Tag:Denver
News
‘You’re Dealing With a Crazy Person’: Denver Man Sentenced for Threatening to Murder Social Security Employee
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.
People
Hall & Evans and Moye White Add Attorneys, New Additions Announced to State District Courts
This week, Gov. Polis appointed judges to state courts, two law firms added attorneys and a DEI certification named 28 local firms.
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History
Cruel and Unusual?
After Jesus Gutierrez was convicted of felony menacing and unlawful use of an incendiary device in the commission of a felony, he was adjudicated...
History
Gregory Scott’s Historic Time on the Bench
Gregory Scott in 1993 became not only the first Black man to hold one of the highest judicial positions in the state but also...
News
Gross Reservoir Expansion Proposal Presents Water Demand, Environmental Concerns
“In the West, when you touch water, you touch everything.” Legend has it that Wayne Aspinall, the congressman who represented Colorado’s Western Slope during...
Courts
Denver Finds Camping Ban Constitutional
A Denver judge on Sept. 3 found the city’s camping ban constitutional, upholding the law and overturning a decision from a county court judge.
The...
People
Denver Law Firm Updates Name
The law firm Lewis Bess Williams & Weese has changed its name to Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson, the firm announced Aug. 3. The...
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News
Outstanding Legal Professionals 2020: Stephanie Hendrickson
For Stephanie Hendrickson, organizing and helping coworkers in the Denver office of Armstrong Teasdale are not only part of her job — they’re part...