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Legal Lowdown: Coan, Payton & Payne, Caplan & Earnest Add Attorneys, Ireland Stapleton Names New Managing Director
02/14/2025

Legal Lowdown: Coan, Payton & Payne, Caplan & Earnest Add Attorneys, Ireland Stapleton Names New Managing Director

Kevin Holst joined CP2, Ava Cusack joined Caplan & Earnest and Ireland Stapleton named Kelley Duke as its new managing director.

Court Opinion: Appeals Court Rules Statute Doesn’t Require Parent to be Paying Attention During Interrogation
02/13/2025

Court Opinion: Appeals Court Rules Statute Doesn’t Require Parent to be Paying Attention During Interrogation

The Colorado Court of Appeals held that the state statute on juvenile interrogations doesn’t include a parental attentiveness requirement.

Colorado Legal Nonprofit ALIGHT Works to Connect Trafficking Survivors with Pro Bono Attorneys
02/12/2025

Colorado Legal Nonprofit ALIGHT Works to Connect Trafficking Survivors with Pro Bono Attorneys

ALIGHT, a Colorado legal nonprofit connecting human trafficking survivors to free legal help, recently won an award from MIT.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Affirms Award of a Severance Plan Following Job Role Diminishment After Acquisition
02/11/2025

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Affirms Award of a Severance Plan Following Job Role Diminishment After Acquisition

The 10th Circuit found the district court didn’t err in awarding an employee a severance plan under an acquisition agreement after his role was diminished.

Bill Prohibiting Jail Time for Failures to Appear in Municipal Court Advances to Third Reading
02/10/2025

Bill Prohibiting Jail Time for Failures to Appear in Municipal Court Advances to Third Reading

A bill that passed its second hearing would ban municipal courts from using a failure to appear charge as the basis for a criminal sentence.

02/10/2025

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Miranda Appeals in Kelsey Berreth, Ashley Mead Murder Cases

Ava Cusack Joins the Family, Divorce Law Practice at Caplan & Earnest
02/10/2025

Ava Cusack Joins the Family, Divorce Law Practice at Caplan & Earnest

Caplan & Earnest announced that Ava Cusack has joined the firm’s family and divorce law team as an attorney.

Bipartisan Bill Addressing Rising Health Care Costs Introduced
02/07/2025

Bipartisan Bill Addressing Rising Health Care Costs Introduced

Bipartisan bills addressing rising health care costs, CUFTA and dissolution of marriage proceedings were introduced.

Kevin Holst Joins Coan, Payton & Payne in Denver
02/07/2025

Kevin Holst Joins Coan, Payton & Payne in Denver

Coan, Payton & Payne announced that Kevin Holst, an attorney with more than 20 years of experience, has joined the firm in its Denver office.

Nevada Employment Attorney Dora Lane Joins Ascent Employment Law
02/07/2025

Nevada Employment Attorney Dora Lane Joins Ascent Employment Law

Ascent Employment Law announced on Feb. 6 that Nevada-based employment attorney Dora Lane is joining the firm.

Legal Lowdown: Littler, Crisham & Holman, Ascent Add Attorneys, Denver County Court Judge Clarisse Gonzales Will Retire
02/07/2025

Legal Lowdown: Littler, Crisham & Holman, Ascent Add Attorneys, Denver County Court Judge Clarisse Gonzales Will Retire

Three firms added attorneys, Lyons Gaddis promoted two attorneys to shareholder and Denver County Court Judge Clarisse Gonzales is retiring.

After a Series of Executive Orders Changing Immigration Policy, Nonprofits Work to Respond
02/07/2025

After a Series of Executive Orders Changing Immigration Policy, Nonprofits Work to Respond

In a series of orders, immigration policy has shifted priorities, and immigration nonprofits are working to adapt to new guidelines.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Disapproves of Ruling in Case Involving Counterman Analysis
02/06/2025

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Disapproves of Ruling in Case Involving Counterman Analysis

The Colorado Court of Appeals found that a court had erroneously applied the Counterman standard to a stalking case.

University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Animal Activist Legal Defense Project Helps Get Special Prosecutor Appointed...
02/05/2025

University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Animal Activist Legal Defense Project Helps Get Special Prosecutor Appointed in Suspected Animal Cruelty Case

The breeder sells thousands of beagles to biomedical researchers and is one of the last two of such facilities in the U.S.

Residents sue Colorado Springs over recreational ma*****na law repeal vote
02/04/2025

Residents sue Colorado Springs over recreational ma*****na law repeal vote

Colorado Springs residents are suing over a ballot measure that would overturn a recent voter-approved ordinance to allow recreational ma*****na sales.

02/03/2025

Trump Administration Institutes Seismic Shift in Energy Policy

President Trump issued a slew of executive orders aimed at increasing fossil fuel production and reversing the energy priorities of the Biden administration.

02/03/2025

Court Opinion: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Police ‘Facilitated’ K-9 Search During a Traffic Stop

The Colorado Supreme Court determined a K-9 agent’s vehicle search in Lakewood violated the Fourth Amendment.

Real Estate Attorney John Hegarty Joins Crisham & Holman
02/03/2025

Real Estate Attorney John Hegarty Joins Crisham & Holman

John Hegarty has a background in real estate and energy transactions, with experience in the development of diverse energy projects.

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