Cara Stuart

Cara Stuart is an attorney with Hoggan Lee Hutchinson whose listed practices include business entity formation, commercial transactions, real estate transactions, and community associations. She began her legal career in New Orleans practicing maritime defense and gaining litigation and dispute resolution experience. She later worked in real estate brokerage with commercial and residential clients before returning to legal practice and becoming admitted in Utah in 2024.

Cara earned an LL.M. in Real Estate from John Marshall School of Law in 2007. She received a J.D. and B.C.L. from Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law in 2003. She previously completed a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Psychology at Southern Methodist University in 2000. Her formal education spans law, real estate, finance, and psychology, giving her a broad foundation for transactional and property-related work.

Cara has negotiated complex transactions across Louisiana, Colorado, and Utah. Her experience includes commercial and residential development, historic and affordable housing tax credit development, asset management, and high-end residential and commercial brokerage. It also identifies prior work as a real estate broker and principal broker. Her legal practice now draws on this transaction and development background in business formation, commercial agreements, real estate matters, and community association work.

Cara Stuart is admitted in Utah, while her Louisiana admission is listed as inactive. Her professional designations include CCIM and Utah real estate broker credentials, and she belongs to the Utah State Bar Association and Park City Bar Association. The firm describes her as a detailed negotiator and problem solver whose real estate experience informs her legal work. Her practice combines business counseling with real estate transactions and community association matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Hoggan Lee Hutchinson
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, Park City Bar Association

Licensed State

• Utah
• Louisiana

Education

• John Marshall School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Real Estate
• Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) in And B.C.L
• Southern Methodist University
  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and B.A. in Psychology

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