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Suite 1100, 1600 Stout Street
Denver, Colorado 80202 (Denver Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) In 1983, Allen & Vellone, P.C. began its focus in the representation of financial institutions. That focus has since expanded to the full range of legal issues facing the entrepreneur, the emerging and the established business. In lender representation, the firm's practice emphasizes corporate and general business law, employment law, commercial lending, real estate, securities, construction, intellectual property law and complex commercial litigation. In all areas, the firm's mission is to provide cost-effective service of the highest quality. Statement of PracticeTrials and Appeals in all Federal and State Courts. Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Development and Financing, Employment Law and Intellectual Property. Year Established: 1983
Firm Size: 11
Representative Clients:Guaranty Bank and Trust
Community Bankshares, Inc.
Community Banks of Colorado
The Denver Merchandise Mart
Protecto Wrap Corporation
Keller-Williams
Fusion Specialties, Inc.
Patron Systems, Inc.
Colorado Production Group
Yellow Freight Systems
National Printing & Packaging Corporation
Havana Auto Parts
Sunshine Building Maintenance, Inc
Ceres Design & Arborscape, LLC
EON Enterprises
Aardex Corporation
Peak Capital Investment Services
Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc.
Triad Western Constructors, Inc.
Reference:Guaranty Bank.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
AddressSuite 1100, 1600 Stout Street
Denver, CO 80202, (Denver Co.)
PhonePhone: 303-534-4499
Fax: 303-893-8332
Website
http://www.allen-vellone.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Kevin D. Allen (Shareholder) born Burbank, California; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Kent, Canterbury, England; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1975); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1978) Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Civil Procedure," 1981, 1982 and 1983, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado. Co-Author: "Dorman v. Petrol Aspen, Inc.: The Death of Employment At Will?" 25 Colorado Lawyer 97 (November, 1996); "The Duty of Loyalty and Preparations to Compete" 34 Colorado Lawyer 61 (November, 2005). Faculty, The Council on Education in Management, and frequent lecturer. Most recent presentations: Analysis and Impact of Desert Palace v. Costa, Colorado Bar Association 2004 Annual Employment Law Conference Seminar, October 2004; Safeguarding Managers and Supervisors - Including Yourself - from Individual Liability for Violations of the FMLA, Council on Education in Management, March 2005, November 2005 and February 2006; What to Do When Employees Leave for a Competitor: Protecting Valuable Business Interests, Colorado Personnel Law Update, Council on Education in Management, May and October 2005; Duty of Loyalty and Preparations to Compete, Colorado Bar Association Labor Law Section, February 2007; Protecting Employment at Will: Developments in FMLA Compliance and Overlap of ADA, FMLA and Workers Compensation, Sterling Education Services, June 2007. Colorado SuperLawyer, 2007 and 2008. Member: Denver and Colorado (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section (Former Co-Chairperson)) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Kevin D. Allen
Patrick D. Vellone (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1982); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. Speaker and Co-Author, UCC Compliance Manual for Lenders. Member: National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Panel of Arbitrators. Colorado SuperLawyer, 2007 and 2008. Reported Cases: Klein v. Grynberg, 44 F.3d 1497 (10th Cir. 1995); Rosenthal v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 908 P.2d 1095 (Colo. 1995); Western Industries, Inc. v. Chicago Mining Corp., 926 P.2d 737 (Mont. 1996); Meinders v. Refco Securities Inc., 865 F. Supp. 721 (D. Colo. 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Construction Litigation; Bankruptcy Adversary Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Lender Liability.Email: Patrick D. Vellone
Michael A. Vellone (Shareholder) born Paterson, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Fort Lewis College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Colorado (J.D., 1987). Probation Officer, Colorado State Judicial Department, 1978-1984. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Loans; Business Transactions; Commercial Law; Contracts; Real Estate.Email: Michael A. Vellone
Matthew M. Wolf (Shareholder) born Buffalo, New York; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2002, New York and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1997); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Order of the Barristers. University of Buffalo Law Review, Articles Editor, 2000- 2001. University of Buffalo Moot Court, 2000-2001. Member: Denver Bar Association; The Colorado Bar Association (Member, Colorado Ethics Committee; Committee on Professionalism; Hate Crime Task Force). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Matthew M. Wolf
——————————Elizabeth Bryans (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1987); University of Denver (J.D., 1999). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Elizabeth Bryans
Jennifer E. Schlatter (Associate) born Salida, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.A., 1994); University of Denver (J.D., 1998). Member: Colorado (Member, Copyright and Trademark Section) and American (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section) Bar Associations; Colorado Lawyers for the Arts (Pro Bono Referral Attorney). Practice Areas: Copyright and Trademark Infringement and Protection; Copyright and Trademark Clearance, Enforcement and Registration; Publishing Law; Art Law; Employment Law; Commercial Law.Email: Jennifer E. Schlatter
SPECIAL COUNSELPenny Tibke Platnick (Special Counsel) born Watertown, South Dakota; admitted to bar, 1984, Minnesota; 1998, South Dakota. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1979); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Member, 1982-1983, and Executive Editor, 1983-1984, Minnesota Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorable Francis C. Whelan, Federal District Court, Central District of California, 1984-1985. Member: Pennington County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Penny Tibke Platnick
Shelley Thompson (Special Counsel) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., Political Science, 1996); American University, Washington, D.C. (J.D., 2001; M.A., International Affairs, 2001). Author: "The Globalization of the Securities Markets: Effects on Investor Protection," International Lawyer, Winter 2008. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Shelley Thompson
OF COUNSELPatrick J. Russell (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, August 30; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Claremont-McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Stanford University (B.S. and M.S., 1971); University of Denver (M.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1974; LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Instructor in Law, University of Denver School of Law, 1986-1988. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. (Also practicing individually). Reported Cases: American Securities Transfer, Inc. v. Pantheon Industries, Inc. 871 F. Supp. 400 (D.Colo.1994). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Tax Law.Email: Patrick J. Russell
Larry N. Harris (Of Counsel) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1978, Iowa; 1982, Colorado. Education: Creighton University (B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: The Colorado Bar Association; National Institute of Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation.Email: Larry N. Harris
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