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Industry Lawyers Form New Cannabis Bar
By Tony Flesor LAW WEEK COLORADO A new national bar association is focusing on serving pot businesses. With the pot industry now legitimate, businesses rely on professional services to do everything from marketing to transportation to accounting. And lawyers are especially in demand as the regulatory structure is built around the country. The new National […]
Assembling the Digital Legacy
By Doug Chartier LAW WEEK COLORADO Managing a deceased’s assets is no longer just a matter of going to his or her house and taking inventory. Filing cabinets and lockboxes house a smaller and smaller portion of what constitutes our assets and account information when we pass. And the digital assets — online accounts, media […]
Legal Lasso: Juneteenth Edition
Editor’s Note: Stay on top of this news story and others by liking Law Week Colorado on Facebook! COMPILED BY LAW WEEK COLORADO’S NEWS STAFF IN LOCAL NEWS: SEN. MIKE JOHNSTON SUGGESTS WHITE AMERICA SHOW LOVE TO BLACK CHURCHES COLORADO WOMAN CHARGED IN $7 MILLION PONZI SCHEME HOLMES DEFENSE LAWYER SPARS WITH PSYCHIATRIST, JUDGE RULES […]
Appeals Court Sides with Teachers in Innovation Schools Case
By Hannah Garcia LAW WEEK COLORADO The Colorado Court of Appeals wandered into uncharted territory by becoming the first state appellate court to clarify the Innovation Schools Act and its requirement for prior approval from school staff. Denver Public Schools and its board broke a 2008 state law when they began formulating plans to establish […]
Judge Vacancy Announced in Rio Grande County
As Judge Patrick Hayes prepares to take a spot on the 12th Judicial District bench July 1, the search opened June 18 for his replacement as a Rio Grande County judge.
Appellate Judge Richard Gabriel
June 18, 2015
By Hannah Garcia LAW WEEK COLORADO Richard Gabriel has been a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals since his appointment by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2008. He previously worked in private practice, including a stint as a partner at Holme Roberts & Owen in Denver from 1994 to 2008, where he focused on commercial […]
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Legal Lasso: Our Hearts Are With South Carolina
June 18, 2015
Editor’s Note: Stay on top of this news story and others by liking Law Week Colorado on Facebook! COMPILED BY LAW WEEK COLORADO’S NEWS STAFF IN LOCAL NEWS: AG CYNTHIA COFFMAN SAID SHE DIDN’T THREATEN STATE GOP CHAIRMAN BOULDER DA LOOKS TO ADD THREE FULL-TIME POSITIONS WITH BUDGET REVIEW POT ACTIVISTS LOOK FOR A WAY […]
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4th District Judge David Prince
June 17, 2015
By Hannah Garcia LAW WEEK COLORADO Editor’s Note: With the retirement of longtime Justice Gregory Hobbs, the Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission selected Judge Richard Gabriel, law professor Melissa Hart and Judge David Prince as finalists to fill the vacancy effective Sept. 1. Law Week talked to each nominee to learn more about their judicial […]
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New Partners to Lead Fisher & Phillips’ Denver Immigration Team
June 17, 2015
LAW WEEK COLORADO Fisher & Phillips announced Wednesday Jocelyn Campanaro and Angelica Ochoa have joined the firm’s Denver office as partners. Both were previously with Ogletree Deakins in Denver. Ochoa and Campanaro specialize in employment-based immigration law. As members of Fisher & Phillips’ global immigration practice group, the attorneys will continue to represent individuals and companies with […]
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Legal Lasso: Jurors Dropping Like Flies Edition
June 17, 2015
Editor’s Note: Stay on top of this news story and others by liking Law Week Colorado on Facebook! COMPILED BY LAW WEEK COLORADO’S NEWS STAFF IN LOCAL NEWS: A FIFTH JUROR WAS DISMISSED FROM THE HOLMES TRIAL COLORADO BUSINESS COALITION OPPOSES GIVING HART A SEAT ON THE BENCH POLICE STANDOFF WITH GREELEY MAN GOES INTO DAY FOUR […]
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County Judge Appointed To New 12th District Judgeship
June 17, 2015
Rio Grande County Judge Patrick Hayes will take a new spot on the bench July 1 after the legislature created an extra district judgeship this past legislative session.
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Fisher & Phillips Non-Compete Attorney Moves To Denver
June 16, 2015
LAW WEEK COLORADO Fisher & Phillips announced Monday that one of the nation’s leading non-compete and trade secrets attorneys has relocated his practice to Denver. Michael Greco, a partner with the firm, was formerly located in its Philadelphia office. Greco is a member of the Fisher & Phillips employee defection and trade secrets practice group. His law […]
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Leadership Changes at Ballard Spahr
June 16, 2015
By Hannah Garcia LAW WEEK COLORADO Whether he’s coming for the legal market or the mountain vistas, Ballard Spahr partner Steven Suflas is heading to the firm’s Denver office July 1 to take over as managing partner. With a swelling job market in Colorado, Suflas will oversee the firm’s expansion plans for its labor and […]
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