Colo. Supreme Court: Presence of 3rd Party Waives Attorney-Client Privilege
- December 6, 2018
- Miles Buckingham
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The Colorado Supreme Court entered an opinion resolving an attorney-client privilege issue that has long been open under Colorado law – whether and when the presence of a non-client destroys the attorney-client privilege. Pursuant to the opinion authored by Justice…
NP in the Community – Nancy Miller Volunteers with Tribal Wills Project
- April 28, 2017
- Miles Buckingham
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In January, 2017, Nemirow Perez attorney Nancy D. Miller served as supervising attorney and team-member as a part of the Tribal Wills Project. Working with twenty-two University of Denver Strum College of Law students, one student from Vermont Law School,…
Employees, Independent Contractors, and Volunteers-oh my!
- February 23, 2017
- Miles Buckingham
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Do you know how many employees you have? The answer may not be as clear-cut as you think. Many employers classify workers as independent contractors and volunteers, but Courts might consider those workers as actual employees. A recent case from…
Slack as a client communication tool: Bad idea or Worst idea?
- April 12, 2016
- Miles Buckingham
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Recently, a business attorney posting in The Lawyerist proposed that attorneys could use Slack to communicate with clients. As we represent attorneys in legal malpractice actions brought by the clients of those attorneys, we had to stop and ask: Is…
Nemirow, Perez, Buckingham Named SuperLawyers; Brown a Rising Star
- February 29, 2016
- Miles Buckingham
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February 29, 2016 — All three shareholders of Nemirow Perez P.C. have been recognized with the designation of 2016 SuperLawyers in Colorado by SuperLawyers Magazine. Chris Brown, of counsel with the firm, has been named as a Rising Star by the same publication….
Colorado Supreme Court’s Baker Opinion Affirms Narrow Window of Liability for Attorneys
- January 20, 2016
- Miles Buckingham
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On January 19, 2016, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its Opinion in Baker v. Wood, Ris & Hames, 2013 SC 554. In its Opinion the Court reexamined the issue of whether an attorney may be held liable to a non-client for…
The sophomore* stage of professional, or creative, development
- April 6, 2014
- Miles Buckingham
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Ira Glass of This American Life puts to words how difficult it is, and how much work it takes, to bring the quality of your work to the level that you expect of it. He is speaking of creative personalities,…