We litigate claims against estates, representing either the personal representative of the estate or the creditor.  We handle claims related to the validity and interpretation of a will, spousal elections and common law marriage claims, will contests, inheritance disputes, contested probate and other probate court matters.  We can also help you challenge a will on the basis of undue influence or a lack of capacity. 

Regardless of what issues arise, you can rely on us to protect your interests with the full strength of our knowledge and experience, with the added sensitivity of dealing with the underlying loss.

Litigation Related Areas

• Antitrust and Competition Law
• Appeals
• Business Litigation
• Class Actions
• Construction Litigation
• Eminent Domain
• Employment Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Land Use Litigation
• Probate Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation

Our firm’s attorneys have numerous years of experience in estate planning, preparing wills, trusts, living wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning documents. Our estate planning group also utilizes the experience of our corporate attorneys in forming limited liability companies, limited liability limited partnerships, family partnerships, and other business entities for estate planning purposes. Estate planning involves many personal choices and we pride ourselves on the personal service we provide in helping our clients make those choices.

See also

Probate Litigation

Our attorneys are especially experienced with litigation in the areas of contract disputes, antitrust, real estate, construction, insurance coverage, defense of environmental claims, employment, medical malpractice, failed transactions, commercial torts, corporate disputes, collections, and bankruptcy. Our attorneys also practice in several special areas of litigation, including eminent domain, water law, special districts, election disputes, and insurance coverage for environmental damage claims.

We represent plaintiffs and defend lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the nation, but we specialize in lawsuits in Colorado. We also handle appeals at all levels of the appellate process. In addition, we represent clients in all forms of alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.

We are a proud member of Meritas, one of the world’s largest affiliations of independent business and litigation law firms. Through this affiliation, we are able to locate and engage local counsel for our clients throughout the United States and the world.

Litigation and Appeals Related Areas

• Antitrust and Competition Law
• Appeals
• Business Litigation
• Class Actions
• Construction Litigation
• Eminent Domain
• Employment Litigation
• Insurance Litigation
• Land Use Litigation
• Probate Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation

Michael E. Reidy, Esq.
August 5, 1918 – April 12, 2009

It is with great sorrow that we announce that Mike Reidy, our benevolent friend, mentor, and colleague, passed away, fittingly, on Easter Sunday.  His smile, good-natured humor, life experience, and incredible depth of knowledge on the law will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him – our firm, the Denver legal community as a whole, his family and friends, his Church, and the Diocese of Denver.  Mike joined our predecessor firm Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring in April of 1979, and remained a valuable source of legal advice and friendship right up until the end.

Mike was a very great man who touched us all and is irreplaceable in our hearts. We were privileged to know him and work with him, and we all learned a great deal from his fascinating anecdotes about the many historical real estate transactions he was involved in throughout the Denver area.  Our “Mike Reidy Conference Room,” dedicated to him at a special firm luncheon held on his 90th birthday last August, will continue to serve as a quiet reminder of his many contributions to Grimshaw & Harring and all who knew him.  Rest in Peace dear friend – we will miss you.

Mr. Reidy practiced law in Colorado for over sixty years, in the areas of real estate and finance.  He was was born in West Mineral, Kansas on August 5, 1918, was admitted to the Colorado bar in 1943, and joined Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring in April, 1979.

Practice Areas

• Real Estate

Education

• Pittsburg State University (A.B., 1940)
• University of Denver (J.D., 1943)

Memberships & Dedications

• “The Mike Reidy Conference Room,” Dedicated by Grimshaw & Harring on August 5, 2008, his 90th birthday
• Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations
• Former Chairman of Real Estate and Probate & Trust Sections of the Denver Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association Awards Committee Member, 2002-2003
• Vice President, Serra International, 1972-73

Contact Information

Mr. Harring has over forty years of commercial litigation experience representing diverse clients in trials and appeals in both state and federal court. Mr. Harring also maintains an active practice representing the firm’s special district and municipal clients in contract negotiations and litigation.

Richard L. Harring was born in DeWitt, Iowa on July 2, 1937, admitted to the Iowa bar in 1962, and to the Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit in 1963.

Practice Areas

• Litigation and Appeals
• Construction Law
• Probate and Estate Planning

Education

• University of Iowa (B.A., 1959; J.D. 1962). Phi Delta Phi

Memberships

• Board of Editors, Iowa Law Review, 1961-1962
• Law clerk to Roy L. Stephenson, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Des Moines, Iowa, 1962-1963
• Denver, Colorado, and American Bar Associations
• American Judicature Society
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Bankruptcy
Business Litigation
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

Construction Law

Construction Litigation

Eminent Domain / Condemnation

Condemnation Litigation
Inverse Condemnation Litigation

Employment Law

Employment Litigation

Environmental Law

Insurance Litigation

Land Use and Zoning

Assisted Living Housing
Civil Rights Litigation (42 U.S.C. §1983)
Liquor Licensing
Land Use Litigation

Litigation and Appeals

Antitrust and Competition Law
Appeals
Bankruptcy
Business Litigation
Civil Rights Litigation (42 U.S.C. §1983)
Class Actions
Construction Litigation
Eminent Domain
Employment Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Land Use Litigation
Probate Litigation
Real Estate Litigation

Municipal and Governmental Law

Elections and Election Disputes
Finance/Bond Transactions
TABOR

Probate and Estate Planning

Probate Litigation

Public/Private Partnership (P3)

Real Estate Law

Acquisition Sales and Leasing
Community and Homeowner Associations
Construction Law
Development
Eminent Domain
Finance
Land Use and Zoning
Land Use Litigation
Real Estate Litigation

Special Districts and Business Improvement Districts

District Management
District Organization
Special District Restructuring
Special District Notices

Transportation

Water Law