303-776-9900Eve Canfield is a board member of Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley. She wrote an amicus brief on behalf of five nonprofit organizations in support of a victim of domestic violence that left her home state and came to Colorado with their child, in Parocha v. Parocha, No. 17SC406. The amicus brief contributed to […]
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Lyons Gaddis is pleased to announce that Cameron A. Grant has been elected as the firms’ new Managing Shareholder, effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Grant succeeds Anton V. Dworak, who served as Managing Shareholder for 8 years, and joins his colleague, Catherine A. Tallerico, on the firm’s Management Committee. During Mr. Dworak’s tenure he oversaw […]
Our enterprising (and athletic) attorneys find a variety of ways to keep working despite the major snowstorm to hit the Colorado front range this week. Some work from home, others test their snow tires, but a brave and healthy few turn the storm into the first official Lyons Gaddis Ski to Work Day. Photo and […]
So, Now You Are a Winner? Submitted by Cameron Grant. Do not deny it. You have already thought through (at least briefly) what you would do if you won the estimated $1,500,000,000 PowerBall jackpot. Yes, that is $1.5 BILLION. Would you start by buying yourself some new toys? That Ferrari? A new house? Heck, how […]
Submitted by John Wade Gaddis. Bob Dylan was right, “The times they are a-changing.” When I first started handling estates forty years ago, the big unknown was the contents of the decedent’s safe deposit box. Typically, we had to contact the State Inheritance Tax Office and make an appointment to have one of the State’s […]
Submitted by Catherine Tallerico. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) requires that a covered employer treat women affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions the same as other applicants or employees who are similarly situated in their ability or inability to work. The PDA covers all aspects of employment, including hiring, firing, promotions and fringe […]
We are all familiar with the age-old philosophical question – “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” On March 23, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court tackled a new spin on this question – “If a tree branch falls in the forest and […]
Dick Lyons recently had the honor of presenting a $500 college scholarship to Ms. Alessandra Chavez. Ms. Chavez was given the award by the Hispanic Education Foundation. Alessandra graduated from Longmont High School and will attend the University of Northern Colorado to major in biology or chemistry. The Firm is proud to support the Hispanic […]
Lyons Gaddis water lawyers have been asked by several of the firm’s clients to advise them on providing water to marijuana-related businesses cultivating marijuana in “grow operations.” These matters are complicated by the fact that the cultivation and sale of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Under the aiding and abetting doctrine of criminal law, […]
Submitted by John Gaddis Even with the ups and downs of oil prices, the oil and gas boom in Colorado is continuing. However, if you own land that has an existing oil and gas lease but there is no development of the minerals on your property, what do you do? Does a landowner have any […]
Submitted by Jeff Kahn On November 19th, Longmont’s Sean Cronin testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight’s hearing entitled “Tax Relief after Disaster: How Individuals, Small Businesses, and Communities Recover.” Mr. Cronin is the Executive Director for the St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District. (Watch Mr. Cronin’s […]
Submitted by Adele L. Reester Has your local government received requests for access to and copies of public records? Have you wondered whether it is legal to charge a research fee for the time that it takes your staff to locate the records? Legislation signed by Governor Hickenlooper on May 2, 2014 provided clarification in […]
