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::: 3rd Quarter - 2004 :::
Cases
We've had some interesting cases this quarter. Recent victories are highlighted below. We are proud of our track record in court, but by giving these examples we do not mean to imply that we win every time. Jim Hubbell is currently representing the defendant in a multimillion dollar arbitration proceeding about a corporate acquisition gone sour. He recently won an arbitration representing a prominent Denver law firm in a dispute with a former partner. As an arbitrator, Jim has recently acted as an arbitrator in matters involving employment law and an alleged joint venture between an individual and a major financial institution. Martha Tierney is representing families of the victims of the Columbine High School tragedy in litigation concerning the potential destruction of documents originally belonging to the families of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, which were used in subsequent litigation. Woody Garnsey and David Fine are representing a former dealer of ADT Security Services in a multimillion dollar fraud action against ADT in Arapahoe County District Court. Norm Haglund continues to act as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the Taylor Ranch litigation, in which his clients won a recent major victory gaining access to the disputed land. Norm and his colleagues recently won the Trial Lawyer of the Year award from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice for their work on this case. See the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice press release here. Colorado is facing the worst fiscal crisis of any state in the country because of certain excessively rigid restrictions in TABOR, the so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Along with former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Jean Dubofsky and Carol Hedges of the Bell Policy Center, Jim Hubbell won a series of victories in the Colorado Supreme Court that cleared the way to place an initiative on the ballot to reform TABOR, an essential step in addressing Colorado's fiscal crisis.
At the Podium
David Fine gave an update of the law on sovereign immunity in the employment area and the individual liability of managers and supervisors at a seminar sponsored by the Council on Education in Management. Jim Hubbell was a speaker on legal aspects of the development and protection of brand names, focusing primarily on issues of trademark law. Around the Firm
Jerremy Ramp started as an associate, focusing on family law. Jerremy is a graduate of Notre Dame University School of Law. Brooke McKinley joins us this summer as a law clerk. Brooke will be a third-year student at the University of Colorado Law School where she will be Editor of the University of Colorado Law Review. Jim Hubbell has provided commentary in recent newspaper articles about the funding for Colorado district courts, defamation, and First Amendment law. Steve Lass completed his tenure as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association. The Section consists of more than 800 attorneys committed to enhancing the practice of family law in Colorado. The Section provides a forum for the education of, and communication among, family law practitioners, judges, elected officials, the state bar association, and members of the public. During the past quarter, Steve chaired a Section task force preparing a detailed critique of proposed Rule of Civil Procedure 16.2 to the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues. Steve is also serving on an Advisory Council looking at problems that have developed with the collection of child support by private debt collection agencies. Woody Garnsey was included as a recommended litigator in the 2004 Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Ed Kahn was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by the Colorado Lawyers Committee, for his long-time commitment to civil rights. Ed also received the Denver Business Journal's Outstanding Pro Bono Lawyer award. See article here. David Fine begins his term as co-chair of the Colorado Bar Association's Inter-Professional Committee, which mediates and resolves disputes between professionals and experts retained by those professionals in connection with lawsuits. In the Community
Ed Kahn donates attorney time to the Colorado Center on Law and Policy. Ed also serves on several Colorado Lawyers Committee task forces, including TABOR reform, Medicaid Disability Screening and Indigent Health Care. He also continues to serve on the board of directors of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. Freddie Alvarez co-chaired the Mayor's Task Force on police reform, which was created after the police shooting of Paul Childs. The Task Force issued its report in June. See The Denver Post Editorial praising the Task Force's work here. KHGK hosted a successful fund-raiser for Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar, who is running for the United States Senate. David Fine and Martha Tierney will represent the Colorado Democratic Party, in conjunction with the John Kerry campaign, in organizing the provision of legal services on election day, in efforts to avoid the legal problems that plagued the last presidential election. |
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