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1700 Broadway, Suite 2100
Denver, Colorado 80290-2101 (Denver Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Dufford & Brown, P.C., founded in 1960, includes twenty attorneys. The firm has a broad-based business, employment, real estate, natural resources, energy, public utility and litigation practice, with representative clients involved in a wide variety of businesses throughout the Rocky Mountain region. In the representation of its clients, the firm provides a broad range of legal services through an experienced and knowledgeable group of professionals. Statement of PracticeGeneral Trial Practice in all Courts. Corporate, Partnership, Commercial, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Transactions, Real Estate, Farm and Ranch, Finance, Antitrust, Estate Planning, Probate, Public Utilities, Mining, Transportation, Natural Resources, Public Lands, Water Rights, Environmental, Administrative, Legislative Practice, Employment, Family Law, Bankruptcy and Telecommunications. Year Established: 1960
Firm Size: 20
Representative Clients:AES, Corp.
AngloGold Ashanti North America, Inc.
CF&I Steel, L.P.
Camp Bird Colorado, Inc.
Chevron Shale Oil Company
Climax Molybdenum Co.
Colorado Cab Company, LLC
Colorado Association of Home Builders
Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company
CUNA Mutual Insurance Company
Echo Bay Mines, Ltd.- Sunnyside Gold Co.
Equinox Group
Falcon Broadband, Inc.
Gateway Credit Union
General Electric Company
Gold Resource Corporation
Hall and Hall Mortgage Corp.
Home Builders Association of Metro Denver
Homer Reed, Ltd.
Hypercube, LLC
KMC Data, LLC
McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc.
Peabody Energy Corp.
Phelps-Dodge Corporation
PowerLight Corporation
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Rob-Kraft, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Steel Mills
Safeco Insurance Company
San Isabel Telecom, Inc.
SuperShuttle International Denver, Inc.
Todd Creek Farms Metropolitan District #1
U.S. Gold Corporation
Vail Summit Resorts, Inc.
Veolia Transportation Services, Inc.
Western Plains Energy, LLC.
Reference:UMB Bank Colorado.
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Address1700 Broadway, Suite 2100
Denver, CO 80290-2101, (Denver Co.)
PhonePhone: 303-861-8013
Facsimile: 303-832-3804
Website
http://www.duffordbrown.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
Philip G. Dufford (1926-2000).
Dale Tooley (1933-1985).
David W. Furgason (Shareholder) born Denver, Colorado, December 24, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1966, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1962); University of Colorado (J.D., 1965). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Board of Editors, University of Colorado Law Review, 1964-1965; Member, Colorado Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on Rules concerning Case Management, Disclosure/Discovery and Motions Practice in Civil Litigation; Member, Colorado Supreme Court, Admission on Motions Committee. Member: Denver (President, 1998-1999; Board of Trustees, 1996-2000; Co-Chair, Professionalism Committee, 1994-1997; Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 1989-1991), Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1992 and 1997-2000) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Colorado Bar Foundation. [U.S. Naval Reserve (Ret.), JAG Corps]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor-Employment Law; Condemnation Law; Commercial Law.Email: David W. Furgason
Richard L. Fanyo (Shareholder) born Anderson, Indiana, August 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., with honors, 1969); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Chief Judge Fred M. Winner, District of Colorado, 1976. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Mining Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. [Lt. J.G., U.S. Navy, 1970-1973]. Practice Areas: Mining Law; Transportation; Public Utilities Law; Administrative Law; Public Lands Law; Energy Law; Arbitration.Email: Richard L. Fanyo
Jack F. Ross (Shareholder) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, January 1, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Colorado. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1953); University of Michigan (LL.B., 1956). Delta Theta Phi; Barristers. Assistant Attorney, 1956-1966 and Consulting Counsel, 1966, Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Member, Board of Directors, 1975-1981 and President, 1978-1979, National Water Resources Association. U.S. Commissioner and Chairman, Upper Colorado River Commission, 1984-1992. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Water Law; Water Quality Law.Email: Jack F. Ross
Eugene F. Megyesy, Jr. (Shareholder) born Budapest, Hungary, June 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Colorado. Education: University of Vienna and University of Tulsa (B.A., 1967); University of Denver (J.D., 1972). Assistant Attorney General, Colorado, 1974-1975. Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, 1975-1978. Private Practice, 1978. Honorary Consul General, Republic of Hungary, 1994. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Languages: Hungarian and German. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; International Trade Law.Email: Eugene F. Megyesy, Jr.
