On Jan. 20, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court issued an opinion on Lafond v. Sweeney stating that the unfinished business rule applies to contingency cases. The opinion held that when a law firm formed as a limited liability company (LLC)…
On December 18, 2014, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Southern Colorado Orthopedic Clinic Sports Medicine and Arthritic Surgeons, P.C. v. Weinstein. In the case, the Court of Appeals was asked to interpret a fee shifting provision…
ALTOONA, WIS. — On November 10 and 11, 2014, Ron Nemirow, along with Charles F. Luce, from the firm of Moye White, filmed two continuing legal ethics presentations for the National Business Institute. “Legal Ethics: Top Ten Challenges” will be…
Today (November 3, 2014), the Colorado Supreme Court granted certiorari review on three cases, all of which may be important to civil defense lawyers practicing in Colorado. In order of their relative interest, the cases are: 1. Martinez et al….
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…
While the public’s eye and attention have been on the availability of retail marijuana in some Colorado communities, few stories have looked at the ethical quandaries which attorneys in this state have faced as they have tried to advise and…