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- “I love it when a plan comes together.” -Col. John “Hannibal” Smith (the A-Team)
- 1031 Exchange and Opportunity Zone Investment Deadlines Extended
- 2020 Notary Public Alert: COVID-19 Emergency allows for TEMPORARY remote notarization
- ALERT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS: Federal Judge Puts CTA on Hold, but only for some
- ALERT: Congress Enacts Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- ALERT: COVID-19 and Contract Issues
- ALERT: Governor Polis Signs Executive Order Regarding Paid Sick Leave
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- Corporation vs. LLC: Which Form of Entity Makes Sense for Your Business?
- COVID-19 ALERT: Beware of Scams
- COVID-19 and Potential Employment and Liability Issues
- COVID-19 EMPLOYER CHECKLIST
- COVID-19 Legal Update for 2021
- COVID-19: Tenant Checklist
- Creating a Condo Association in a Commercial Setting
- Dissecting the LMU Emu
- Financial Danger Ahead: See Your Financial Advisor/Attorney Now
- FORM – Certification Letter for Workforce Travel
- Pass Through to Savings- a new deduction in the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (and Dirt) . . . all eligible for a tax deferred 1031 exchange (maybe)
- PPP Loan Update: Borrow Now or Wait?
- PPP Loan Update: YOU ARE APPROVED! Now What?
- PROFITS INTERESTS IN LLCs: A Tax-Friendly Alternative to Stock Options
- Real Estate Rescue – Government Help for Commercial Property
- Sale or Purchase of Business Assets Don’t Forget the Government’s “Share”
- Take the Gain, Pay the Tax and Run?
- The Harvey Weinstein Syndrome – Every Company’s Needed Response
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- Dusting Off Your Estate Plan
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- May He Rest in Peace; now give me his football tickets!
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- When is an Irrevocable Trust Not Irrevocable?
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- 2018 Taste of Louisville & Taste Race
- Alison Gorsevski and Erin Pierce Named Shareholders
- Attorneys Cameron Grant and Keith Edwards coach rival high school teams in Colorado Mock Trial State Tournament
- Back from Russia
- Best Lawyers in America
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- Brian Allard Elected to Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section Council
- Cameron Grant and Jennifer Spitz Recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
- Cameron Grant quoted in BizWest’s “As real estate pressures mount, lawyers step in.”
- Chad Kupper & Jeffrey Rose Have Been Elected Shareholders
- Colorado Water Right Abandonment List
- Congratulations Team Left Hand!
- Donations for the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless and the Safe Shelter of St. Vrain
- Erin Pierce and Brian Allard Elected to Leadership Roles by the Boulder County Bar Association
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- JENNIFER SPITZ AND BRIAN ALLARD INCLUDED ON THE 2025 COLORADO SUPER LAWYERS AND RISING STARS LISTS
- Jennifer Spitz included on the 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- Longmont-based CanSource sells to private equity firm Broadtree Partners
- LYONS GADDIS ADDS ATTORNEY KENNEDY SHEETZ TO THE FIRM’S REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS TRANSACTION GROUP
- Lyons Gaddis Announces Death of Partner Anton V. Dworak
- Lyons Gaddis Announces Election of Two New Shareholders
- Lyons Gaddis celebrates Erin Pierce for being the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year award
- Lyons Gaddis Celebrates Jeff Kahn’s Recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow for Outstanding Leadership and Service
- Lyons Gaddis is a proud sponsor for Team Left Hand Bike MS
- Lyons Gaddis is pleased to welcome Dan Davis to the firm as an associate attorney supporting our litigation practice
- Lyons Gaddis Welcomes Attorneys Rachel Amspoker and Christopher Hooyman
- Lyons Gaddis Welcomes Four Legal Professionals
- LYONS GADDIS WELCOMES GUNNAR PAULSEN
- Lyons Gaddis Welcomes Keith Edwards to Its Civil and Commercial Litigation Practice
- Lyons Gaddis welcomes Robyn Smith and James Godbold
- Lyons Gaddis’s Plan for COVID-19
- Matthew Machado to Participate in BizWest’s Confluence Colorado Water Summit
- New Louisville Office Location
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- “Open” Records are not “Free” Records
- A Brief Guide to the Federal Corporate Transparency Act – Compliance Required for Small Business Owners
- A Holiday Gift to Your Family
- A Primer and Update on Open Meetings and Colorado’s Open Records Act
- A Tale of Two Towns…and their Fire Protection Districts
- ALERT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS: Federal Judge Puts CTA on Hold, but only for some
- ALERT: Small Business Funding and Colorado Disaster Loans
- Are You Putting Yourself At Risk By “Saving” On Your Car Insurance?
- Blizzard? What Blizzard?
- Cameron Grant Elected Managing Shareholder
- Can I Recover my Attorney Fees?
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- Death Taxes – What Taxes Will be Due at Your Death
- Do Not Overlook the Real Estate When Buying a Business, Part 1
- DO YOU GET COMPENSATION FOR LOSING YOUR LAND IN AN ADVERSE POSSESSION CASE?
- Evaluation of Federal Contracts and Grants
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- FORT COLLINS LAND USE CODE OVERHAUL: What Property Owners, Developers, and Investors Need to Know
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- Good Fences Make Good Neighbors … Until They Don’t.
