Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Health Care, Non-Profits, Business Law, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Labor and Employment, Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Banks and Banking, Construction Law, Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate, Hospital Law, Education Law, Global Sustainability, Insurance Law, Natural and Organic Products, Personal Injury, Probate, Renewable Energy, Technology, Trusts and Estates, Wills, Immigration Law, Immigration and Naturalization.

Representative Clients:

Boulder Valley School District
Jefferson County School District
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Compass Bank
Colorado Business Bank
Denver Board of Realtors
Boulder Area Board of Realtors
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Boulder Community Hospital
Pangea Naturals, Inc.
Mile High Harley Davidson
Frasier Meadows Retirement Community
Colorado Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
New Hope Natural Media.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

One Boulder Plaza
1800 Broadway, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302-5289, (Boulder Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-443-8010
Fax: 303-440-3967

Website

http://www.celaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Lynn David Bird (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1969); University of Idaho (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills.Email: Lynn David Bird

James C. Branum (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 2001, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Education Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: James C. Branum

Richard E. Bump (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.S.B.A., 1969); University of Colorado (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment; Real Estate Law.Email: Richard E. Bump

Sharon E. Caulfield (Member) admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Sharon E. Caulfield

William J. Kowalski (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance.Email: William J. Kowalski

Lynn G. Kuykendall (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: Hastings College and University of Colorado (B.A., 1965); University of Colorado (J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Real Estate.Email: Lynn G. Kuykendall

Sarah E. Meshak (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Health Law; Employment Law.Email: Sarah E. Meshak

Michael W. Schreiner (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1980); University of Denver (J.D., 1985). Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Education Law.Email: Michael W. Schreiner

W. Stuart Stuller (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (B.S., 1975); University of Colorado (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Education Law; Litigation.Email: W. Stuart Stuller

Allen P. Taggart (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1974); University of Denver (M.S.W., 1976); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: Allen P. Taggart

ASSOCIATES

Sally P. Berg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2000); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Member: Boulder County (Co-Chair, Medical Civil Litigation Section), Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Insurance Coverage Committee, Construction Law Section); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Sally P. Berg

David L. Olson, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S.B.A., 1997); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., 2005). Executive Editor, 2004-2005 and Member, 2003-2005, Nebraska Law Review. Member: Boulder County and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law.Email: David L. Olson, II

Ranmali Bopitiya (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia; Yale Law School (J.D., 2006); Harvard School of Public Health. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Ranmali Bopitiya

Kristofer Manning Simms (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1991); University of Wyoming College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Adams-Broomfield Bar Association (Chair, Probate Section); Colorado Bar Association (Member, Trusts and Estates Section). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate Law; Real Estate Law; Taxation; Corporate Law.

Alyssa C. Burghardt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2006, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, Northern District of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana and Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: American Bar Association, Member American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section, Member American Bar Association, State & Local Government (Public Education) Section, Member Colorado Bar Association, Member National Council of School Attorneys, Member Colorado Council of School Attorneys, Member. Practice Areas: Education Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Alyssa C. Burghardt

Kristin C. Edgar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1999); University of Colorado (J.D., 2004). Member: Boulder and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Kristin C. Edgar

Timothy J. O'Neill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1997); University of Colorado (J.D., 2006). Member: Boulder and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Law.Email: Timothy J. O'Neill

Meghan E. Pound (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Member: Denver (Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division) and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Meghan E. Pound

SPECIAL COUNSEL

William A. Ahlstrand (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, Nebraska; 1973, California; 1974, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska (A.B., 1966; J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Corporate Law; Probate; Trusts, Wills and Estates.Email: William A. Ahlstrand

Linnea M. Simons (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1970); University of Denver (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Corporate; Environmental Law; Telecommunications Law; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Linnea M. Simons

Jennifer A. Sullivan (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1991, California; 1996, Colorado. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1978); University of Washington (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Health Law; Labor and Employment; Corporate Law.Email: Jennifer A. Sullivan

Mark A. Wilkerson (Special Counsel) born Lawrence, Kansas, April 14, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Missouri; 1990, Kansas; 2007, Colorado. Education: Missouri State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Missouri at Kansas City (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Business Editor, University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: "Dirt on Clean Hands Doctrine," University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, Vol. 56, No. 4, 791-800. Member: Boulder, The Colorado, Kansas and American (Member: Business Law and Health Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Financial Management Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Health Care Law.Email: Mark A. Wilkerson

OF COUNSEL

Gerald A. Caplan (Of Counsel)

G. Lane Earnest (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Colorado; 1964, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Practice Areas: Health Law; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banking.Email: G. Lane Earnest