The idea behind third-party litigation funding is to hedge the downside – which in turn impacts the upside – for a company or law firm in litigation. By Nicole Westbrook Funding litigation has gone upscale from its more modest personal injury roots. With skyrocketing litigation costs, both public and private companies and law firms are turning… Read more »
A lawyer is a “public citizen” with a responsibility for the quality of justice and the rule of law, both locally and internally. Howard Kenison highlights the important work environmental lawyers are providing — in legal knowledge and experience — to the World Justice Project in the ABA’s Natural Resources & Environment Fall 2022 issue. … Read more »
Most eligible county employees in Colorado won the right to elect and form unions with Colorado’s Collective Bargaining by County Employees Act, which goes into effect in 2023 and provides a significant expansion of collective bargaining rights for many county workers. By Larry Lee and Javier Heres, Jones & Keller, P.C., Denver, Colorado This article… Read more »
Once an SEC investigation or action is underway, it is a one-way street, with the SEC controlling the speed and information along the way. Securities cases typically involve high stakes and sensitive matters that could derail more than a transaction. Paul Vorndran shares some of the issues to be aware of and manage for transaction… Read more »
“Do the clerkship — the money will come.” That’s advice Nicole Westbrook shares with The Practice’s hosts Brett Amron and Jeffrey Bast as they discuss the benefits of clerkships. Nicole shares how being a clerk provides a lifetime of insights into the bench and how watching practicing attorneys put their skillset and style to work on… Read more »
Jones & Keller ranked in 17 practice areas in this year’s U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. Jones & Keller has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list in 17 practices areas both nationally and regionally across a broad range of business categories. Firms included… Read more »
Keep more of what you make as a Shareholder at Jones & Keller. Jones & Keller is looking for lateral business law, transaction and litigation partner(s) or practice groups with portable books of business to join our growing law firm. Jones & Keller is a full-service business and litigation firm of elite lawyers with Denver… Read more »
One of the hardest tasks facing litigators today is preparing 30(b)(6) witnesses for deposition. Join Nicole Westbrook as she addresses this and other issues litigators face in protecting the entity’s experience in litigation at the 5th Annual Colorado Litigator’s Summit hosted by the Colorado Bar Association. Protecting and Enhancing the Entity’s Experience in Litigation October… Read more »
Howard Kenison and members of the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights work to protect vulnerable populations and communities. Howard Kenison has been appointed by ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross for a second year of a three-year term to the Advisory Council of the Center for Human Rights. The Center for Human Rights (CHR) mobilizes… Read more »
When disputes arise due to confidential arbitration clauses in multilevel marketing matters, potential litigants must wrestle with what to fight. Nicole Westbrook, Jones & Keller in Denver, Colorado, and Spencer Reese, Reese & Richards in Utah, offer up some considerations for these situations. By Nicole Westbrook and Spencer Reese Confidential arbitration clauses present an uphill… Read more »