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Practice Areas

Six areas, one business focus

We don't handle criminal defense, family law, personal injury, or bankruptcy. What we do handle is the set of problems a Colorado business actually runs into — and we'd rather refer you well than take a matter outside that.

01 — Business & Commercial Litigation

Business & Commercial Litigation

The firm's largest practice. We represent businesses on both sides of commercial disputes in Colorado state and federal court, and in arbitration where a contract requires it.

  • Breach of contract and warranty claims
  • Shareholder, member, and partnership disputes, including derivative claims
  • Trade secret misappropriation and restrictive covenant enforcement
  • Business torts — interference, misrepresentation, unfair competition
  • Commercial collections and creditor's rights
  • Preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order practice

More on our litigation practice →


02 — Employment Law

Employment Law

We represent employers. That includes defending claims when they arrive, and — more usefully — structuring policies and terminations so that fewer of them do.

  • Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claim defense
  • Wage and hour matters, including classification and overtime exposure
  • Non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality agreements under Colorado's restrictive covenant statute
  • Handbook drafting and policy review
  • Termination and reduction-in-force planning
  • Separation and severance agreements
  • Internal investigations

Employers who call us before a difficult termination spend a fraction of what employers who call afterwards do. That is not a sales line — it is the most consistent pattern in this practice.


03 — Real Estate & Land Use

Real Estate & Land Use

Commercial real estate work along the Front Range, from straightforward acquisitions through contested entitlements.

  • Commercial purchase and sale transactions
  • Commercial leasing for landlords and tenants
  • Title, boundary, and easement disputes
  • Zoning, variances, and land use approvals
  • Entitlement work and appearances before local planning bodies
  • Development agreements and covenants

04 — Corporate & Transactions

Corporate & Transactions

Formation through succession, with a bias toward documents that will hold up if the relationship goes wrong — because the litigation practice down the hall sees what happens when they don't.

  • Entity formation and governance
  • Operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and buy-sell arrangements
  • Asset and stock purchase transactions
  • Commercial contracts, supply and distribution agreements
  • Business succession and ownership transition planning
  • Contract review programmes for recurring agreements

Much of this work is quoted flat where the scope can be defined reliably.


05 — Construction Disputes

Construction Disputes

We act for owners, general contractors, and subcontractors — though not for more than one of them on the same project.

  • Mechanic's lien filing, enforcement, and defense
  • Delay, disruption, and acceleration claims
  • Construction defect claims
  • Payment disputes and bond claims
  • Contract negotiation and risk allocation before a project starts

A note on lien deadlines: Colorado's mechanic's lien deadlines are strict and unforgiving, and they run from events on the project rather than from when you decide to act. If you think you may need to lien, call early.


06 — Appellate

Appellate

Appeals before the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Tenth Circuit — including matters tried by other counsel, which is a meaningful part of this practice.

  • Civil appeals and cross-appeals
  • Petitions for certiorari
  • Post-trial motions and preservation review
  • Amicus briefing
  • Consultation with trial counsel on preserving issues during trial

If you are trying a case and expect an appeal, involving appellate counsel before the verdict is far more useful than after. Issues that were never preserved cannot be raised later, and that is a conversation nobody enjoys having.

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Not sure which of these fits your situation?

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