Grimshaw & Harring, P.C. » Real Estate Litigation http://www.grimshawharring.com Celebrating over 50 years of service in Colorado Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:29:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Jamie N. Cotter http://www.grimshawharring.com/attorneys/jnc/ http://www.grimshawharring.com/attorneys/jnc/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:51:24 +0000 julie http://www.grimshawharring.com/?page_id=495    

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  Jamie N. Cotter, Esq.
  Grimshaw & Harring, P.C.
  1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3800
  Denver, Colorado 80203
  303-839-3800 | 303-839-3838 (Fax)
  jnc@grimshawharring.com

Jamie N. Cotter practices in the areas of civil, commercial and real estate litigation, as well as antitrust and competition law.   Ms. Cotter was born in Vermont on January 4, 1982 and moved to Colorado in 2000 to attend Colorado College.  She graduated from The Sturm College of Law at The University of Denver in 2008 and joined the Grimshaw & Harring family in August 2008.

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Education

  • University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008)
  • The Colorado College (B.A., 2004)
  • American University Justice Semester (2002)

Memberships and Community Service

  • Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations
  • Colorado Women’s
  • Member, Judge William E. Doyle American Inn of Court    
  • Committee Member, Access to Justice, Public Information Committee
  • Board Member, The Overcome Foundation
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]]> http://www.grimshawharring.com/attorneys/jnc/feed/ 0 Probate Litigation http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/probate/probate-litigation/ http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/probate/probate-litigation/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:45:36 +0000 julie http://www.grimshawharring.com/?page_id=444 After a loved one has passed away, it is common for heirs and descendants to be involved in disputes. An experienced attorney is necessary to promote your interests and prevent others from taking advantage.  It is also important to have attorneys with the proven ability to handle litigation in many different fields of law, since matters of wills and probate can often involve other issues such as real estate, corporate or . 

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.

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We also include in our employment law practice, a wide variety of employment law services aimed at litigation prevention.

For more information about our employment dispute practice, please contact Ronald L. Fano.

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R.E. Dev.The range of services provided includes matters such as property acquisition, annexation, land use and , and other development related entitlements, development agreements and vested rights, water rights, subdivision platting and site plan approval, intergovernmental agreements, conservation easements, environmental contamination abatement and liability, condemnation and compensation matters, and special district formation and planning and financing of public infrastructure. We provide these services, as appropriate, for new development of vacant property and redevelopment and adaptive reuse of developed properties.

We regularly represent our development clients before governmental and quasi-governmental entities associated with permit approval and the entitlement process.  We also assist clients in the planning and structuring of various vehicles for investing in and developing real estate, such as partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, and limited liability companies. Our corporate attorneys assist developers with raising capital through the issuance of equity securities in private placements.  Our firm represents developers and property owners in a broad range of real estate financing transactions, from acquisition, construction, bridge and permanent loans to more complex financing arrangements, such as sale-leasebacks and development bonds.

Because of our broad experience base, we are able to work closely with other practice groups in our firm, such as corporate, finance, , water, and environmental, to offer efficient and cost-effective legal services relevant to the unique needs of each real estate development project.

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]]> http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/development/feed/ 0 Acquisition, Sales and Leasing http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/acquisition/ http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/acquisition/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:38:43 +0000 julie http://www.grimshawharring.com/?page_id=96 Our real estate attorneys provide complete and comprehensive legal services in the acquisition, sale, and leasing of residential and commercial real estate. We provide counsel from a transaction’s start to finish, including negotiating contracts for sale or acquisition of properties, financing an acquisition, title examination, due diligence, and closings. Our experience encompasses virtually all types of real property, including raw land, golf courses, ski resorts, single-family and multifamily residential developments, commercial and industrial buildings, office buildings, individual residences, reservoirs, and water rights.

Additionally, our real estate practice group has handled a wide range of commercial lease transactions, including small commercial buildings, apartment buildings, and water for golf courses and municipal purposes. 

width=As a complement to our real estate transactional practice, attorneys in the firm provide counsel regarding entity formation, tax issues, real estate development, homeowners’ associations, construction contracts, and real estate litigation.

For more information regarding assistance with the acquisition, sale, and leasing of real estate, please contact Wendy J. Harring.

