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Cole Finegan

Hogan Lovells’ Cole Finegan Nominated for U.S. Attorney

Cole Finegan, Hogan Lovells' office managing partner, was nominated to become the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado.
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Class Action Complaint Claims Amazon Broke Colorado Labor Laws

A former Amazon worker claims that employment policies violated Colorado labor laws, according to a class action complaint.

E-Filing Pilot Program for Self-Represented Litigants Expands

The Colorado Judicial Department announced that it will expand the electronic document filing pilot program for non-lawyer individuals.
Gilbert Román

Hon. Gilbert Román to Lead Colorado Court of Appeals as Chief Judge

The Colorado Judicial Department announced Gilbert Román was appointed the Chief-Judge designate to replace Steve Bernard effective Dec. 31.
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‘You’re Dealing With a Crazy Person’: Denver Man Sentenced for Threatening to Murder Social...

Harold Ortiz of Denver was sentenced to over a year in prison for threatening to wait outside a Social Security Administration building and shoot employees.
Adolfo Hernandez Atilano speaks to a crowd at the Colorado State Capitol

Farmworker Advocates Say Proposed Overtime Rules Don’t Go Far Enough

Proposed rules for Colorado’s farmworker bill of rights don't fix historical inequities say labor, immigrant and Latino community advocates.
Colorado Supreme Court

Plans Underway to Implement Statewide Lawyer Well-Being Program from Supreme Court

The Colorado Supreme Court is taking steps to set up a state-wide program after a report on a pilot lawyer well-being program was released.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Adopts New Plan to Effectively Communicate with Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing...

After an investigation from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Jeffco Sheriff’s Office adopted new policies to address ADA compliance.

Kara Veitch Appointed Chief Legal Counsel to Colorado Governor

Kara Veitch, formerly the executive director of the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, was named the Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor on Sept. 29, replacing long-time CLC Jacki Cooper Melmed.
CDPHE building in Cherry Creek, Colorado.

CDPHE Investigation: Special Attorneys General Find Inconsistency in Modeling, Some Validity in Employee Claims

Special attorneys general have determined that allegations against the CDPHE about hiding air quality standard violations are unsubstantiated, and noted that there is validity in some points raised by a trio of CDPHE employees who wrote a letter outlining the allegations to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General.