Colorado Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
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United States of America v. Randy Platt
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.
The Defendant was found guilty and then filed a federa habeas petition to vacate, set-aside, or correct his sentenced pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
A petition under § 2255 must be timely filed. Subsection (f) imposes a one-year limitation period. § 2255(f). Relevant he... More...
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(04-01-2025 - CO)
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United States of America v. Cooper Jo Frederick
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of Malicious Destruction and Attempted Destruction of Property by Fire, and one count of Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device
Fort Collins Resident Charged in Connection With Incident at... More...
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(04-01-2025 - CO)
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Stacie Culp; Stephanie Peters v. Reminton of Montrose Gold Club, Inc.
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Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on sexual harassment theories.
Remington of Montrose Golf Club, LLC (Remington) operates a golf club and casual-dining restaurant in Montrose, Colorado. Stacie Culp and Stephanie Peters (Plaintiffs), both servers at Remington’s restaurant, were allegedly harased by bartender Jason DeSalvo while all three were employed at R... More...
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(03-01-2025 - CO)
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Bobby Hill Designs, LLC. v. JP Antlers, LLC
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Colorado Springs, Colorado civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a mechanic's lien dispute.
In 2021, JP Antlers agreed to sell the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs (the property) to BP Antlers Residential, LLC, which intended to convert the property into apartments.
Around the same time, Ourmark, LLC retained Bobby Hill Designs to provide specif... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Abel Lujan
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Boulder, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder.
In 1999, Lujan’s girlfriend was found beaten and strangled in an alley. A beer bottle was positioned in the victim’s hand, which, in combination with a few other things, suggested that the body had been staged. ... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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Re: In the Interest of Z.J.J.L., Y.C., J.L., and Y.L.N. and E. L. and R.L.L.
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Greeley, Colorado family law lawyers represented the children and parents in a dependency and neglect proceeding.
In 2020, the Weld County Department of Human Services became involved with the family due to concerns about domestic
violence and the parents’ substance use. The Department filed a petition in dependency and neglect for Y.L-N., Y.C., and J.L. The juvenile court adj... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Brandon Ramsey
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Brighton, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated robbery of a convenience store.... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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In re the Marriage of Zulmacristina Fuguenez Pearson v. Marshall Lee Pearson
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Littleton, Colorado family law lawyers represented wife and husband a dissolution of marriage (divorce) action.
The parties married in 2005 and have one child.
The district court first found that husband’s remainder interest in his family’s Iowa farm was his separate premarital
property. The court emphasized, however, that the evidence was insufficient to identify wh... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado In the Interest of A.L.B. and L.E.B., Children and Concerning J.E.B.
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Castle Rock, Colorado family law lawyer represented the father in a dependency and neglect proceeding, J.E.B. (father)
appeals the judgment adjudicating A.L.B. and L.E.B. (the children) dependent and neglected.... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Byron L. Whitehorn
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with eight counts of sexual assault involving four victims.
Four women, who had never previously met Whitehorn or each other, accused him of sexual assault in four separate incidents between April 2017 and December 2018. All four victims — L.L., T.M., N.H., and P.D. — had been drinking with friends at bars l... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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State of Colorado v. Robert Aloysuis Yribia
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Colorado Springs, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withfelony
driving while ability impaired (DWAI) as a fourth or subsequent offense, a lesser included offense of driving under the influence (DUI).
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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State of Colorado v. Marcus Alan Johnson
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Littleton, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.
Johnson and the victim, T.J. Cunningham, were neighbors who had a contentious relationship and had engaged in several
verbal altercations over a period of many months. One Sunday morning, the two men got into another argument on the street in front of their respective homes. Although it did... More...
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(03-27-2025 - CO)
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Tyler Luethje v. Travis Kyle; Scott Kelly
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Denver, Colorado, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.
Mr. Luethje sued Mr. Kyle and Mr. Kelly under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting claims under the Fourth Amendment for (1) unlawful entry and search of his home, (2) unlawful arrest, and (3) unlawful use of excessive force. He also brought a failure to intervene claim ... More...
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(03-19-2025 - CO)
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In the Interest of J.A.B., J.H.B., and J.R.B., children and Converning G.W-V
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Glenwood Springs, Colorado family law lawyer represented the mother in a parental termination action.
The Chaffee County Department of Human Services received a referral expressing concerns about substance use and domestic
violence. The Chaffee County Department filed a petition in dependency and neglect, and the juvenile court adjudicated the children dependent and neglected. Ve... More...
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(03-13-2025 - CO)
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Cynthia A. Lenn v. Caovi J. Coleman
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Saguache, Colorado civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a shareholder dispute with a tortious interfence with contract counterclaim.
