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Year-End Review of Developments in Real Estate Litigation

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: January 24, 2020 at 17:59 PM | UPDATED: 18:50 PM

2019 was a consequential year for eminent domain and real estate litigation. The U.S. Supreme Court issue a rare eminent domain decision, and Colorado courts issued real estate-related opinions on matters of first impression with immediate, practical impacts for litigators and their clients. Summaries and analysis of noteworthy opinions follow, as well as a preview […]

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Colorado Court of Appeals upholds decision in Erie Land Case

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: July 14, 2018 at 18:13 PM | UPDATED: 16:14 PM

CREJ Reprint 2018

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Mikaela Rivera Named Top Woman Lawyer by Law Week Colorado

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: May 10, 2018 at 18:16 PM | UPDATED: 19:05 PM

Founding Partner at Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez Recognized as One of State’s Most Successful Female Attorneys DENVER (May 10, 2018) – Mikaela Rivera, a founding partner at Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez LLP, has been recognized by Law Week Colorado in its 2018 Top Women Lawyers honors. The publication awards new recognition […]

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Eminent domain creep strikes again

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: March 24, 2018 at 18:21 PM | UPDATED: 18:58 PM

Eminent domain creep strikes again

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Can one Colorado city claim land belonging to another? State appeals court hears arguments in Lafayette- Erie dispute

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: March 20, 2018 at 18:18 PM | UPDATED: 19:04 PM

At issue is whether Lafayette’s desire for a neighborhood buffer unfairly impacts development plans in Erie The Denver Post Erie Lafayette

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Nine Mile Corner clash returns to stage with Erie, Lafayette appeal arguments

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: March 20, 2018 at 18:07 PM | UPDATED: 19:07 PM

Arguments were held in front of students at Weld Central High School By Anthony Hahn Staff Writer Boulder Camera Erie Lafayette

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Colorado city called its land claim a bid for more open space. It was largely about keeping a King Soopers, a court says

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: January 14, 2018 at 18:19 PM | UPDATED: 19:03 PM

Court dismisses Lafayette’s eminent domain action against Erie as one done absent of a “public purpose” Colorado city called its land claim a bid for more open space. It was largely about keeping a King Soopers, a court says

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Case brings up decade-old municipality land-grab debate

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: July 05, 2017 at 18:10 PM | UPDATED: 19:06 PM

As appeared in COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL CREJ Reprint

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Eminent domain case shifting municipal dynamics statewide

Posted by ADMIN | PUBLISHED: June 05, 2017 at 18:14 PM | UPDATED: 19:05 PM

June 5, 2017 A decade-old eminent domain case from Telluride could be reshaping Colorado’s local government dynamics and creating an new opening for land disputes to flare. In 2008, the town of Telluride won a lawsuit that had gone to the Colorado Supreme Court, a divisive battle over development on a 570-acre stretch of private […]

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