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Court Opinion: PDJ Disbars Attorney in Reciprocal Discipline Case

Colorado’s Presiding Disciplinary Judge disbarred an attorney for dishonestly converting client funds for his own use and borrowing money from another client without complying with the required safeguards.

Court Opinion: 10th Circuit Concludes a Builder’s Risk Insurance Policy in a Construction Error Case Required Actual Loss

The 10th Circuit found that in this case, the insurance policy didn’t allow for the party to recover for another party’s loss.

Court Opinions: Colorado Supreme Court Concludes CCJRA Applies to the Colorado POST Board

The state’s high court concluded that Colorado’s POST board was subject to the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, not Colorado’s Open Records Act.

Evan Lee Joins Otteson Shapiro’s Denver Office

Otteson Shapiro announced Nov. 19 that Evan Lee, who has a background in insurance law, had joined the firm as an attorney.

Justin Winquist Joins Spencer Fane in Denver

Spencer Fane announced that Justin Winquist joined the firm’s Denver office as of counsel and will be part of the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group.

Court Opinions: 10th Circuit Holds Confrontation Clause Error was Harmless in Alexander Pogosyan Appeal

The 10th Circuit agreed with the district court that the Colorado Court of Appeals erred with regard to the confrontation clause in the Alexander Pogosyan case, but agreed with the district court that the error was harmless.

Court Opinions: Appeals Court Finds Not Guilty Pleas Aren’t Tantamount to Express Assertions of Innocence

The Colorado Court of Appeals also ruled on Aug. 8 that no implied private right of action to enforce fees and taxes for total loss of a motor vehicle.

Colorado Attorneys Examine the Implications of Recent Appellate Court Decisions

Local attorneys told Law Week about the impact some of the state’s recent appellate decisions will have on the legal landscape in Colorado.