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In the past few months, I have spoken with many attorneys who have told me that business development is not really something they know much about. They have...

Ruiz v. Chappell, 2020 COA 22, addresses the important issue of when an amended complaint relates back to the filing of an original complaint for time barred...

The Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award is presented annually to an outstanding female attorney who has enriched the community through her legal and civic activit...

Perhaps it is as contrived as I write. I am sitting, tears rolling down to the point of “ugly cry”, writing this article, wearing a shirt that names the hist...

Catherine Smith has been on the faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law since 2004. She teaches torts, employment discrimination, family law...

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I had a conversation with my daughter on the way home from school a few weeks ago. She is a bright, and inquisitive human being. She has skipped the 8th grad...

In December of 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals further defined the limits of imposing restitution on an alleged offender. Ultimatel...

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When you think about social media platforms for law firms, the usual suspects probably run through your mind: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram—but have you ever...

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I’ve had the great honor of building a niche legal practice in Colorado. That niche is in the field of “assisted reproductive technology law,” also known as ...

A Successful Appeal Protecting Reproductive Freedom in the Context of a Dispute over Pre-Embryos I have always been an avid supporter of reproductive freedom...