We represent businesses, owners, fiduciaries, creditors, and employers in commercial disputes, trial work, appeals, employment defense, real estate and intellectual property litigation. We approach litigation as part of a business law practice, which means the first question is usually what outcome actually serves the client, not just what claims can be brought.
Areas of Focus
We dismantle existential threats to your business legacy from complex contract battles. When the stakes are high, we provide the steady hand required to protect your operation.
Business Disputes | Resolving Internal Conflicts
In business litigation, the claim on the page is the smallest part of what the client is dealing with. The dispute may interrupt operations, damage a relationship the client wants to preserve, or expose leverage elsewhere in the business that the other side has not yet noticed.
We represent businesses, owners, fiduciaries, and other stakeholders in commercial disputes involving contracts, ownership fights, fiduciary-duty claims, fraud allegations, business torts, and related conflicts. The lawyers who take the depositions and draft the dispositive motions are the ones sitting with you at mediation and at trial, because in business litigation the value comes from judgment about what to press, what to let go, and when the legal answer is not the same as the smart business answer.
We work toward the actual objective of the engagement, which can mean early resolution, an injunction, a dispositive motion, a trial posture, or a business outcome the client can live with. The right path becomes clearer once the case is in the hands of someone who can understand the evidence, the leverage, and the relationship between the parties at the same time.
Ben Sparks
Defending Employment Claims | Employee Crisis Management
Employment claims can create pressure on several fronts at once. The legal exposure may be only one part of the problem, with internal morale, management credibility, insurance relationships, public allegations, and the need to keep the business operating all affecting how an employer should respond.
We defend employers in administrative charges, investigations, and litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour claims, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and related employment disputes. The practice covers matters before agencies including the EEOC, CCRD, and the Colorado Department of Labor, as well as state and federal court.
The early decisions matter the most. Witness interviews, document preservation, and internal messaging shape whether the claim narrows, settles, or expands. Our role is to make those decisions deliberately, in coordination with the people running the business, so the response holds up legally and operationally at the same time.
Ben Sparks
Real Estate Litigation | Asset Protection Without Business Interruption
In commercial real estate litigation, the property keeps operating while the case is being fought. Strategy has to move in time with a building that still has tenants, vendors, and a lender.
We represent clients in real estate litigation involving commercial property, lease disputes, ownership conflicts, title and contract claims, development disputes, and related matters. We approach these cases with attention to both the legal posture and the practical effect on operations, financing, and tenant relationships.
The litigation strategy and the underlying real estate questions stay in the same hands, which gives the client one coordinated answer rather than two parallel conversations. The courtroom work and the property analysis draw on our transactional real estate experience as the case develops, which is most useful when the dispute touches an active deal, an operating tenant, or a financing relationship that has to keep functioning while the case moves forward.
Ben Sparks
Intellectual Property Litigation | Guarding the Crown Jewels
Intellectual property disputes are often business disputes with branding, ownership, customer relationships, or licensing rights at stake. The claim is only part of the problem.
We handle trademark, copyright, unfair-competition, and licensing disputes, along with related commercial litigation involving intellectual property. The evaluation of the asserted rights, the available remedies, and the contract framework happens in close coordination with our transactional and brand-protection lawyers as the matter develops.
IP disputes turn on both the history of the rights and the business structure around them, and the litigation strategy has to account for both from the start. We keep that context in the case strategy throughout, which is easier when the people running the dispute already understand the trademark or licensing relationship.
We do not handle patent litigation and refer patent matters to specialized counsel when they arise.
Ben Sparks
We Fight Like Owners, Not Just Lawyers
We don’t run up the bill on legal theater; we find the fastest path to a win so you can get back to business. You’ll always have a senior partner at the table who cares more about your bottom line than a long-winded courtroom battle.
Trials | Tested in Court. Proven in Practice.
An appeal turns on the record that was made below, the issues that were preserved, and the discipline to identify the arguments that can move an appellate court. The strongest appellate work starts before the notice of appeal is filed. We handle appeals with senior attorneys who direct the strategy, write the briefs, and argue the case themselves, so the lawyer in front of the appellate court is the lawyer who has been thinking about the case the longest.
Our appellate work covers business, real estate, probate, education, and other civil matters. It includes preserving issues during trial-court proceedings, evaluating whether an appeal makes strategic sense, and briefing and oral argument. We approach each matter with a focus on clarity, issue selection, and the practical consequences of the result.
Appeals reward judgment as much as research. The client needs an honest assessment of both the legal merits and the business value of pursuing review, and we ground that analysis in the full history of the case rather than the briefing calendar alone. Sometimes the honest answer is that an appeal is not worth the resources it would take, which is part of what the work is for.
Ben Sparks
Appeals | Navigating the Future of Your Case.
Employment claims can create pressure on several fronts at once. The legal exposure may be only one part of the problem, with internal morale, management credibility, insurance relationships, public allegations, and the need to keep the business operating all affecting how an employer should respond.
We defend employers in administrative charges, investigations, and litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage-and-hour claims, wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and related employment disputes. The practice covers matters before agencies including the EEOC, CCRD, and the Colorado Department of Labor, as well as state and federal court.
The early decisions matter the most. Witness interviews, document preservation, and internal messaging shape whether the claim narrows, settles, or expands. Our role is to make those decisions deliberately, in coordination with the people running the business, so the response holds up legally and operationally at the same time.
Ben Sparks
Why Choose Us
Senior-Led Excellence
We’ve seen the movie; we know how it ends. You get a strategic legal partner, never a high-volume factory.
Empathy
We treat legal work as a human mission, not a technical transaction. We are your dedicated advocates, not just another vendor.
Friendly Expertise
We use straightforward explanations to replace dense industry jargon, prioritizing human connection for better results.
Modern Heritage
An established community pillar for over 50 years, honoring traditional ethics while pioneering a modern client experience
Radical Candor
We tell the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable, providing direct advice to empower your choices.
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A commitment to quality over quantity, delivering calm, steady, and unhurried leadership in every transaction.
Our Unique Qualifications
Decades of experience on our litigation team. The senior partners who start your case are the ones who finish it
We Make Law Less Painful
Our partners value your time more than legal tradition. If a motion won’t move the needle, we won’t file it, period. There’s only one version of the truth. We’ll give it to you straight. Analysis and strategy are in the same hands.
Our Strategic Advantages Are All Yours
Our team is working together on your behalf. A lawsuit is a business obstacle, not just a debate to be won. If a legal move isn’t strategic, we’ll tell you, even if it means less billable hours for us.
Your Next Move Starts Here.
Experience the difference of a firm that understands the local landscape and the national stage.