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You have a name, a product or an idea … while these may be intangible, they represent your intellectual property - the unique character of your business. They are yours and yours alone, and like business owners the world over, you want to keep them that way.. A well-designed and well-researched intellectual property program helps to safeguard your names, products, business information, and ideas against infringement or copying by others. It can also save your business valuable time and money in the event a name or idea is already taken.. I have over 31 years of experience practicing law in Colorado. I work to assist new businesses create a solid foundation with entity formation, contract formation, and brand protection. I tailor an intellectual property protection program around your business's unique needs – whether you are setting up a new entity, creating a new name for a product or service, developing or negotiating contracts, registering a new brand, or preparing an advertising campaign in print or over the Internet.. Legal Assistance includes: corporate formation and maintenance, trademark selection, review, prosecution, & protection, U.S. copyright registration and protection, Intellectual property audits, general contract drafting and negotiation (including licensing, government contracts, and grants agreements), due diligence in asset sales and acquisitions, defamation, privacy & publicity, social media and Internet law issues, real estate contract issues, acquisitions, disputes, and more.. Through my mediation practice, I strive to assist others in developing creative solutions to conflict in the following areas: general business disputes, commercial, and civil disputes, real estate disputes, contractual disputes, and intellectual property disputes, including without limitation, trademark, copyright, non-compete issues, and trade secret issues.. Over my years in practice, I have worked in other varied areas including complex civil litigation and domestic issues.

WHAT I DO: I counsel and advise small and medium-sized businesses and influencers to gain legal advantages and protection by providing original, success-focused strategies and legal know-how. I help protect business owners from making legal mistakes by educating them with knowledge about the legal issues that affect them in business. Businesses that thrive include a lawyer as part of their success team.. WHO I WORK WITH: Since 1996 I have helped small, medium, and large businesses, local and online influencers navigate and avoid legal mistakes.. WHY IT WORKS: By providing original, success-focused strategies to help businesses grow, I educate business owners with general knowledge and information about the legal issues that affect them in their business. Owners can be more successful in business if they maintain a more detailed understanding of the legal issues they can encounter while running their businesses.. WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT: My unique perspective as a trial lawyer and transactional attorney with almost 25 years of experience give businesses an advantage when it comes to their long term goals and day to day operations. Education about the law empowers you with a framework to ask intelligent questions, take smart actions, and protect yourself, your customers, and your business future.. REPORTED CASES People v. Bauer, 80 P.3d 896 (Colo. ) People v. Grady, 126 P.3d 218 (Colo. App. 2005) Righthaven v. Wolf, --- F. ----, 2011 WL 4469956 (D.Colo. 2011), 100 U.S.P.Q.2d 1476

The Law Offices of Bryan E. Kuhn, Counselor at Law, P.C. have a comprehensive knowledge of employment law issues because we represent both employees and employers. This knowledge helps us effectively represent our clients in negotiations or at trial.  In the course of our employment law practice in Denver, Colorado, we have handled many employment law matters, including wrontful termination, discrimination and sexual harassment.. In addition to our employment law practice, we also have deep experience with specific business law matters.  We provide business clients with tailored advice concerning the growth of their business. This includes addressing an array of legal concerns that arise when a business is expanding, such as issues involving new employees and securing necessary capital to finance growth.  Call today for a consultation!

