Carla Sledge was a featured speaker at the annual meeting of LEGUS, an international network of law firms, in Barcelona, Spain, in June. HBC has been the exclusive Colorado member of LEGUS for over 11 years. LEGUS has member firms in 34 US states and 32 countries worldwide, allowing HBC to offer its clients seamless representation in any member state or country.
Melissa Sullivan to speak at Trust and Estate Law Seminars
Melissa Sullivan will be a presenter at the upcoming Annual Legislative Update for the Taxation, Trust & Estate, Real Estate, and Business Law Sections of the Colorado Bar Association where she will speak about the 2010 legislative updates affecting trust and estate law. She is also speaking about these 2010 legislative updates at the 2010 Estate Planning Retreat, a 3-day seminar in Vail, Colorado, for attorneys who practice trust and estate law.
Bill Meyer wins appeal in ERISA case
In a 2-1 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s judgment for the plaintiff in LaAsmar v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, a closely watched case addressing the rights of insurers to deny accident benefits to beneficiaries of ERISA plans. Bill Meyer handled the case and appeal for the LaAsmar family.
Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, and Christopher Brauchli voted Colorado Super Lawyers®
Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, and Christopher Brauchli have been voted 2010 Colorado Super Lawyers® after a state-wide survey and independent review of the lawyers’ credentials. HBC is very proud to have its lawyers recognized by their peers and to be named Colorado Super Lawyers®.
Connie Tromble Eyster, Justin Konrad and Melissa Sullivan voted “Colorado Rising Stars” by Colorado Super Lawyers®
Connie Tromble Eyster, Justin Konrad and Melissa Sullivan have been selected for inclusion in 2010 Colorado Rising Stars by the publishers of Colorado Super Lawyers®. We are thrilled to have our colleagues and their accomplishments recognized by their peers in this manner.
Bill Meyer inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Bill Meyer has been inducted as a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. The ACTL is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is widely considered to be the premier professional trial organization in America.
Connie Tromble Eyster honored as a “Forty Under 40” winner
Connie Tromble Eyster has been selected as a winner of the Forty Under 40 Honor Roll. She will be honored at the inaugural event sponsored by the Boulder County Business Report on February 16, 2010. Connie was recognized for her role in creating the Lyons Community Foundation and the Pro Se Probate program at Boulder District Court as well as her extraordinary legal accomplishments and dedication to her clients.
Adam Chase to present sales and use tax seminar
Adam Chase will present a Lorman® seminar entitled Sales and Use Tax in Colorado on February 18, 2010 at the Curtis Hotel in Denver. During the day-long presentation, Adam will discuss the taxability of tangible and intangible property, multistate issues, exclusions and how to survive sales tax audits.
Carla Sledge, Justin Konrad and Melissa Sullivan represent Summit Blue Consulting in acquisition
Summit Blue Consulting, LLC, a leading provider of consulting services to the energy industry was represented by Hutchinson Black and Cook attorneys Carla Sledge, Justin Konrad and Melissa Sullivan in connection with its recent acquisition by Navigant Consulting, Inc. Summit Blue provides services in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy program design and evaluation to utilities, energy companies, government organizations, and regulators. With the addition of Summit Blue’s employees, Navigant’s Energy Practice will be 250-strong, further enhancing Navigant’s position as the clean energy advisor to the energy sector. The company will maintain and grow the former Summit Blue office in Boulder.
Jonathan Boonin and Justin Konrad obtain seven-figure judgment
Following a five-day jury trial handled by Jonathan Boonin and Justin Konrad, a jury awarded all requested damages to the firm’s client, an online and catalog reseller of high-end home and garden products. The case involved the sale of the client’s assets to a purchaser who failed to make payments and later alleged that it had been defrauded into completing the sale. In a verdict that entirely vindicated the firm’s client, the jury rejected all counterclaims and awarded the client a seven-figure judgment. The judge subsequently awarded the firm’s client its attorney's fees and litigation costs.
Brad Peterson selected to serve as an arbitrator with American Arbitration Association
HBC partner Brad Peterson has been selected to serve on the American Arbitration Association’s Roster of Neutrals where he will be serving both as an arbitrator and as a mediator for matters filed before the American Arbitration Association.
Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, Brad Peterson, Connie Eyster, and Christopher Brauchli Named “Best Lawyers in America” for 2010
Five HBC lawyers, Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, Brad Peterson, Connie Eyster and Christopher Brauchli, have been named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Woodward White, Inc., publisher of the annual Best Lawyers list, surveys attorneys across the country to determine those to be included. Bill was selected for his commercial litigation practice, Baine for medical malpractice, Brad for his work in construction law and Connie and Chris for their trust and estates practice. Chris has been included in “Best Lawyers” for over 20 years.
Carla Sledge will attend annual meeting of LEGUS in Cleveland as the Colorado representative
Carla Sledge will attend the annual meeting of LEGUS, an international network of law firms, which this year is being hosted by the Cleveland, Ohio member firm, in June. HBC has been the exclusive Colorado member of LEGUS for over 11 years. LEGUS has member law firms on 5 continents, allowing HBC to offer its clients seamless representation in any member state or country. Visit www.leguslaw.com or click on the LEGUS logo / link on the HBC home page for more information.
HBC welcomes Amy L. Hirter as of counsel
HBC welcomes Amy L. Hirter, of counsel. Amy was a partner at Sherman & Howard LLC and most recently was of counsel at Holland & Hart LLP. Amy’s 20-year practice emphasizes sophisticated cross-border transactions, including international sales of goods and services, strategic partnerships, software licensing, mergers and acquisitions, establishing foreign operations, joint ventures, international distribution arrangements, outsourcing, and cross-border employment issues.
Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, John Greer, and Christopher Brauchli Voted “Colorado Super Lawyers®”
Four Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyers, Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, John Greer, and Christopher Brauchli, have been voted 2009 Colorado Super Lawyers® by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine after a state-wide survey and independent review of the lawyers’ credentials. HBC is very proud to have its lawyers recognized by their peers and to be named Colorado Super Lawyers®.
Connie Tromble Eyster Voted a “Colorado Rising Star”
Connie Tromble Eyster, a partner with Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC has been selected for inclusion in 2009 Colorado Rising Stars by the publishers of Colorado Super Lawyers®.
Landmark Settlement in Arizona State University Title IX Rape Case
Firm partners Kerr and Hult announced the settlement of J.K. v. Arizona Board of Regents in January 2009. On the eve of trial in Phoenix federal court, the case settled for the second highest monetary payment in the history of Title IX sexual assault litigation (the largest settlement, in Simpson v. University of Colorado, was also obtained by the firm) plus historic statewide reforms. The Arizona Board of Regents committed to the five year appointment of a student safety czar with authority over sexual assault, harassment, and gender equity issues and proceedings on all public campuses in the state, enhancing the safety of some 123,000 students.
The case settled after Kerr and Hult obtained a precedent-setting opinion from District Judge Mary Murghia in federal court in Phoenix denying motions by the university and former ASU head football coach Dirk Koetter, and indicating severe sanctions were likely against the university for destroying key evidence in the case. The settlement drew widespread national attention, such as the ESPN story which can be found HERE, where a Harvard Law School expert called it "the turning point" for women's safety in college athletics.
Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, Brad Peterson, Connie Esyter, and Christopher Brauchli named in 2009 “Best Lawyers in America”
Five HBC lawyers, Bill Meyer, Baine Kerr, Brad Peterson, Connie Eyster and Christopher Brauchli, have been named in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Woodward White, Inc., publisher of the annual Best Lawyers list, surveys attorneys across the country to determine those to be included. Bill was selected for his commercial litigation practice, Baine for medical malpractice, Brad for his work in construction law and Connie and Chris for their trust and estates practice. Chris has been included in “Best Lawyers” for over 20 years.
HBC Lawyers Kimberly Hult and Baine Kerr speak on Title IX Developments at Sociology of Sport meeting
HBC lawyers Kimberly Hult and Baine Kerr, along with University of Colorado professors Scott Adler and Joanne Belknapp, were members of a panel discussing Simpson v University of Colorado and Title IX at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport.
Baine Kerr lectures at Harvard University on Title IX Developments
HBC lawyer Baine Kerr taught a seminar on Title IX law at Harvard Law School. This is his second year at Harvard teaching developments in Title IX jurisprudence in the federal appellate circuits.