Minimizing the Cost of Debt Collection

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As published in BizWest’s Thought Leader Column, August 2022 The goal in recovering any debt is to settle the account as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. The upfront costs of debt collection may include collection agency fees, court costs, attorney… Read More

Avoid A Lawsuit – Due Diligence in Business Transactions

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  Published in BizWest’s Thought Leader column, February 2022 Businesses regularly enter mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases, stock assignments, and other types of full or partial purchases of another company.  Businesses that have executed an agreement for one of these… Read More

Resolving Disputes Over Oil and Gas Rights

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Published in BizWest’s Thought Leader column, July 2022 Disputes frequently arise among landowners and heirs over the ownership of oil, gas, and mineral rights.  Common reasons for such ownership disputes include:  gaps or missing documents in the “chain of title”;… Read More

What Is ESG and How Will It Fit into the Biden Administration’s Environmental Agenda?

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A version of this article was published in BizWest in January 2021 ESG stands for “Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance,” which represent three criteria for measuring corporate sustainability and social impact.  Though it first emerged over a decade ago, it… Read More

Life Insurance and Estate Tax

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As published in BizWest’s Thought Leader Column June 2022 How do the proceeds of a life insurance policy impact the value of a deceased individual’s estate? Surprising to many clients, the proceeds of a life insurance policy are included in… Read More

Non-Compete Agreements and Criminal Law: A New Intersection

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Published in BizWest’s Thought Leader Column in May 2022 On March 1, 2022, Colorado became the first state to criminalize the use of illegal non-compete agreements.  Any person who knowingly uses an illegal non-compete agreement commits a Class 2 misdemeanor… Read More

Operating Agreements for Single Member LLC’s

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Published in the BizWest Thought Leaders Column in April 2022 Limited liability companies (“LLC’”) are increasingly popular entities under which to operate small businesses and own real estate for rental or development.  There is good reason for this as an… Read More

Why Colorado Should Evaluate Clean Water Act Section 404 Program Assumption

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By: John Kolanz – February 2022 Published in the Colorado Environmental Law Journal INTRODUCTION “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering* For over four decades, Colorado, like virtually every other… Read More

What is PFAS and Why Should I Care?

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Published in the BizWest Thought Leaders Column in March 2022 PFAS is a shorthand reference for a large group of man-made substances (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) often called “forever chemicals” because they do not break down readily in nature.  Buyers… Read More

ARE ATTORNEYS NECESSARY?

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By: Tim Brynteson – Published in the BizWest Book of Lists in January 2022 We normally write short essays trying to educate our readers about some particular area of law or to provide a legal perspective on some current issue.  … Read More