Suzanne was born in a cabin in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. She comes from a fifth-generation Colorado family, with a background in community, family, environmentalism, business, alternative dispute resolution and academia. She has studied and worked from Colorado to Vermont, Paris to Alaska, San Francisco to Seattle, earning her bachelors chemistry and biology from Fort Lewis College, her law degree from Seattle University School of Law and Masters in Science and Law from Vermont Law School.. Suzanne has spent most of her life in Colorado and Alaska, practicing law, building businesses, engaging community, helping people build better lives. Her fundamental philosophy is that life can be wonderful, often it takes deep work, but the journey is better made when taken with innovative perspective, strength, integrity and diligence. To that end, she works closely with clients to understand the context of their lives and needs to help them determine their goals and arrive at their destinations with as much potential and resilience as possible.. Suzanne has owned and operated multiple businesses and is committed to the innovative use of entrepreneurship. She has worked with individuals, corporations, educational organizations and business incubators to help people bring their best ideas to successful fruition.. Suzanne’s legal experience started in 1993 when she worked for the best environmental lawyer in Colorado for two years in Denver. The firm amassed multimillion dollar judgments and settlements for Colorado citizens, helping to clean up Colorado. She moved to Alaska where she eventually opened her own law firm, keeping Alaska wild and its citizens safe. She worked on land use cases, native issues, domestic issues, business development and more. She won two cases before the Alaska Supreme Court securing both land use provisions and the ability for litigants who work for the common good to recover attorneys’ fees.. Suzanne then moved her growing family to the northern most tip of Alaska where she represented the North Slope Borough, a local government that covered 90,000 square miles with an annual budget of $360,000,000. NSB territory included remote Alaskan villages as well as the Prudhoe Bay oilfields and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve. She helped the NSB navigate issues including regulations, capital projects, facility upkeep, housing, human resources, healthcare, risk assessment and was the point person for all municipal contracting. Yes, she did get to fly around in helicopters and planes to visit the villages and residents, count bowhead whales, and experience the polar ice cap. She saw multiple polar bears and walrus, snowy owls and caribou.. After five years Suzanne moved back to Colorado and reopened her law firm representing people in business, domestic issues and community organizing. She eventually was offered an amazing job in the San Luis Valley directing a burgeoning nonprofit land trust to build its wildlife and regenerative agriculture program. This land trust was funded by a historic hot springs that served 27,000 day visitors a year, which she also managed.. From there Suzanne was hired by the Western Colorado University’s Masters in Environmental Management Program to teach business and nonprofit development, leadership and collaboration, environmental law and more. To facilitate this, She was provided with a gorgeous 350 acre ranch along the Tomiche Creek where the mission was to build enterprise around regenerative agriculture, green building, renewable energy and wildlife. For their masters projects, her students developed the programs that built the new non-profit Coldharbour Institute.. In Fort Collins, for three years Suzanne served family law clients with the highest of legal services, including complex financial, business and child related issues. Her thirty years of experience allowed her to help her clients navigate a better future.. In her 40 years of legal and business experience, Suzanne has represented diverse groups of clients in Colorado and Alaska. She is dedicated to helping build a healthy, positive, diverse and joyful future for all of us.. Family, wilderness, and community engagement feed Suzanne’s soul.

Since earning a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Taxation in1993, Mr. Sprecace has defended individual and corporatetaxpayers in disputes with the I.R.S., Colorado Department of Revenue,Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, and U.S. Department of Labor,both administratively and in state and federal courts.  Mr. Sprecacehas successfully represented taxpayers before the I.R.S., the ColoradoDepartment of Revenue, and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment incases involving:. employment tax;. the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty;. liens and levies;. business and individual tax return audits;. federal and state offers in compromise;. innocent spouse provisions;. residence and Colorado income tax issues;. Coloradosales and use tax;. the Coloradospecial mobile machinery tax; and. Coloradounemployment insurance and worker compensation insurance tax.. Mr.Sprecace’s business litigation experience includes representation of plaintiffsand defendants in federal and state trial courts and courts of appeal inmatters concerning:. contract disputes;. tort disputes;. construction disputes;. mechanics’ liens;. civil theft;. fraud and misrepresentation;. piercing the corporate veil;. the telephone consumer protection act;. securities and construction arbitration;. federal copyright laws;. bankruptcy; and. the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.. Mr. Sprecace received his B.A. inPolitical Science from the University of Arizona.  He was active in campus activities, andplayed “A-side” rugby on the Wildcat squad for 4 years.  He graduated from Creighton University Schoolof Law in 1989, and was a member of the Creighton Law Review from 1987 through1989.. Mr. Sprecace is a member of the Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, and Connecticut(temporary) bar associations, and is licensed to practice before the U.S. TaxCourt, the 9th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals, andseveral other federal courts.  Hepresently serves on the Colorado Board of Health, the Englewood Board of Adjustmentand Appeals, and on the Englewoodbench as an Associate Municipal Judge.

Since 1977, Wiegand Attorneys & Counselors has been providing legal counsel for both businesses and individuals throughout Colorado. As leaders and experts in estate planning, probate law, elder law, business law, and tax law, we pride ourselves in offering real-world perspectives. We provide practical, effective, and cost-efficient solutions for our clients.. Wiegand Attorneys & Counselors practices in Louisiana and Colorado with offices in Denver and Breckenridge.

