Attorneys

Attorneys

Adam W. Chase

Of Counsel

Experience

Adam Chase joined HBC in 2008, after spending 14 years with Oreck, Crighton, Adams & Chase, a Colorado and Louisiana law firm that specialized in tax law. At the firm Adam also served in the capacity as the equivalent of in-house counsel for a primary client. He was a partner of the firm.

Adam's practice covers a broad range of business, corporate and tax matters, with an expertise in state and local sales and use tax.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated

Representative Cases and Transactions

Adam has represented small, mid-size and large companies and individuals in a wide range of tax and business transactional, planning and controversies, including formation and dissolution of entities, breach of contract claims, construction disputes, audits and assessments and, especially, protests against state and local tax administrations.

Publications and Presentations

Colorado Sales & Use Taxation: The Complete State and Local Reference, 2003
Colorado Sales and Use Tax: Beginners and Advanced Courses for Lorman Tax Seminars
Louisiana State & Local Tax Report: Author and of articles on state and local tax matters
Tax Planning for Same-Sex Couples, 72 Den.U. L. Rev. 359 (1995)
Barriers to International Agreements for the Adaptation and Mitigation of Global Climate Change: Law and Economics Approach, 1 Touro J. Envtl. L. J. 17 (1994)
Ecotax International: Comments on Taxation for Envtl. Protection: 23 Envtl. L. (1993)
The Efficiency Benefits of "Green Taxes," 11 U.C.L.A. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 1 (1992)

Areas of Practice

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M. Taxation, 1994
Senior Staff Editor, NYU Environmental Law Journal
University of Colorado School of Law, J.D., 1991
Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, Managing Editor, Notes and Comments Editor
University of Kent, UK, B.A., 1987
Haverford College, B.A., 1988 (Honors)

Bar Admissions / Clerkships

Colorado, 1991
Louisiana, 1995
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1991
Law Clerk, Honorable Richard Matsch, 1991-92; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Memberships / Awards

American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Louisiana Bar Association
Boulder County Bar Association

Adam has represented a number of individuals and nonprofit corporations, including Boulder County AIDS Project, Environmental Defense Fund and served as the Chair of the Boulder Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He is also the President of the American Trail Running Association.