Kyle DeThomas

Biography: As a senior associate in the Washington D.C. office of Ballard Spahr LLP, Kyle's practice focuses primarily on land use/zoning, disposition and development of mixed-use and multifamily properties, including condominiums. He has experience in a broad range of real estate and construction matters, including financing, sustainable design, title and survey matters. Kyle has drafted and/or negotiated entitlement applications, construction easement agreements, due diligence and zoning memorandums, purchase and sale agreements, rental agreements and leases, property management agreements, and warranty claim settlement agreements for projects located in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Kyle received his JD from Stanford University. While in law school, he also obtained a MS in Sustainable Design and Construction from the Stanford School of Engineering and served as President of the Real Estate Land Use Association. He currently serves as the D.C. regional director for Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE). Kyle remains engaged in his community by mentoring first-year law students through the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity (LCLD). Prior to law school, Kyle served as a Captain and civil engineer in the United States Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and was also a founding member of the Stanford Law Veterans Organization.