- Important Deadlines for Special District Regular Elections
- Is it Time to Review your District’s Insurance Policies?
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- Lyons Gaddis Opening Louisville Office
- Lyons Gaddis Opens Louisville Office
- LYONS GADDIS PROJECT UPDATE
- Lyons Gaddis Sponsors Scholorship
- NAVIGATING COLORADO’S HB24-1098: “FOR CAUSE” EVICITON LAW
- Navigating Ditch Easement Agreements: Key Takeaways from a Lyons Gaddis Presentation
- Parocha v. Parocha
- Passwords, Death and Dylan
- Pregnancy and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Proposed Rule Redefining “Waters of the United States” Under the Clean Water Act and New Interpretive Rule for Agricultural Exemption for 404 Permits
- Protecting Students and Schools: Navigating ICE Enforcement Under New Federal Directives
- Protecting Students: Colorado’s Robust Anti-Discrimination Laws Amid Federal Uncertainty
- Reservoir of Opportunity: How Chimney Hollow Supports Colorado’s Housing Future
- School Choice, Ending Indoctrination, and Book Ban Fact Sheet
- Smoke on the Water: Representing Grow Operations
- Special District Election Update
- Starting a New Business
- The Changing Landscape of Landlord-Tenant Laws in Colorado
- Thinking About Purchasing Equipment?
- Top Ten Legal Issues with Social Media
- Watch Out for Falling Tree Branches
- Web Accessibility Isn’t Rocket Science…But Your AutoCAD Might Be!
- What Makes a Great Litigation Attorney (and How to Spot One)
- What to Do After You Win POWERBALL!
- Why am I not Benefiting from all this Oil and Gas Drilling?
- Your AI Tool Doesn’t Keep Secrets
- Your Wills and Trusts May Need a Checkup
Government
- A Tangled Knot of Benefits
- Election Spending and Local Government
- Executive Authority In Plain View During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Governor Polis’ Safer-at-Home Order and Implications for Employers and Restaurants
- Grant Funds Available to Local Governments and Nonprofits
- Highlights from Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act)
- Record Retention
- Special District Election Bill Signed by the Governor
- What is the Gallagher Amendment?
Litigation
- An Advocate’s Advice: 7 Lessons Learned Over a Lifetime in the Law
- Attorney Fee Shifting Provisions in Contracts – Not Always The Right Call
- Brevity is the Soul of Wit
- If You’re Going to do it – Is it Better to Divorce in 2018 or 2019?
- The Holidays Are Coming Up!
- What Makes a Great Litigation Attorney (and How to Spot One)
Oil & Gas
Real Estate
- ALERT: Force Majeure and Commercial Leases
- Brian Allard Elected to Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section Council
- Eviction law update: Changes to Eviction Notices
- Hidden Risks When Trusts Own Real Estate
- LYONS GADDIS ADDS ATTORNEY KENNEDY SHEETZ TO THE FIRM’S REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS TRANSACTION GROUP
- Northern Water Now Accepting C-BT Transfer Applications
- SECTION 211: A NEW TOOL FOR LANDOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS DEALING WITH PROBLEMATIC OIL AND GAS WELLS
- Supreme Court Reverses State Litigation Requirement in Takings Cases
- The Road to OZ Passes Through Colorado
- Water Woes and Wars Shape Development in Northern Colorado
- Weld County Land Use Changes (2020)
- What does Colorado’s new homestead exemption mean for your legal case?
- Your Next Deed May Be a Special Warranty Deed. You May Have Questions.
Trusts and Estates
Uncategorized
- ALERT: Landlords and Property Managers: Response to Tenant Shutdowns
- ALERT: Student Loan Forbearance in the Wake of COVID-19
- Are you Putting Yourself at Risk By “Saving” on your Car Insurance? (Part 2)
- Colorado Water Law Legislation Update
- COVID-19 and Colorado State Courts
- COVID-19: Landlord Checklist
- Exciting news for 2019
- Individual Tax Cuts
- Ins and Outs of Liquor Licensing
- Is it your ethics, or your office management?
- Pelotons, Rules, and the Game of Thrones
- Powerful Powers of Attorney
- Public Benefit Corporations
- Special Education during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
- The Firm welcomes Scott Sinclair!
- What to Do? Your Family Law Cases During the Pandemic
Water Law
- Are Ditch Riders/Superintendents and Other Ditch Maintenance Personnel Essential under the State of Colorado March 25, 2020 COVID-19 Response Executive Order?
- Aurora Purchase of Northern Colorado Water
- Climate Change Impacts on Colorado Water Users
- Colorado River Administration Changes
- Did 2017 Tax Code Changes Eliminate 1031 Exchanges of Ditch Stock?
- Do You Feel Well-Protected?
- Easements not created equal; what you need to know
- Lyons Gaddis Welcomes Four Legal Professionals
- Protecting Water Rights from Calls
- Quality and Quantity Concerns: Water Lessons from the Marshall Fire
- Reservoir of Opportunity: How Chimney Hollow Supports Colorado’s Housing Future
- Securing a Title Opinion for Your Water Rights Purchase
- Use it or Lose it
- Water Butts
- Water for Daffodils and Dreams
- Water Wars: Thornton’s Struggle and Triumph in Obtaining Pipeline Permits
- What’s New at Northern Water?