Ryan is an American attorney at Lake Law Group, LLC and a sports consultant at Beyond the Playbook. He works extensively on ice hockey, soccer, baseball, basketball and Olympic movement issues. Ryan is also an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University School of Law.. Ryan works on a variety of issues including player market analysis, contract negotiations, advanced statistics, salary arbitrations, operating and governing policies, SafeSport matters, athlete disputes and athlete selection procedures. Ryan also works closely with agents representing athletes in ice hockey, soccer, baseball, and basketball.. In the past, Ryan worked as the general counsel to the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Ryan also worked in the SafeSport and Legal departments at the United States Olympic Committee.

Robinson and Henry senior associate Katherine Fontenot could have picked any career she wanted. Well, theoretically, she could have.. However, growing up in a family of attorneys made her choice easy. Inspired by years of post-dinnertime legal discussions, Katherine pursued and achieved a law career. Now, she brings years of valuable experience to our probate, bankruptcy, and elder law roster.. Katherine is adept at drafting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. She’s also experienced at managing conservatorships, guardianships, and negotiations among beneficiaries. Katherine credits an eight-year background in family law with boosting her skills as an attorney.. “That was lots of courtroom time, lots of hotly litigated cases,” she says, “but also lots of client interaction and lots of mediation to settle cases.”. Katherine is always ready for court but prefers mediating settlements when it’s beneficial for her clients.. With a strong background in business law, Katherine also assists clients in creating business entities such as LLCs and corporations. She can draft the necessary documents while offering sound advice on best practices. This includes how to handle various business transactions, including writing asset purchase agreements, and maintaining corporate records.. Clients who work with Katherine can expect her to be up front and informative. In matters of bankruptcy, business litigation, or the drafting of wills, Katherine ensures her clients are well-informed before proceeding.

Richard P. Poormon, Esq., is committed to helping you navigate your legal situation. In his 34 years of legal practice, Richard has created a model of helping his clients in one-to-one relationships based in honesty, patience and treating each client with respect and dignity.. Your legal needs will be met with the time and focus you deserve when faced with an emergency situation that requires the experience of an open-minded, skilled attorney.. Richard has spent the last 30 years helping people obtain justice in injury law claims and litigation, including matters involving wrongful death, civil assault and battery, auto crashes, trip/slip and fall incidents, professional negligence mishaps, defective product injuries and property damage losses for individuals wronged by others and devalued by insurance companies.. You will not see Richard pictured on the side of a public bus, plastered on a street billboard or featured on the back cover of a phone book. Rather, Richard’s practice has grown based on personal relationship-based referrals as he believes that an attorney’s trust must be earned and proven.. His roadmap for your case will be a team effort driven by your story and his background to create a strategy for your case.

Prior to practicing law my career included business consulting, entrepreneuralism and higher education. Currently, in my role as an Attorney, my goal is to harness the knowledge, skills and experience I've gained over the last two decades and bring it all to bear for the benefit of my clients. I'm personable, persistent and solution-oriented and I look forward to zealously advocating for your needs as I build my practice here in Colorado, one client at a time.

Prior to joining Lyda Law Firm, Ryan earned his law degree and graduate business degree at Suffolk University in Boston. While at Suffolk, he was certified by the Massachusetts Supreme Court to practice with a nationally ranked clinic offering entrepreneurship and intellectual property legal services. While advising clients on a broad range of business and intellectual property concerns, he was the first student in school history to first chair depositions in three states, and manage trademark litigation matters in three countries. Prior to law school, Ryan worked with a biopharmaceutical startup in Cambridge, consulting on outsourced operations for central nervous system therapeutics.

OBLS (my firm) maintains a practice in the fields of estate and business planning, which includes real estate and tax planning, working with individuals and businesses of all shapes and sizes.. I enjoy outdoor activities including cycling, running, skiing, snowshoeing, and going to the park, spending time with my family, and helping out my community.

Nathan Lawrence, a small business owner and entrepreneur, aims to meet the needs of startups and small business owners. As a small businessowner and legal services consumer, Nathan recognized that online self-help tools are insufficient to answer the questions and meet the needs of entrepreneurs and small business owners, yet traditional firm fees are unacceptably expensive and unpredictable.. Rocky Mountain Legal specializes in efficient, high quality representation for startups and small business owners. Whether your business needs formation documents, contractor agreements, employment advice, or is preparing for a financing or acquisition, Rocky Mountain Legal has a transparent and affordable solution for you.. Contact or call for a free consultation.

