Former Colo. DA Is Disbarred Over Criminal Convictions Related to Harassment

A former Colorado district attorney accused of sexually harassing women in his office initially denied that he had done anything wrong. But Myrl Serra was disbarred last month by the state supreme court after pleading guilty and being convicted of various criminal charges, says a summary of the opinion (PDF)…

Jan 12, 2012 10:48 PM CST

Once a Top Prosecutor and Colo. Defense Attorney, Ex-Lawyer Awaits Arraignment in Federal Fraud Case

Once a highly regarded federal prosecutor and Colorado defense attorney, Robert McAllister is now charged in a 29-count fraud and money-laundering case. He agreed to give up his law license last year, after he twice took client funds for his own personal use, reports the Denver Post. News that McAllister,…

Jan 12, 2012 8:16 PM CST

ACLU Says Hundreds Have Been Arrested and Jailed in Denver on Warrants for Other Suspects

More than 500 people were mistakenly arrested and jailed in Denver over a recent seven-year period, and the actual number may be much higher than can now be documented because of a lack of records of mistaken arrests, contends a motion filed in federal civil rights litigation. Many of the…

Jan 9, 2012 11:10 PM CST

Prosecutors Seek Court Order For Suspect to Turn Over Computer Password

Federal prosecutors have asked a Denver court to order a bank-fraud suspect to hand over her computer password so that they may search her files for evidence against her. The move is extremely rare, the Denver Post reports, as civil-liberties groups say U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn’s decision could test…

Jan 4, 2012 8:03 PM CST

Allegedly on the Lam for 5 Years with Up to $1M in Client Funds, Colo. Lawyer Is Arrested in Calif.

Updated: A Colorado real estate lawyer who disappeared nearly five years ago after allegedly stealing up to $1 million in client funds has been arrested in California as he was crossing the border into the U.S. from Mexico. Royal “Scoop” Daniel III is being held at the San Diego Central…

Dec 8, 2011 9:17 PM CST

Colo. Supreme Court OKs $10M Award Against Wal-Mart in Truck Driver’s Slip-and-Fall Case

Reversing a lower court’s determination that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to a new trial, the Colorado Supreme Court today approved a $10 million award to a truck driver who had to have multiple spinal surgeries after slipping on grease while making a delivery at a store in Greeley. A…

Nov 7, 2011 8:15 PM CST

Colo. Supreme Court Nixes Attorney-Client Privilege for Children in Guardianship Cases

In a decision that is controversial among child advocates, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that attorney-client privilege is trumped, in guardianship cases, by the duty of a child’s attorney to protect his or her client from abuse. A divided court ruled that a lawyer acting as a guardian ad…

Nov 3, 2011 6:27 PM CDT

Denver Judge Who Left Granddaughter in Car Gets Deferred Prosecution Agreement

A Denver judge accused of leaving her 6-year-old granddaughter in the car while she shopped at Sam’s Club will be able to win dismissal of her case under a six-month deferred prosecution agreement. Judge Mary Celeste was accused of violating a city ordinance after the girl was found in the…

Sep 26, 2011 11:56 AM CDT

Nuisance or Necessity? ADA Suit May Overturn Pit-Bull Bans

Sep 1, 2011 8:30 AM CDT

New Shopping Center Stores Must Allow All Customers to Enter Through Front Doors, Fed’l Judge Rules

Rejecting a shopping mall store’s arguments that a porch-like front doorway with two steps was in compliance with disability laws because handicapped-accessible doors were right at hand, too, a federal judge in Colorado today held that Hollister Co. had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. Chief U.S. District Judge Wiley…

Sep 1, 2011 1:32 AM CDT

6-Partner Team Leaps from Hensley Kim to Polsinelli; More Lawyers Expected to Follow

Darren Hensley John P.J. Kim A six-partner group from Hensley Kim is moving to Polsinelli Shughart’s fast-growing office in Denver, their new firm announced today in a press release. Headed by Darren R. Hensley and John P.J. Kim, the group is eventually expected to include more Hensley Kim attorneys. The…

Aug 30, 2011 9:12 PM CDT

Burleson Opens New Office in Denver

A rapidly expanding Houston-based energy law firm announced today that is has opened an office in Denver. It is the third new office for Burleson in the past two years, the not-quite-100-attorney firm said in a press release. It will be headed by Jack R. Luellen, who formerly practiced at…

Aug 17, 2011 5:57 PM CDT

Did Fake Military Hero Rick Strandlof Go On to Pose as a Major Firm Oil and Gas Attorney?

A man who made headlines in recent years ago after being criminally charged for passing himself off as a decorated American war hero reportedly went on to pretend to be a military veteran working in Denver as an attorney. After the dismissal, on First Amendment grounds, of a federal case…

Jul 25, 2011 7:16 PM CDT

Inmate Sues Prison Because Guards Performed CPR to Revive Him

A Colorado inmate has filed a lawsuit because prison guards revived him in contravention of his do-not-resuscitate orders. Daniel Self claims he was wrongfully convicted in the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend, and his life sentence is worse than death, the Denver Post reports. “Death would be welcome relief,”…

Jul 18, 2011 1:40 PM CDT

Must Defendant Give DOJ the Password to Her Encrypted Laptop? Federal Court Will Decide

Is the password to an encrypted laptop more like a key to a lock or a handwritten key to a secret code? That is the question a federal court will probably have to answer in deciding whether a Colorado woman must give the feds the password to an encrypted laptop…

Jul 11, 2011 10:54 PM CDT