Approximately two and a half years ago, I wrote about a broad interpretation placed on the Colorado trust fund statute by the Colorado Court of Appeals. In a 2010 decision titled AC Excavating, Inc. v. Yale, the court determined that an LLC manager’s voluntary injection of funds into the general business account of
Dimitri Adloff
New Pilot Program for Property Tax Protests in the City and County of Denver
The Colorado legislature recently passed HB-13-1113, which was signed into law on March 8, 2013. This act creates a pilot program for an alternative property tax valuation protest and appeal procedure for the City and County of Denver. Though the bill has been signed into law, the pilot program will not actually go into…
UPDATE: Colorado Legislature Has Passed Act Increasing Threshold Amount for Representation of Closely Held Entities by Non-attorneys
Earlier this month I wrote about a proposed bill that would increase the threshold amount in C.R.S. § 13-1-127(2) (the statute that allows non-attorneys to represent closely held companies in court) from $10,000 to $15,000. HB-13-1052 has passed and was signed into law by the Governor on March 15, 2013.
Colorado Legislature Considering Increasing Threshold Amount for Representation of Closely Held Entities by Non-attorneys
It is a general rule that corporate entities cannot represent themselves in court, but must hire an attorney. Colorado has a limited exception to this rule (C.R.S. § 13-1-127(2)) that allows non-attorney officers of closely held entities to represent their company, in court, for matters that do not exceed $10,000. This allows small…
New Rules For Business and Real Estate Litigation in Denver Metro Area
On January 1, 2012, the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project (“CAPP”) took effect, imposing new procedural rules for certain types of business disputes in Denver, Jefferson, Gilpin, Adams and Arapahoe Counties. CAPP aims to decrease the costs of litigation and to help cases move through the legal system at a faster pace. It is still…