Languages

• Spanish

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Construction defects
• Homeowner Association issues
• Real estate matters
• Business formation
• Estate planning
• Contract disputes
• Expansive soil issues
• Civil litigation
• Hazardous waste contamination disputes
• Business Organizations
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Litigation and Appeals

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who-Attorneys, Denver Business Journal, 2000 - 2002

Published Works

• "Evidentiary Issues in Drug and Medical Cases," Products Liability Pharmaceutical Drug Cases" (Co-Author), Shepard's McGraw Hill, Inc., 1998
• "Estate Administrative Expenses and The Personal Representative", The Colorado Lawyer, September, 2000
• "Mexico's Maquiladora Program: Issues for Colorado Manufacturers", The Colorado Lawyer, 1992
• "The Court Appointed Master in Civil Litigation", The Colorado Lawyer, October, 1981
• "What to Tell Your Children About Your Estate Plan", The Denver Business Journal, June, 2000
• "Your Estate Plan: Disclosure Reduces Discontent", Colroado Mature Lifestyles, April, 2000
• Passionate Landscape: The Painting Journeys of Buffalo Kaplinski, Sunstone Press, 2006
• "Opinions and Interpretations", Comment in Walking with Beauty, The Art and Life of Gerard Curtis Delano, R. G. Bowman, Publishers Press, Inc., 1990
• "The Art Collector and The Tax Collector", Art Journal, Summer, 1973

Classes and Seminars

• "Free Trade with Mexico: Its Foundations, Benefits and Legal Considerations", Managing Counsel U.S. Corporations, 1993
• "Miller Act", Lorman Educational Services, 1980
• "Limited War & Nuclear Policy", U.S. Army Public Information Program, 1957

Pro Bono Activities

• Denver County Court Probation Counselor, 1965 - 1966

Representative Clients

• T.A. Pelsue Company
• Barber Nichols, Inc.
• MITI Manufacturing, Inc.
• Searle & Co.

Representative Cases

• Alliance Construction Solutions, Inc. v. Department of Corrections v. The American Insurance Co., 54 P.3d 861 (Colorado Supreme Court 2002)
• Kingston v. Brussat, 698 F.S. 215 (U.S. District Court, Colorado 1988)

References

• Colorado State Bank & Trust, 1600 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80202

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Business & Commercial Law, International Transactions, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Dissolution, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects, Energy Law, Cogeneration, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Art, Hazardous Waste, Water Pollution, Estate Planning, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Conveyancing, Land Use & Zoning, Residential Real Estate, Toxic Torts