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The real estate group regularly advises on the purchase, development, sale, and financing of properties ranging from vacant land to residential, commercial, and industrial projects, including resorts, golf courses, hotels, ski areas, residential communities, athletic clubs, restaurants, warehouses, and shopping centers. Our attorneys are skilled at negotiating and closing acquisitions and sales, financing transactions, commercial leases, 1031 exchanges, construction loans, and workouts involving nonperforming loans and assets. They have extensive experience in land use and matters and in representing homeowners, condominium, and other community associations. Our real estate attorneys also have represented clients in complex foreclosures and receiverships, mechanics’ lien claims, proceedings, and other litigation involving real estate matters.

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]]> http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/feed/ 0 Real Estate Litigation http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/real-estate-litigation/ http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/real-estate-litigation/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:10:07 +0000 julie http://www.grimshawharring.com/?page_id=87 Our real estate litigators are very experienced attorneys who regularly handle real estate related matters pending in the state and federal courts, including all appellate levels, and before various regulatory agencies. For decades we have assisted our real estate clients in protecting, asserting, and defending their real property ownership rights.

Our real estate litigation practice encompasses all litigation matters arising out of real estate ownership, development, construction, and failed transactions.  Our attorneys have handled a wide variety of real estate related litigation such as , takings claims, land use litigation, inverse condemnation, quiet title actions, Rule 105 proceedings, Rule 106 appeals of land use decisions, construction litigation and mechanics’ lien matters, boundary disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, insurance coverage disputes, Fair Housing Act claims, homeowner association collections, public trustee and judicial foreclosures, land use claims including 42 U.S.C. §1983, environmental matters, water rights litigation, and numerous types of failed transactions.

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]]> http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/real-estate/real-estate-litigation/feed/ 0 Insurance Litigation http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/environmental-law/insurance-litigation/ http://www.grimshawharring.com/areas/environmental-law/insurance-litigation/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:08:51 +0000 julie http://www.grimshawharring.com/?page_id=86 Representing policyholders with insurance questions has long been a focus of our litigation attorneys and an area in which they have considerable expertise. Many of our numerous precedent-setting have established the rights of individuals, local governments, and businesses (ranging from multi-national conglomerates to small “mom” and “pop” gasoline-dispensing convenience stores) to recover from their insurance companies. Our attorneys have experience in a broad range of insurance coverage issues, from clients facing damages from a single occurrence, like the collapse of a wastewater treatment plant’s 80 foot high filtering tower or a spontaneous bodily injury, to claims spanning multiple coverage periods, such as progressive construction defects and deterioration, extensive groundwater contamination or asbestos exposure, and earth movement or structural failure. Equally critical is the law of “insurance bad faith,” and the representation of those policyholders whose insurance carriers have failed to abide by the coverage terms of their policies.Three of Colorado’s key appellate decisions acknowledged the duty of insurance companies to defend policyholders for environmental damage claims under business policies and declared their rights of recovery. These precedent-setting decisions have had a major impact on the availability of insurance coverage for all policyholders, not only in Colorado, but around the country.

Our insurance coverage attorneys are regularly called upon to advise other counsel seeking the firm’s particular insurance coverage expertise, including in-house corporate attorneys and general counsel, insurance defense lawyers, legislators considering new laws, city and county attorneys, environmental attorneys, and general practitioners representing businesses and individuals. We are regularly called upon to represent out-of-state clients because of our unique experience, and we serve as counsel for a wide variety of public entities and private companies, including agricultural products companies, aircraft manufacturers, cities and counties, commercial landlords, construction companies, dry cleaners, environmental consulting firms, lenders, mining companies, real estate developers, ski area owners, wastewater treatment plants, and water and sanitation districts.

For more information about our insurance coverage practice, please contact William J. Brady.

William J. Brady has authored the Superfund and Toxic Torts Sections of The Regulation of Hazardous Substances and Toxic Wastes, Professor’s Manual, University Casebook Series, published by Foundation Press, as well as the chapter on Environmental Insurance for the treatise, “Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property,” Stephen A. Bain, Editor, published by Bradford Publishing Company, June 2007.

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  • Antitrust and Competition Law
  • Appeals
  • Class Actions
  • Construction Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
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Our litigators have extensive construction related litigation experience in both state and federal courts. Our attorneys have litigated involving construction and design defects, pay disputes, site conditions, delays, backcharges, interference, mechanic’s liens, bidding and mistakes.We have represented clients involved on all sides of construction litigations, including municipal, corporate and individual property owners and developers, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and lenders.

Please see the construction law section of our website regarding our general experience in construction law matters.

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  • Class Actions
  • Construction Litigation
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