Former Puebloan Trent Martinet’s expertise in intellectual property and information technology has helped him attain the level of partner in the prestigious Denver law firm of Davis, Graham & Stubbs LLP.
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Colorado’s Public Trustee Foreclosure Process
Oil and gas development is occurring in close proximity to residential development with increasing frequency, which means more headaches for landmen and title attorneys alike. A mortgage generally covers all of the mortgagor’s interest in the mortgaged property. Thus, if the mortgagor owns any mineral interest in the mortgaged property, the mortgage generally covers such mineral interest, unless the mortgage expressly provides otherwise.
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Terry Miller ’07 Defends Colorado’s Public Interest
In 2008, Oregon Law graduate Terry Miller ’07, along with members of Denver, Colo.’s top law firms, began to work on a landmark pro bono case. Several Colorado school districts had finally received approval from the Colorado Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit against the state, which they claimed had failed to provide adequate funding to all of its schools as mandated by the state’s constitution. The case, Lobato v. State, would be going up to bat in 2011.
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A top 10 list of issues CFOs are facing right now
From late-night television to enticingly headlined blogs, it seems as if everybody has his or her own Top 10 list these days. CFOs should be no exception. With the first fiscal quarter behind us, we can, with some confidence, assemble a list of the top issues currently affecting CFOs. Such a list provides perspective for finance chiefs. It reassures some that their own issues are not unique, while alerting others to emerging problems.
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The Professional: Kenzo Kawanabe Fights to Live in a More Meritocratic Society
“Your Honor, this case begins with the Constitution and ends with our children.”
With these words on Aug. 1, 2011, Kenzo Kawanabe began the five-week Lobato v. State of Colorado education trial that ended in a historic ruling that called the state’s funding for education not only “irrational and inadequate,” but “unconstitutional” and “unconscionable.”
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Solid Waste Commission Adopts Recycling Policy
As many CAFR members know, regulation of solid and hazardous waste in Colorado is vested in an administrative rulemaking body known as the Colorado Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission (“Commission”). The Commission considers proposed regulations developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (“CDPHE”) and makes final determinations regarding those rules, through a formal hearing process.
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Tips From the Judges
Tim Flegleman’s wedding to employment litigator Amy Krasner was only three months away. Susan and Rod Victor were to be maid of honor and best man and, to our surprise and delight, my wife and I also had been asked to be in the wedding party. It was going to be a big event, with a long guest list that included family members, lawyers, judges, and law professors.
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2013 Survey on Oil & Gas
During the past year, a number of important judicial decisions and regulatory actions concerning oil and gas development occurred in Colorado. These decisions and actions should be of interest to all persons who are involved in Colorado oil and gas activity.