Avon, Colorado and Winter Park, Colorado, for title insurance officers and commercial agents, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, January 2008
• Seminar speaker at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program in Kansas City, Missouri, regarding the Kansas Electronic Recording Commission and the future of electronic recording of real estate documents, December 2007
• Seminar presentation in Lincoln, Nebraska, for title insurance officers and commercial agents from Lincoln and Omaha, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, November 2007
• Seminar presentation in Lawrence, KS for title insurance agents and officers from Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas City, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, October 2007
• Guest Lecturer at Kansas University School of Business, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, September 2007
• Seminar presentation in Wichita, for area title insurance agents, real estate brokers and investors, regarding I.R.C. Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, June 2007
• Presentation to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, regarding local economic development, March 2007
• Presentation to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, regarding retail market impact analysis, February 2007
• Presentation to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, regarding retail market impact analysis, January 2007
• Presentation regarding Douglas County rural subdivision regulations to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee, November 2006
• Presentation regarding retail market impact analysis to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, October 2006
• Seminar speaker regarding current case law and legislation affecting real estate and banking law at Kansas Bar Association annual meeting, June 2006
• Presentation regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Wichita Bar Association Real Property Section, June 2006
• Presentation regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Wichita title insurance agents and officers, June 2006
• Presentation regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Kansas City title insurance agents and officers, May 2006
• Guest Lecturer regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Kansas University School of Business, April 2006
• Seminar speaker regarding current events in real estate law at Kansas Bar Association Plaza Lights CLE program, December 2005
• Presentation regarding City of Lawrence’s proposed Development Code to Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Development Forum, July 2005
• Presentation regarding City of Lawrence’s proposed Development Code to Lawrence Homebuilder’s Association, May 2005
• Presentation regarding I.R.C. section 1031 like-kind exchanges to Intrust Bank commercial loan officers, March 2005
• Seminar speaker regarding current case law and legislation affecting real estate and banking law at Kansas Bar Association annual meeting, June 2004