My lengthy experience in real estate and business litigation and transactions provides comprehensive insight into the complex issues involved in the purchase, ownership, use, development, and sale of real property.  This experience, coupled with a resourceful and tenacious nature and the personal interest I take in every client, results in integrated and pragmatic solutions to real estate opportunities and problems.  Moreover, my active involvement in a number of nonprofit organizations throughout my career, coupled with more recent legal work in philanthropic tax planning, provides a pragmatic understanding of tax-exempt organizations and philanthropic planning.

Mr. Semmens’ practice focuses on complex litigation and transactions.  Since graduating Notre Dame Law School in 2005, Mr. Semmens has successfully tried numerous cases in state and federal court and represented clients before an array of regulatory agencies including Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies, the Equal Opportunity Commission and the Government Accountability Office in Washington D.C.  Outside the courtroom, Mr. Semmens has assisted clients in a range of legal activities including commercial asset acquisition, contract drafting, loan structuring and regulatory compliance in a variety of areas including employment and banking law.. Mr. Semmens is licensed to practice before Colorado’s state and federal courts and is an active member of both the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.  Outside the office, Mr. Semmens enjoys spending time with his family, is an avid Broncos fan as well as an amateur hiker, biker and skier.

Michelle McCarthy is a Partner with Murray & McCarthy Law in Denver, Colorado specializing in business, real estate, and estate law.. Ms. McCarthy received her Masters in Taxation from University of Denver, and is an Adjunct Professor with the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.. Ms. McCarthy is the Chair of the Law School Outreach Committee of the Tax Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association.  She is a published author of the recent tax law changes in Colorado concerning marijuana, and participates in legislative updates for upcoming tax bills in Colorado.. Prior to forming Murray & McCarthy Law with attorney Tyler Murray, Ms. McCarthy worked at Gantenbein Law Firm practicing business, tax, real estate, and probate law.  Prior to joining the Gantenbein Law Firm Ms. McCarthy worked at Edward Dale Parrish, LLC on tax, estates, and securities litigation.  As an associate she attended legislative hearings on excise tax issues, and has participated in an early neutral evaluation in the Federal District Court. At Boog & Cruser, Ms. McCarthy worked on civil and criminal tax litigation in addition to assisting clients on corporate formations and choice of entity issues.. Ms. McCarthy volunteered at the low income tax clinic for 2 years and is committed to giving back to the citizens of Colorado.  She strives to remain connected with the business and tax communities in Colorado and has served as numerous chairs on the Colorado Bar Association, Tax Section.. Ms. McCarthy specializes in Tax, Business, Real Estate, and Trust and Estate Law.

Mark provides high-quality legal services to startup/small businesses and moderate-income clients. Prior to starting the firm in 2014, he practiced at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP, where he represented Fortune 100 clients in complex commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. He previously served as a law clerk to The Honorable Monica Márquez of the Colorado Supreme Court. Prior to his clerkship, he served as Deputy Legal Counsel to the Governor of Colorado.. Mark is actively involved in the community. He serves as Chair of the Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit (appointed by Governor Hickenlooper), a nine-person assembly that advises the Colorado Attorney General's Office on consumer credit issues and has the authority to approve and repeal regulations under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code. Mark also serves on the Steering Committee for the Mile High United Way's Emerging Leaders Council, which organizes and participates in community-based projects and supports local non-profits. Mark was also asked to serve on Colorado Attorney Regulation Counsel's Proactive Management-Based Regulation advisory subcommittee, which drafted the new preamble to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct and is creating a framework for helping small firms establish ethical practices.. In addition to this community involvement, Mark is a Captain in the U.S. Air Force, in which he serves as a reservist in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.. Mark earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame, where he received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, awarded for the highest score in Notre Dame's trial advocacy course. During law school, Mark worked at the Cass County, Michigan Prosecutor's Office, where he successfully tried cases under Michigan's student practice act. He also worked at Colorado Legal Services as a recipient of the Notre Dame Alumni-Funded Fellowship. Prior to law school, he served in a variety of roles for Governor Bill Ritter's campaign and administration, including deputy finance director.. EDUCATION. EXPERIENCE. ADMISSIONS. COMMUNITY

Joseph MacHatton is an Associate Attorney at the firm of Murray & McCarthy Law in Denver, Colorado.  He practices litigation in the areas of business, real estate, and criminal defense. After receiving his undergraduate degree in accounting from the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, Mr. MacHatton received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.. Mr. MacHatton focuses his practice on litigation. His trial experience includes federal, state, district court, county court, and municipal court levels.. Prior to joining Murray and McCarthy Law, Mr. MacHatton was the Lead Public Defender for the City of Westminster Municipal Court while working as an Associate Attorney at Flesch and Beck Law. Mr. MacHatton also worked as an Associate Attorney at Charles H. Torres, P.C., practicing business litigation; medical malpractice; criminal defense, including white collar crime; landlord-tenant disputes; and personal injury.

