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Phil Quatrochi’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation and commercial transactions, including contract disputes, construction law and real estate.  He commonly litigates cases before both state and federal courts in Colorado, and has litigated disputes involving complex commercial litigation, intellectual property, real estate and leases, construction law matters, property disputes, collections, municipal law, banking matters, and union fee disputes. His construction law experience includes drafting and negotiating construction contracts, representing clients in mechanic’s liens and governmental construction project bond disputes, and construction-related litigation.

Phil’s corporate experience includes advising for-profit and non-profit entities on a broad range of business matters, including formation and dissolution, contracts, acquisitions, property and leasing issues, commercial financings and employment issues.  He also advises on employment related matters.

Phil’s real estate experience includes drafting and negotiating real estate contracts and leases, and client representation before planning and design review boards.

Phil was a summer clerk at Grimshaw & Harring in 1995, joined the firm as an associate in 1996, and became a director/shareholder in 2004.  He grew up in Boulder, Colorado and was admitted to practice law in Massachusetts in 1996, and in Colorado in 1997.  Phil lives with his wife Ali, son Cooper and daughter Macy in Denver.  Phil currently spends most of his spare energy training for marathons, including the upcoming Boston Marathon.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Construction Litigation
• Construction Law
• Business and Finance

Education

• Boston College (B.A., English & Economics, magna cum laude 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996)
• Boston College London Program, Kings College of Law, 1996

Community Service

• Adjunct Lecturer on Construction Law issues, Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, 2005-2007
• Member of and legal counsel to the Ultimate Players Association , a Colorado non-profit corporation

Memberships

• Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations

Reported Cases

• Cross Country Land Services, Inc. v. PB Network Services, Inc. 2005 WL 3591868, (D.Colo., 2005)
• Santa Fe Trail Ranches Property Owners Ass’n v. Simpson, 990 P.2d 46 (Colo., 1999)
• Fell v. Independent Ass’n of Continental Pilots, 26 F.Supp.2d 1272 (D.Colo., 1998)
• Fell v. Continental Airlines, Inc., 990 F.Supp. 1265 (D.Colo.,1998)

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Mr. Hunsaker represents clients in a wide variety of transactional matters and concentrates his practice in the fields of special districts, land use, and real estate. He is active in the Douglas County community, including service on the Board of Directors of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce. As a former naval officer, Jim served aboard the USS Antietam (CG 54) and was decorated for service during Operation Desert Shield.

Born in Los Angeles, California , February 28, 1966; Admitted to practice: 1997, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Practice Areas

• Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts
• Business and Finance
• Land Use
• Real Estate

Education

• University of Southern California (B.A., 1988) (Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Scholarship)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1997)
• Law Review: Staff, 1995-1996; General Editor, 1996-1997

Recipient of

• The Order of St. Ives
• Harry Clayton Davis Award
• 2004 Volunteer of the Year Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce

Memberships

• Denver, Douglas and Elbert County Bar Associations
• Colorado Bar Association
• Federalist Society
• U.S. Navy LT, 1988-1992

Community Service

• Town of Castle Rock Election Commission (2007 – present), Member
• Douglas County Business Alliance (2005 – present), Board of Directors
• Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce (1999 – 2006), Board of Directors
• Douglas County Community Foundation (2000 – 2005), Chairman
• First National Bank of Castle Rock (2000 – 2002), Board of Advisors
• Town of Castle Rock Ad Hoc Charter Committee (2001), Chairman
• Castle Rock 2000 Master Plan Update (2000 – 2002), Neighborhood Advisor
• Castle Rock Vision 2000 Update Committee (1999 – 2000), Chairman
• Leadership Douglas County, 2001 Graduate; 2002 Steering Committee

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 Paul Hanley’s business law practice involves corporate and partnership matters, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing, real estate, tax, securities, intellectual property, and executive compensation. He often serves as local counsel for national and international firms, in addition to providing Colorado based businesses with the legal advice needed for success.

Mr. Hanley is a Colorado native and is a life-long skier, who also enjoys golf, biking, and other outdoor sports. Paul also served as an elected official for two terms on the Board of Education of the Cherry Creek School District, a nationally recognized district of excellence.