Tim Coleman was the majority shareholder (70%) of Coleman Ranches, Inc. (the Ranch), a family-owned ranch where his son
Calvin worked. Tim’s sister — and Calvin’s aunt — Lenn, was the minority shareholder (30%) of the Ranch. C... More...
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(03-14-2025 - CO)
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United States of America v. Joseph Gaye
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Joseph Gaye was staying late at his office when he called 911, reporting that a man wearing a mask ran in, shot him, and ran out. Officers and first responders arrived on scene soon after and found Mr. Gaye bleeding on the floor. As Mr. Gaye as rushed to the hospital, ... More...
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(03-11-2025 - CO)
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In the Marriage of Stacey Fortner and Christopher Fortner
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Colorado Springs, Colorado family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.
Wife and husband married in 2013 and have two children. In
2019, husband and wife’s mother purchased a home for the family
to live in together. In 2020, husband moved out of the home and
wife and wife’s mother continued to live there. In 2021, wife
petitioned to dissolve the marr... More...
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(03-06-2025 - CO)
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In the Interest of R.M.A child and Concerning K.M.
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Greeley, Colorado family law lawyer represented the mother of R.M.A. in a dependency proceeding.
In this dependency and neglect proceeding, K.M. (mother) appeals the juvenile court’s judgment adjudicating her child
dependent and neglected following a jury trial.
The Weld County Department of Human Services filed a petition in dependency and neglect regarding the newbor... More...
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(03-06-2025 - CO)
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Gary Weidner, III v. Claire McHale, et al.
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Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendants on civil rights violation theories under § 1983 for malicious prosecution.
The claims stemmed from his allegation that Claire McHale falsely accused him of sexual assault, causing Detective Kristin Ames to initiate an unsuccessful prosecution against him.
The amended complaint alleged the ... More...
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(03-05-2025 - CO)
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Magnetsafety.Org, et al. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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The New Civil Liberties Alliance challenged the issuance of regulations by the Consumer Product Safety dealing with small, high-powered magnets that can cause serious injury, and even death, whe ingested by children.
"The small, powerful magnets at issue here come in various shapes, such as
spheres, cubes, or cylinders, and can be assembled to create jewelry, sculptures, and
puz... More...
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(03-03-2025 - CO)
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In re the Marriage of: James Ewin Webb and Laura Lynn Webb
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Castle Rock, Colorado family lawyer lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.
In January 2020, father filed a petition for legal separation from mother. The parties had four children, but only one child was a minor during the relevant period of this appeal. The parents agreed to a parenting plan granting mother the majority of time with the minor child.
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(02-27-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Coloardo v. Thomas Rojas
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Colden, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
Defendant successfully appealed the sentenced imposed by the District Court judge.
He was resentenced to a longer term.
Thomas Rojas appealed the district court’s new sentences imposed after a division of this court vacated his original sentences. He contended, among other thin... More...
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(02-27-2025 - CO)
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Wayne Dean Wieber v. Matthew Porter, et al.
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Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was wrongfully arrested on a warrantless arrest for witness retaliation and seizure of his cell phone pursuant to a warrant.
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Over the course of more than ten years, disputes between Mr. Wieber and his
neighbors generated so many calls to the City of Golden Police Department that in
Oc... More...
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(02-27-2025 - CO)
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United States of America v. Anthony Michael Salazar
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Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on a motion to revoke supervised release.
Anthony Michael Salazar violated the terms of his supervised release on four separate occasions. Each time, the court imposed (1) a prison sentence to be followed by a term of supervised release and (2) a special condition for medication compliance and random blood tests. In the f... More...
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(02-21-2025 - CO)
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Lori Ann Fager v. Social Security Administration
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Denver, Colorado, social security disability lawyer represented the applicant for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits.
Ms. Fager has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and past relevant work as a legal secretary and housekeeper. She filed her SSI application in June 2017 with an alleged disability-onset date of Janu ary 11, 2017, at age 42. She claimed that a back injury, an... More...
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(02-21-2025 - CO)
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State of Colorado v. Andrew Buen
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Georgetown, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with homicide
Former sheriff's deputy Andrew Buen was indicted for murder for criminal negligence homicide for killing Christian Glass in 2022.
Glass, age 22, was experiencing a mental health crisis when he was shot and killed by Buen.
Eight law enforcement officers were charged in the case, a... More...
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(02-21-2025 - CO)
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John Allen Ricks v. Matthew R. Spivey, et al.
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Denver, Colorado, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.
Prisoners can generally file two kinds of actions related to their imprisonment: a habeas action and a civil rights action. The two actions bear different functions. Habeas actions are designed to challenge a conviction or sentence; civil rights actions are designed to obtain Rodri... More...
