- Theft
- Business DisputesHundreds of business disputes resolved without litigation, or prior to trial, including representation of minority owners in disputes with oppressive majority owners.
- Business TransactionsMost of the litigation in which we are involved resolves quickly. It may not involve vast sums of money, years of litigation or significant legal fees. Such results are as important to our client’s success, as the high-profile cases noted above. Although they never make the headlines, negotiating the restructuring of complex business transactions through out of court settlements is as important to us as going to trial. We fully recognize and treat each case as being as important as any other.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment LitigationOther areas in which Mikaela has considerable experience include special district litigation, homeowner association litigation, quiet title and adverse possession actions, easement disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, property tax appeals, representing landowners and developers in disputes regarding development rights, and employment litigation.
- Real Estate LitigationBart has spoken at over 30 continuing legal education conferences all over Colorado on a variety of subjects, including impacts fees, ethics in land use and real estate law, land use disputes, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act and local regulation of cellular towers. His speaking engagements have included yearly participation in the annual conference of the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute and presentations to state-wide meetings of the Colorado Municipal League’s Attorney Section and the Attorney Section of Colorado Counties, Inc.
- Construction LitigationWe are highly experienced in every type of construction law, including contracting, construction processes, liens, claim assessment, and construction/design defect litigation. Our transactional attorneys have represented owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors and sub-contractors in every facet of negotiating, drafting, and enforcing construction related agreements. We can design and implement procedures for monitoring construction contract compliance.
- Real Estate TransactionsThe key to both successful dispute resolution and real estate transactions is the early identification of strategic goals, and constant attention to the changing contours of the matter as it progresses and moves toward resolution or closing. We recognize that as a matter progresses and circumstances change, our clients’ goals may change as well. But no addressed in a manner consistent with the goals of the engagement. Strategic foresight saves time and money and maximizes the opportunity for success.
- Eminent DomainOur litigators have served as lead counsel in many notable cases. For example, we prevailed in two jury trials on behalf of one of Colorado’s largest employers in a False Claims Act case alleging more than $1 billion in damages. Then, in a groundbreaking opinion from the Tenth Circuit, all claims against the client were dismissed. We also obtained a $50 million jury verdict in an eminent domain case in Telluride, one of the largest condemnation awards in Colorado history. When the City and County of Denver sought $42 million for a 725 alleged defects from the design team for Denver International Airport, we obtained a complete defense jury verdict.
- Easement
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- Landlord-Tenant DisputesKathryn Hopping is a partner specializing in complex commercial litigation with an emphasis in construction defect litigation. For the past ten years, she has represented clients in a wide range of construction matters, representing large commercial developers, designers, as well as individual homeowners. Kathryn has litigated both design and construction defect issues on a variety of projects, including large subdivision development and road construction, deterioration of concrete and commercial parking garages, design and construction of single family residences and mechanics lien disputes. In addition to construction and design disputes, Kathryn has experience in a broad range of litigation matters, including contract disputes, fraud and civil theft, landlord-tenant disputes, as well as real estate and land use litigation. She also has considerable experience in First Amendment and religious rights litigation, being one of the few attorneys in the United States to try a federal case under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, where she successfully represented a religious institution seeking redress for free speech, right to assembly and religious rights violations. Kathryn has successfully argued many cases in Colorado Appellate Courts.
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureWe work frequently on behalf of lenders to collect and enforce defaulted loans, insolvency issues and other debt obligations. This work includes assisting in collection, foreclosure, receivership and post-judgment actions.
- Tax Law