Archive for Professionalism

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,…

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…

Colorado Supreme Court references Nemirow testimony in complex ethics case

  • October 21, 2014
  • Miles Buckingham
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In a September 9, 2014 opinion, People v. Hoskins, 2014 CO 70; 333 P3d 828 (Colo. 2014), the Colorado Supreme Court cited testimony from Nemirow Perez Shareholder, Ron Nemirow, who was serving as the defendants’ legal ethics expert. Nemirow’s opinion…

Glad to be of service

  • September 18, 2014
  • Miles Buckingham
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Today, the Denver Post features a story about the resolution of a dispute between two neighboring associations which had simmered for ten years. We at Nemirow Perez are grateful for the opportunity to assist one of the communities, and to…

The ‘Heartbleed’ exploit, and steps to protect you and your clients

  • April 11, 2014
  • Miles Buckingham
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Have you heard of Heartbleed? Hopefully you have, and you have acted in response to the news. Recent reports of a security flaw affecting key, ubiquitous internet-based services is a frightening reminder of the need to be proactive with security…

The law as a profession, and attorney advertisements

  • April 4, 2014
  • Miles Buckingham
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A recent episode of 99% Invisible explored some of the more colorful attorney advertisements across the country. The podcast invites listeners to consider how they perceive attorneys, in general, as a result of the advertisements of a few. The discussion…