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(02-20-2025 - CO)
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United States of America v. Dhruv Jani
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to launder proceeds from a government official imposter scheme originating in India.
A Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) recommended adding an aggravating role enhancement to Defendant’s base offense
level pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1 (2021).... More...
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(02-20-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Teresa Martinez
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud.
In 2006 and 2007, Martinez and her family ran a fraudulent mortgage scheme through their business, Worldwide Mortgage, Inc., and related family-run business entities (collectively, Worldwide). The scheme generally worked as follows:
(1) Worldwide would purchase a residential property by secur... More...
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(02-14-2025 - CO)
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In re the Marriage of Joseph Barry Dyer, Jr. and Sharla Lynn Dyar
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Durango, Colorado family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce case.
Shortly before their 2011 marriage, the parties executed a premarital agreement, in which they agreed that each party would retain their separate property if the marriage was dissolved. The premarital agreement defined separate property to include premarital assets, separately titled property, property acqui... More...
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(02-14-2025 - CO)
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Ron Guillot v. Hal Chaistopher Salter
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Golden, Colorado civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a breach of contract theory.
Salter was the CEO and founder of Allegro Multimedia, Inc., which — when facing financial difficulties and trying to secure additional funding — borrowed $30,000 from Guillot through a promissory note.
Salter executed the note on Allegro’s behalf in 2011, and it was due one ye... More...
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(02-14-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Daniel Lucky Dennry
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Colorado Springs, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree kidnapping, false imprisonment, obstruction of telephone service, third degree assault, and harassment.
In June 2021, Denny and his then girlfriend, the victim, were
alone in her home. That night, Denny accused her of cheating on
him, and an argument ensued. It escalated to... More...
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(02-14-2025 - CO)
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the People of the State of Colorado v. R.S. and C.R.H
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In January 2022, the Weld County Department of Human
Services (the Department) filed a petition in dependency and neglect
concerning the then-newborn child. At the time of filing, the
Department did not know the identity of the child’s father. The
Department alleged concerns about mother’s substance use
because the child tested positive for benzodiazepines and
m... More...
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(02-14-2025 - CO)
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United States of America v. Allen Todd May
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of wire fraud, one count of escape, and one count of aggravated identity theft
Man Who Escaped Federal Prison Camp In Colorado, Evaded Capture For Five Years, Sentenced To 10 Years In PrisonMore...
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(02-13-2025 - CO)
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Lisa Brone v. Ted Eugene Cromers, et al.
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Longmont, Colorado personal injury lawyers represented the parties in a fraud theory.
In July 2023, Dr. Brone filed suit against the Cromers for
breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing,
fraudulent misrepresentation, and nondisclosure/concealment.
Specifically, Dr. Brone alleged that the Cromers had failed to
disclose material information ... More...
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(02-13-2025 - CO)
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The People of the State of Colorado v. Christopher C. Hardy
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Denver, Colorado criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant seeking to remove from his record his designation as a secually violent predator.
A jury convicted Hudy of first degree sexual assault, first degree burglary, second degree assault, and three crime of violence counts. People v. Hudy, slip op. at 1 (Colo. App. No. 04CA2210, Jan. 26, 2006) (not published pursuant to C.A... More...
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(02-13-2025 - CO)
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Francisco Serna and Ajhalei Snoddy v. City of Colorado Springs, et al.
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Denver, Colorado real property lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a eminent domain theory claiming that the public works project for which the City took their property was federally funded, and they were therefore entitled to certain protections under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (“URA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4601-4655. They also asserted claims under the th... More...
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(02-12-2025 - CO)
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In Re: Marriage of Gill
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Denver, Colorado family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.
In 2023, the district court dissolved the parties’ seven-year
marriage. The court directed the parties to exercise equal parenting
time with their three children, and it allocated to wife sole decision-
making responsibility. The court determined that the true value of
the marital estate was $... More...
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(02-09-2025 - CO)
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State of Colorado v. Lucas Bienvenido Mena
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Littleton, Colorado criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual assault.
While at her grandmother’s apartment, then-twelve-year-old
K.B. went downstairs with Mena (K.B.’s step-grandfather) to get the
mail. On the way back to the apartment, Mena pushed K.B. into
the bathroom at the apartment complex pool, where he lifted her
shirt, pulled ... More...
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(02-09-2025 - CO)
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David Hoff v. Amended and Restated Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Change of Control Severance Plan, etc.
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Denver, Colorado employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a refusal to pay severance benefits.
David Hoff sought benefits under Anadarko Petroleum’s severance plan
following the company’s acquisition by Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) in 2019. He
resigned, claiming his job duties were substantially reduced after the acquisition.
Under the severance plan, an e... More...
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(02-04-2025 - CO)
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