This program offers an overview of the law firm liability terrain based on a thirteen-year study of claims involving the approximately 275 law firms and 68,000 lawyers represented by Aon Risk Solutions. The speakers will focus on the primary causes of claims against law firms (i.e., dishonest clients, conflicts of interest, fraud and misrepresentation, and mistakes), utilizing several hypotheticals based on actual claims, court decisions, and ethics opinions. The program aims to (re)sensitize lawyers about the importance of risk management, including the use of engagement agreements, good client intake, collaboration, avoiding conflicts of interest, and documenting client communications.

Speakers

• Doug Richmond, Managing Director, Aon Professional Services
• Matthew K. Corbin, Senior Vice President, Aon Professional Services

Event Information

January 30, 2018
9:00-10:00 AM

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

1550 17th Street, Suite 500
| Denver, CO 80202

Timed Agenda

I. The Aon Claims Experience (5 Minutes)

A. Claim Severity by Practice Area
B. Claim Severity by Cause of Loss

II. A Closer Look at Cause of Loss

A. Dishonest Clients (10 minutes)
1. Unworthy Client Pink Flags
2. Essential Elements of Client Intake

B. Conflicts of Interest (20 minutes)
1. Identifying Conflicts of Interest
2. Recurring Trouble Spots
3. Engagement Letters, Disengagement Letters, and Declination Letters

C. Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims against Lawyers (10 minutes)
1. Advice for Litigators
2. Advice for Transactional Lawyers

D. Mistakes (10 minutes)
1. Preventing and Mitigating Mistakes
2. The Duty to Inform Current and Former Clients of Mistakes

III. Concluding Remarks (5 minutes)

To RSVP, please contact Cortney Cuff at cortney.cuff@davisgraham.com.

Join Davis Graham, BKD, and your tech colleagues for an evening of networking, tech and other business talk, and of course, beer!

Event Information

Thursday, October 26
5:30-7:30 PM

Tivoli Brewing Company

900 Auraria Pkwy
| Denver, CO 80204

Please join us for an update on some hot topics in the employment arena. This briefing will discuss:

Wage and hour update

• Colorado Supreme Court’s review of Wage Act statute of limitations.
• Status on potential changes to federal overtime exemption rules.

Unemployment compensation issues, including:

• The division’s increased scrutiny on separation information and penalties for noncompliance.
• New standards for independent contractor status.
• Successor liability for unemployment compensation claims against the predecessor.

Changes to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Our speakers for this program are:

• Brett Painter, Partner
• Sterling LeBoeuf, Associate

Event Information

October 4, 2017

1550 17th Street,
Suite 500
| Denver, CO 80202

Breakfast | 7:30 AM

Program | 8-9:00 AM

Presentation Materials

Join us for an outdoor industry happy hour to toast Luis Benitez & the Orec Team on Colorado’s successful bid for the outdoor retailer convention.

Event Details

September 14, 2017

4:30-6:30 PM

Upslope Brewing Company

1898 S. Flatiron Court
| Boulder, CO 80301

Join Davis Graham, BKD, and your tech or other colleagues for an evening of networking, tech and other business talk, and of course, beer! We’ll be happy to discuss business, accounting, and legal issues that will help you protect, grow, and ensure your tech idea or business is a success.

Event Information

Thursday, June 22
5:30 – 7:30 PM

First Draft Taproom

1309 26th Street
| Denver, CO 80205

Air quality regulation is a complex and rapidly changing field. Davis Graham & Stubbs’ air quality attorneys and their distinguished guests on the faculty of this half-day program will help you stay current and avoid the uncertainty of current regulatory and policy initiatives in flux. Our speakers will discuss the latest policy changes, technical and air quality planning developments, and future challenges for Denver and the Mountain West.