Jennifer E. Schlatter focuses her practice on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, including: trademark prosecution, counseling, licensing and enforcement, including representation of clients in trademark proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; copyrights prosecution, counseling, licensing and enforcement; international trademark and copyright issues; IP and related litigation, including trademark infringement, false advertising, copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition; publishing related transactions, including preparation and negotiation of publishing agreements; and transactional entertainment law.  She represents individual artists in preparing and negotiating business agreements, and protecting and licensing intellectual property rights.  Ms. Schlatter assists clients in entertainment-related matters as well.. Ms. Schlatter’s practice also includes the representation of clients in the area of employment law, including litigation of discrimination, restrictive covenant litigation, and advising clients regarding various personnel and workplace issues.

If you’re seeking reliable and trustworthy business lawyers in Lone Tree, look no further than Wysocki Justice, P.C. They are a boutique corporate transactional firm that specializes in business law, corporate business law, real estate law, and estate planning. Backed by over 25 years of service, they are committed to their clients and work to understand their vision and execute their plain. From forming your business to the day-to-day operations to dissolving ownership, they can handle every aspect from beginning to end. By specializing in this area of law, they understand the intricacies of trademarks, anti-trusts, securities, finance, and more. They offer services to the Denver, Lakewood, Aurora, and Douglas County communities.

If you’re seeking reliable and trustworthy business lawyers in Lone Tree, look no further than Wysocki Justice, P.C. They are a boutique corporate transactional firm that specializes in business law, corporate business law, real estate law, and estate planning. Backed by over 25 years of service, they are committed to their clients and work to understand their vision and execute their plain. From forming your business to the day-to-day operations to dissolving ownership, they can handle every aspect from beginning to end. By specializing in this area of law, they understand the intricacies of trademarks, anti-trusts, securities, finance, and more. They offer services to the Denver, Lakewood, Aurora, and Douglas County communities.

I'm originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma and live in the beautiful mountain west states, Colorado and Arizona.. I'm licensed in Colorado and Arizona and have over 23 years of experience helping companies, investors and entrepreneurs with commercial real estate deals, transactions, complex leasing matters and general business law.. When I am not practicing law, I spend as much time as possible enjoying the outdoors, museums and cultural activities and relaxing with my English bulldogs, Moe & Nugget.

I represent individual clients and diverse businesses in a wide range of legal matters including general civil litigation, employment and labor law, real property transactions and related litigation, drafting contracts, commercial transactions and related litigation, and business formation and business law. I handle an active litigation caseload in Federal and State courts, including fact investigation, legal research, development of theory and strategy of case, writing legal documents and briefs, discovery, oral arguments, settlement conferences and hearings.

I provide legal advice and representation to entrepreneurs, employees, landlords, vendors, investors and financiers involved with or interested in the marijuana industries of Colorado and Florida.

I have practiced law for over 20 years, both in law firms and in-house with several corporations. I know the issues that businesses face as they start up, as they grow, and as they become mature businesses seeking continued profitability and success. I have worked with family-owned businesses and know the unique challenges that they face as they grow and look to the next generation.. As an Attorney, my goal is to provide high quality, cost-effective, client-focused legal services. A small law firm is also a business, so I know how important it is to keep a close eye on costs and provide excellent customer service. My focus is helping you anticipate and solve complex legal problems that could affect your business, so that your focus can be on growing your business.. I started my legal career as an attorney with a large, full-service law firm in Cincinnati, Ohio. After a few years, I moved in-house, joining Standard Textile, a large family-owned company in the medical device and hospital products business. I then spent several years with Luxottica Retail, a large, multinational retailer and designer of eyeglasses and sunglasses. After that, I was general counsel of Pomeroy IT Solutions, a publicly-traded IT services company.. All of these experiences gave me valuable insight into the needs of business owners and executives, as well as the importance of providing effective legal services with a focus client service and controlling costs.. Other Things About Me. I root for the Denver Broncos, but am still a Cincinnati Bengals fan. I’m a history buff, in particular modern European history. I also like sci-fi, especially alternate history and time travel, and of course Doctor Who. Colorado offers beautiful scenery, and I enjoy heading up to the mountains and doing some hiking.