Dean F. Formanek
Arizona
Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Formanek PLC
2555 E. Camelback Rd
Suite 800
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Tel: 602-264-71-1
Email:
dformanek@warnerangle.com
Web:
www.warnerangle.com
Dean Formanek offers experience in a vast array of real estate law-related issues. In his law practice, he represents developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders and borrowers on office buildings, industrial buildings, apartment complexes, condominiums, and residential developments. His range of representation includes financing, leasing, purchase and sale agreements, and entity organizations, and has handled thousands of such transactions.
Dean is listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, is a longtime Super Lawyers honoree, and is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys—an elite, invitation-only organization of approximately 400 lawyers nationwide and only five in Arizona. His professional recognition also includes an AV-Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, Phoenix Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar,” and PHOENIX magazine’s Top Lawyer designation, reflecting consistent peer and client recognition for excellence in real estate law.
Education
- J.D., with Distinction, University of Iowa, 1983
- B.B.A., with Distinction, University of Iowa, 1980
Court Admissions
- Arizona, 1983
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
- Real Estate and Business Transactions
- Office Buildings
- Industrial Buildings
- Manufactured Housing Communities
- Mobile Home Parks
- Apartment Complexes
- Condominiums
- Warehouses
- Medical Buildings
- Storage Facilities
- Mixed Use Projects
- Restaurants
- Project Development
- Subdivisions of Land
- Survey Reviews
- Title Reviews
- Easements
- Condominiums and Condominium Conversions
- Gas Stations
- Entity Formations
- Raw Land Acquisitions
- Construction
- Engineering and Architect Documents
- CC&Rs
- Financing
- Easements
- Planning
- Association Documents
- Corporate
- Limited Liability Company Formations
- Stock Purchases
- Asset Purchases
- Stock Agreements
- Operating Agreements
We regularly represent national, regional, and local buyers or sellers in real estate purchase, sale, leasing, and financing transactions. This may include drafting or negotiating leases, purchase and sale agreements, loan agreements, and development agreements for office buildings, retail centers, medical office buildings, storage centers, mixed-use facilities, apartment complexes, and more.
Service Areas:
- Commercial Leasing
- Real Estate Development
- Foreclosure, Workouts, Restructuring
- Real Estate Finance
- Home and Building Inspection
- Real Estate Litigation
- Manufactured Housing
- Real Estate Transactions
No matter how big or small the transaction, you can rely on our experienced attorneys and staff to help your real estate matter close smoothly.
Warner Angle is a respected Arizona law firm whose reputation is rooted in the character, service, and professional ideals of its co-founders, Ted Warner and Jerry Angle. Both men served in the United States Air Force before building distinguished legal careers that left a lasting impact on the Arizona legal community.
Since the firm’s founding in 1959, Warner Angle has remained committed to providing honest, caring, and highly skilled legal representation. The firm’s collaborative culture, long-tenured attorneys, and dedication to professional excellence continue to uphold that legacy today.
Warner Angle serves individuals, families, and businesses in areas including real estate, family law, business law, construction law, estate planning, tax and probate, litigation, mediation and arbitration, and personal injury, delivering practical solutions with experience, insight, and care.
With a balanced practice spanning both litigation and non-litigation matters, Warner Angle offers clients a comprehensive, “one-stop” legal solution across multiple disciplines. The firm’s attorneys regularly work together across practice areas to ensure that complex legal matters are addressed holistically and efficiently. Clients benefit from personalized service, strong accountability, and cost-effective representation comparable in quality to national firms.
“Dean Formanek is a highly respected real estate lawyer with deep technical command across complex transactions. Clients commend his judgment across leasing, options, and distressed asset purchases, and peers note his influence as an educator and industry speaker, reinforcing his reputation as a lawyer with both technical mastery and market credibility.”