- Divorce
- Child SupportMay affect the rights of “unmarried” couples in many situations, including: dissolution of marriage, parenting rights, child support, alimony or maintenance, estate planning, and distribution of property under a will or similar situation following death.  For more information about how  Common Law Marriage may affect the legal rights and duties of “unmarried” couples in Colorado, call or visit our offices today.
- Spousal Support
- Criminal Defense
- DUI/DWIIf arrested for Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Ability Impaired or Driving With Excess Alcohol (DUI/DUID, DUI per se, or DWAI) in Colorado, you should contact a lawyer immediately.  People arrested in Colorado for any of these charges often must defend two entirely separate legal proceedings: one through the court system and one through the Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (D.M.V.).  Because the D.M.V. proceeding requires the driver to take the initiative by requesting a hearing with the D.M.V. within seven days of arrest, many drivers wind up losing their driver’s licenses at the D.M.V. long before they ever have their “day in court.”
- Business FormationWeaver & Fitzhugh, P.C.  is a small law firm delivering personalized services for a variety of legal needs. We provide advice and counsel about real estate (purchase/sale, deeds, liens, trust deeds, foreclosure, subdivision, development, leases, boundary issues, adverse possession, easements), construction law (contracts, mechanic’s liens), land use, small business formation (corporations, LLC’s, etc…), contracts, wills, trusts, estates, DUI and other traffic infractions, insurance law issues, personal injury and other tort law. We also appear in court to litigate problems arising from all such matters from filing complaints through trial. Our attorney’s also represent clients in alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration and mediation.
- Business DisputesAmong other advantages, a business entity can help insure that legal liabilities and other potentially adverse consequences resulting from business activities – accidents and business disputes, for example – Â fall not on the individual business owner and her personal assets, but only on the business entity and its assets. Â However, failure to choose the appropriate business form – or failure to properly manage and administer it – can have negative consequences for the individual owner.
- Business Transactions
- Real Estate LitigationThe law of Adverse Possession often leads to Boundary Disputes in rural Colorado. Such disputes are common and often far more complex than most property owners may imagine.  Through Adverse Possession, a person may, under certain circumstances and after passage of sufficient time, acquire legal title to her neighbor’s property, without every receiving a deed. Commonly referred to as “Squatters’ Rights,” this legal doctrine can apply in a number of circumstances. It most often arises when someone occupies – continuously for at least 18 years – property she does not own. To acquire ownership by Adverse Possession, the claimant must make exclusive use of the property under circumstances that would make any reasonable owner aware that the occupant asserts ownership of the land to the exclusion of the record owner.   The occupant under Adverse Possession must prove continuous, obvious, exclusive possession of the property and use of a character  clearly hostile to the interest of the true owner.  Claims based on Adverse Possession often arise when property changes hands and the new owner discovers that a fence, previously presumed  to have been the boundary, doesn’t actually lie on the established, legal boundary.  Resolving such disputes usually requires a deep dive into the history of the fence, the boundary and the relationship between the neighboring property owners over a long period of time.  Please call Weaver & Fitzhugh, PC if you have concerns or need more information about Adverse Possession or related issues.
- Construction LitigationMartindale-Hubble, the international attorney rating and referral service has honored him with its “BV” rating.  His areas of practice include: Mediation, Real Estate, Contracts, Leases, Fence and Boundary Law, Adverse Possession, Land Use Law, Subdivision Law, Construction Law, Mechanic’s Liens, Business Organizations including LLC’s and Corporations, Wills and Criminal Law. He assists clients both with transactional matters such as review of and preparation of contracts, wills, and other legal documents, and also with legal disputes requiring litigation or alternative dispute resolution. He has completed extensive mediation training and is available to mediate any legal dispute.
- Real Estate TransactionsDo you have a home For Sale by Owner? Â Would you like to buy or sell a home without the assistance of a real estate agent? Â Maybe you’ve found a buyer without an agent or maybe you know of someone who might sell a home but has not listed it. Â Maybe you just don’t want to pay a 5 or 6 percent real estate commission. Â But can you get through the transaction without an agent? Â With the help of a knowledgeable real estate lawyer, in many cases the answer is yes. Â Weaver and Fitzhugh, PC can assist with all aspects of a real estate transaction from writing contracts to preparing mortgages, promissory notes and trust deeds to reviewing title commitments, CCR’s, and other related documents. We can arrange for title insurance, escrow and closing services as well.
- Easement
- Land Use and Zoning
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Personal InjuryWe can also act as mediators in any legal dispute, focusing on real estate, business, construction, HOA, personal injury and other torts, divorce and other family law issues.
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- ForeclosureHomeowners who have paid the full contract price for construction of their home may in some circumstances defeat a mechanic’s lien and, sometimes, recover attorney fees for the costs of defending against the lien’s foreclosure.