A Review of Key Trump Administration Actions and Orders

• Chelsea Grossi, Associate, Davis Graham

Panel Discussion: Trump Administration’s Effect on Air Quality Regulatory Programs

• Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance
• Paul Tourangeau, Assistant General Counsel, DCP Midstream Partners, L.P.
• Moderator, Randy Dann, Partner, Davis Graham

Ozone Control Challenges, Background Ozone, Regional Haze Planning and Related Proceedings for Denver and the Mountain West

• Ken Lloyd, Executive Director, Regional Air Quality Council
• Tom Moore, WRAP Air Quality Manager, Western States Air Resources Council
• John Jacus, Partner, Davis Graham

State Perspectives on Air Quality Planning and Enforcement

• Garry Kaufman, Director, Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Nancy Vehr, Air Quality Division Administrator, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
• Moderator, John Jacus, Partner, Davis Graham

Whether you are in the oil and gas, utility/power generation, mining, refinery, or manufacturing sector, we encourage you to learn more about these important new air quality developments and proceedings. We hope you can join us for this program!

Event Information

May 24, 2017

Registration
1:45-5:00 PM

Program
5:00-6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception

Program Materials

Our focus will be unique challenges that arise in litigation over an actively regulated site. Topics will include:

• Dealing with the administrative record and minimizing any damage from regulators’ documents or testimony
• Persuading the government to support your case – through documents, interviews, or briefing
• Obtaining testimony from government witnesses
• Privilege issues that arise in the dual worlds of active remediation and litigation

Our speakers for this panel will include:

• Adam Cohen, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
• Jon Rauchway, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Event Information

May 22, 2017

12:00-1:00 PM | Program

150 West Warrenville Road | Naperville, IL 60563

Please RSVP to Cortney Cuff at cortney.cuff@davisgraham.com.

Please consider joining us on May 18th for a briefing about the state-wide Flowline NTO recently issued by the COGCC. This will be an opportunity for clients and their consultants involved in responding to the NTO to hear from experienced Davis Graham practitioners, to compare notes and to ask questions not already answered by COGCC staff. With very little time afforded to operators to respond, our hope is that this program will be of benefit to clients and their consultants who are working hard to compile a lot of information in a timely fashion.

Our speakers for this panel will include:

• Dave Neslin, Of Counsel and Former COGCC Director
• John Jacus, Partner
• Greg Nibert, Associate

Event Information

May 18, 2017

7:30 | Breakfast

8:00-9:00 AM | Program

Presentation Materials

“As almost any general counsel of a large company will tell you, legal controversies today are tried in the Court of Public Opinion — at least as much as in any Court of Law. Every organization, especially large, publicly-traded corporations, has much to gain (or lose) by the way a legal controversy is positioned in the media. Because the value of a company’s reputation is immeasurable — and perhaps its largest uninsured asset — a corporation loses when the brand image is tarnished, even if the corporation technically wins at trial. Furthermore, since most legal controversies are settled prior to trial, the Court of Public Opinion has arguably become the most important battleground affecting not only good will and market share, but legal bargaining power and settlement negotiations. Managing this battleground, therefore, has become integral to many corporations’ legal strategies.”

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics

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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube are now the places where a reputation built up over years of good work can be shattered in an instant. And since it takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a few seconds to destroy one, in a split second attorneys and clients can find themselves in a position where they need to know how to manage a crisis situation. Especially in today’s world of “gotcha” journalism, “managing the message” is a necessary skill set for C-Suiters.

On May 4, Davis Graham will host a fast-paced seminar from veteran crisis management and communications specialist Bruce Hennes, from Hennes Communications, who’s recently done this CLE as a plenary for the American Bar Association, International Municipal Lawyers Association and the New York State, Nevada State and Ohio State Bar Associations.

Event Information

May 4, 2017

1550 17th Street,
Suite 500
| Denver, CO 80202

Lunch & Registration | 11:30 AM

Program | 12:00-1:00 PM

Program Materials

Please join us and your energy peers at our fifth annual Energy M&A and Financing Forum. Attendees will get an in-depth look at the issues sure to impact M&A and financing in the energy sector in 2017.

Event Information

April 19, 2017

1:00-1:15 PM | Registration

1:15-5:00 PM | Program

5:00-6:00 PM | Cocktail Reception

Agenda

Presentation Materials