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I believe in working collaboratively with my clients to understand each client’s needs and to choose a strategy that best suits the client’s unique circumstances. Good communication includes listening deeply, explaining the pros and cons of various legal options, and answering questions with the approach that all questions are good questions. I have been in practice for more than eighteen years, representing businesses in a variety of contexts, including start-up, contractual transactions, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. My clients include individual entrepreneurs, professionals, businesses, franchises and publicly-traded companies.

Jocelyn is a Partner at Kottke & Brantz, LLC.   Her practice focuses on business law, real estate, estate planning and probate.. Prior to joining Kottke & Brantz, LLC, Jocelyn was a senior associate at the international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in the Boston office.. Jocelyn graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2007.  She attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Political Science and Economics.

Clifton Black is a veteran attorney and life-long Colorado Springs resident. Cliff attended public school in Colorado Springs as well as Pikes Peak Community College and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.. Cliff began his career as a sole practitioner in 2000, when he discovered a passion for practicing criminal defense while representing a family friend in a DUI matter. For much of his career, he practiced as a criminal defense attorney and assisted thousands of clients in this area of law. Cliff has always advocated for his clients and has their best interest when fighting for them.. With the legalization of medical marijuana, Cliff began practicing in this area representing the marijuana industry in 2009. At that time attorneys in the community were not familiar with the legalities of medical marijuana. While most attorneys were unwilling to educate themselves on the legalities, Cliff was willing to review the Constitution regarding medical marijuana and the other legalities involved.. Cliff is now a well-known legal expert and advocate for the regulated marijuana industry and is well-known in the state of Colorado as such. Cliff has participated in the City Council of Colorado Springs and was an active member of the initial Marijuana Task Force that was created by the City Council to draft proposed ordinances along with other experts in the industry. Although those proposed ordinances were not ultimately adopted, he worked with the City Attorney’s Office, City Clerk, City Planning, and other officials to create ordinances that were adopted by the City Council. Cliff has been a panel member on numerous panels related to marijuana.. Today many regulated marijuana establishments, caretakers, and business owners that provide secondary services/products turn to Cliff for legal guidance on local, state, and federal laws that govern the marijuana industry.. The laws continuously evolve and Cliff stays well versed in the complex area and has a thorough understanding. He does this by actively working vigorously and diligently on every matter that he takes on and remains appraised of the law.. Cliff continues to work with the City of Colorado Springs on its ordinances through the Colorado Springs Marijuana Working Group, a group established by the City Council to provide additional guidance to the City on its ordinances for the licensed marijuana industry.. Many attorneys throughout the state contact Cliff for his opinion and seek answers. As a veteran attorney for the marijuana industry, it’s not uncommon for the news media to contact Cliff for his opinion on marijuana issues.

Attorney Terence E. Doherty has a unique, hands-on business background that enables him to specialize in providing business owners and managers with high quality, practical legal advice. The primary goal of the Doherty Law Firm, P.C. is to provide top quality, cost-effective legal and business services. Mr. Doherty’s practice serves clients in the areas of corporate law and business, estate planning, real estate law, litigation, and intellectual property.. Mr. Doherty was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1989 from the University of Connecticut, where he majored in economics and was captain of the UConn Lacrosse Team.. After graduating from UConn, Mr. Doherty worked as a title and trust officer in the corporate headquarters for First American Title & Trust Co. in Santa Ana, California. Mr. Doherty left First American Title & Trust in 1994 to attend Whittier Law School in Los Angeles, California. At Whittier, Mr. Doherty had the rare distinction found in less than 1% of all law students nationwide of being a member of both the National Moot Court Honors Board and a published member of his school’s Law Review.. Upon graduating from Whittier Law School in 1997, Mr. Doherty accepted an "in-house" corporate position with Symetrix Corporation – a privately held semiconductor corporation located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hired as Symetrix’s Associate Legal Counsel, Mr. Doherty was promoted to General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer in March of 1999. Mr. Doherty held these positions with Symetrix until he shifted his practice from “in-house” into a “private” legal practice in April of 2002. In June of 2006, Mr. Doherty formed the Doherty Law Firm, PC. Mr. Doherty’s practice is focused on business and corporate law, estate planning, real estate law, litigation, and intellectual property.. In 2010, Mr. Doherty received the “Volunteer of the Year” award from the Univ. of Colorado - Small Business Development Center at the statewide level among hundreds of other volunteers. In 2015, Mr. Doherty won second place in The Gazette’s “Best of the Springs” contest among all attorneys in Colorado Springs, and has been voted as a “Top Lawyer” from 2015 - 2020.

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.

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.