Tag:Law Week Colorado

Litigation Attorney Zoe Verhoeven Joins Caplan & Earnest

Caplan & Earnest announced Nov. 20 that Zoe Verhoeven, who interned with the firm, has joined as a litigation attorney.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Conviction for First-Degree Assault With a Deadly Weapon

The disciplinary judge also suspended another attorney and censured another after uncovering issues with record keeping and client communication.

Pueblo Elects Kala Beauvais as DA in Historic Election, All DA Elections Officially Called

Kala Beauvais becomes the first woman to hold the position of District Attorney in Pueblo, and the first Republican to win a district attorney election in the county since 1952.

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.

Labor Lawyer Mark Nelson Joins Ogletree Deakins as a Shareholder

Ogletree Deakins announced that the labor lawyer Mark Nelson had joined the firm’s Denver office as a shareholder.

WilmerHale Adds a Fall Associate Class of Eight in its Denver Office

WilmerHale announced that eight associates had joined the firm’s Denver office in its transactional, litigation and regulatory practice areas.

New Judicial Discipline Board, Longer Parole Sentences Approved by Colorado Voters

Judges will soon be subject to a new disciplinary process, individuals convicted of certain crimes will be required to spend more of their sentences in prison and the Colorado legislature will be required to allocate $350 million to a new police officer fund.

Court Opinion: Colorado’s PDJ Suspends Attorney After He Called a Former Client a ‘Crybaby,’ Yelled Profanity at the Client in a Denver Restaurant

Colorado’s disciplinary judge suspended an attorney after several online and in-person altercations with a former client.