Practice Areas

• Business and Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Structure and Organization
• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D. cum laude, 1985)
• University of Colorado (Bachelors of Music, with highest honors, 1980)

Publications & Presentations

• Seeking Seed Capital from Colorado Angel Investors; provides a very general overview of the legal parameters for those entrepreneurs seeking seed capital for a start-up business from angel investors located in Colorado using general advertising or solicitation.
• Limited Liability Companies in Colorado; describes the law governing limited liability companies in the State of Colorado.
• Executive Compensation Tax Issues; a brief summary of some of the tax laws regarding reasonable compensation, golden parachute payments, and limitations on compensation deductions.
• Federal Income Tax Classification of Governmental Entities and Affiliates; provides an overview of the federal income tax rules and regulations affecting governmental entities.
• Successor Liability Under Colorado Law; summarizes applicable Colorado law regarding the liability of a purchaser of substantially all of the assets of a business for liabilities arising out of the prior owner’s business operations, including possible transferee liability for unpaid federal and state income taxes of the seller.

Memberships and Community Service

• Director, Colorado Community Colleges System Foundation,
  2008 to present
• Colorado Secretary of State Business Advisory Committee Member,
  2007 to 2008
• Director, Board of Education, Cherry Creek School District,
  1999 to 2007 (term limited)
  Chairman, Audit Committee
  2003 to 2007
• Director, Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District,
  2000-present
• Director, Cherry Creek Schools Foundation,
  2004-2006
• Director, Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Rocky Mountain Expeditionary School of Learning,
  1999-2002
• Hastings Law Journal, University of California,
  1983-1985
• Colorado Bar Association Subcommittee on Revisions to Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code,
  1995-1996
• American, Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations
• Association for Corporate Growth
• University of Colorado Alumni Association
• Colorado Golf Association

Recipient of

• McGuffey Award, Colorado Association of School Boards, 2006

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Ms. Harring’s practice includes both real estate and real estate finance, emphasizing the negotiation and closing of acquisitions, exchanges and sales of commercial properties and residential subdivisions, construction, interim and permanent loans, and workouts involving non-performing loans and assets. She has had extensive experience with foreclosures and receiverships, mechanics’ lien claims, commercial leasing, construction and asset management contracts, and related matters. She has advised lender, developer and investor clients on the purchase, sale and financing of properties ranging from vacant land to commercial, industrial and residential projects, including hotels, motels, athletic clubs, restaurants and bars, office buildings, apartment projects, mini-warehouses, industrial warehouses and shopping centers.

Practice Areas:

• Real Estate
• Commercial Lending and Leasing
• Development
• Business and Finance
• Member of our Special Assets Restructuring Group
• Member of our RTD Condemnation/Real Estate Group

Education

• University of Rhode Island and Pace University, B.B.A., cum laude, 1972
• University of Denver, J.D., 1977.

Publications & Presentations

• Tenth Circuit Survey, 1975-1976 Securities, 54 Denver Law Journal 335, 1977

Author Memberships

• Order of St. Ives
• Editor, Denver Law Journal, 1976-1977

Recipient of

• American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts, 1975
• Harold H. Widney Memorial Scholarship, 1976-1977

Our business clients are financial institutions and companies in various industries, including manufacturing, distribution, retail, telecommunications, financial services, software, construction, real estate, equipment leasing, and institutional and individual investors. We also work closely with attorneys from other firms, accountants, and other professionals on special projects.

We are a member of Meritas, one of the world’s largest affiliations of independent business law firms. Through this affiliation, we are able to locate and engage specialists in all areas of the law to handle specific needs of our business clients and to obtain the assistance of local counsel throughout the United States and the world.

Better solutions for better business.

Related Business, Finance and Corporate Law Areas

• Capital Formation and Corporate Finance
• Commercial Lending and Leasing
• Commercial Transactions
• Corporate Counseling
• Corporate Structure and Organization
• Employment Law and Compensation
• Finance/Bond Transactions
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Public/Private Partnership (P3)
• Special Assets Restructuring
• Taxation
• Transportation

Attorneys serving Business and Finance

• Berkowitz, Larry W.
• Dykstra, Russell W.
• Fano, Ronald L.
• Hanley, Paul J.
• Harring, Richard L.
• Harring, Wendy J.
• Hunsaker, James M.
• Mayers, Lisa K.
• McNeish, Gilbert F.
• Quatrochi, Philip M.
• Seelman, Todd R.