Randall J. Feuerstein (Shareholder and Director) born Greeley, Colorado, June 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1975); University of Denver (J.D., 1980). Order of St. Ives; Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu. Associate Editor, Denver Law Journal, 1979-1980. Co-Author: "May the Landlord Unreasonably Withhold Consent to Assignment?" The Colorado Lawyer, October, 1983. Author: "Real Estate Litigation in the Bankruptcy Context," Real Property, Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute, Special District Association Practice and Litigation, 1990. Frequent Lecturer, CLE, Colorado, Inc., Lorman and other Sections of The Colorado Bar Association on Real Estate, Agricultural, Oil and Gas/Surface Use and Legislative Topics. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Business/Bankruptcy Committee, Real Estate Section and Agricultural Law Section, Chair, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Heritage - Todd Creek for the Equinox Group, LLC; Todd Creek Farms Metropolitan District No. 1 Bonds. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Farm and Ranch Law; Oil and Gas Law.Email: Randall J. Feuerstein
Peggy J. Anderson (Shareholder) born Carrington, North Dakota, August 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: North Dakota State University (B.S., 1977); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Collaborative Family Law Certification. Member, University of Nebraska Law Review, 1984. Author: F.R.C.P. 56 (A), "Obtaining Additional Discovery Time When Facing Summary Judgement," The Colorado Lawyer, 1996. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations (Member, Family Law Section). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations.Email: Peggy J. Anderson
Lawrence D. Stone (Shareholder) born Oak Park, Illinois, June 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, California. Education: University of Vermont (B.A., 1973); University of Denver (J.D., 1977). Trial Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1978-1982. Member of Faculty/Lecturer: Sterling Education Services Employment Law Update, 2002; Employment Law Institute, 1999; Council of Education in Management's Personnel Law Update for 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000; Colorado Credit Union's Conference, 1994 and 2002; Colorado Association of School Executive's Conference, 1993; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, 1989 and 1990; Employment Section of CDLA, 1987; Counsel on Education in Management, 1986-1988; Joint Labor Management Conference, 1983. Member: Denver, Colorado (Labor Law Committee, 1982 and 1987) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 20 EPD ¶30, 009 (C.D., Ca. 1979); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. State of Wyoming, 514 F. Supp. 595 (D. Wyo. 1981); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming Retirement System, 27 FEP 1291 (D Wyo. 1981); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Trailways, Inc. 530 F. Supp. 54 (D Colo. 1981); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. First Citizens Bank of Billings, 31 EPD ¶33,508 (D. Mont., 1983); Regional Transportation District, 80 LA 1225 (Eaton, 1983); Watson v. Regional Transportation District, 762 P.2d 133 (Colo. 1988); Stump v. Gates, 777 F. Supp. 796 (D. Colo. 1991); Stump v. Ocrant, 777 F. Supp. 808 (D. Colo. 1991). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation.Email: Lawrence D. Stone
Herbert A. Delap (Shareholder) born Watertown, Wisconsin, February 24, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado. Education: Lewis & Clark College (B.A., 1966); University of Denver (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Note Editor, 1968-1969, Denver Law Journal. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. [Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army, 1971-1972; 1st Lt., USAR, 1970-1972]. Reported Cases: Strader v. Beneficial Finance, 35 Colo. App. 284, 534 P.2d 339, 191 Colo. 206, 551 P.2d 720 (1976) (uccc Effect of Borrower Recession); Prutch v. Ford Motor Co., 40 Colo. App. 129, 574 P.2d 102, 618 P.2d 657 (1980) (product liability--timing proof of defect); Dumbell Ranch Co. v. Cherokee Exploration, Inc., 692 F.2d 706 (10th Cir. 1982) (trespass-public lands access); Adams - Arapahoe v. Celotex, 637 F.Supp. 1207 (D.C. Colo. 1986) 958 F.2d 381 (10th Cir. 1992) (asbestos--statute of limitations other defenses); Redies v. Nationwide Mutual Ins., 711 F.Supp. 570 (D.C. Colo. 1989) (negligent misrepresentations--elements of proof); Charlton v. Kimata, 815 P.2d 946 (Colo. 1991) (social host liability); Classic AutoSales v. Schocket, 823 P.2d 233 (Colo. 1992) (tort--long arm jurisdiction); Satsky v. Paramount Comm., 778 F.Supp. 505 (D.C. Colo. 1991) 7 F.3d 1464 (10th Cir. 1993) (toxic substance--preclusive effect of CERCLA Consent Decree); Western Operating v. Kincaid, 890 P.2d 249 (Colo. App. 1994) (Operating Agreement - Area of Mutual Interest); In Re Etcheverry 242 B.R. 503 (D. Colo. 1999) lack of good faith filing Requirement II USC 707 (a). Transactions: Sale of 11 Uranium Prospects, New Frontier Uranium, LLC / UR - Energy USA, Inc., 2007. Practice Areas: Civil Trials and Appeals; Litigation; Natural Resources; Environmental Law; Business Law.Email: Herbert A. Delap
Joanne Herlihy (Shareholder) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, May 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1985); University of Denver (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Denver Legal Fee Arbitration Committee. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Canterbury v. Kovacich, 74 P. 3d 457 (Colo. App. 2003), rev'd. Taylor v. Canterbury, 92 p. 3d 961 (Colo. 2004); CF&I Steel, L.P. v. Air Pollution Control Division, 77 P. 3d 933 (Colo. App. 2003); Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Water Conservancy Dist. v. Chevron Shale Oil Co., 986 P. 2d 918 (Colo. 1999); Mount Evans Co. v. Madigan, 14 F.3rd 1444 (10th Cir. 1994); Forest Conservation Council v. Espy, 835 F. Supp. 1202 (D.Idaho 1993), aff'd mem. op., No. 94-35110 (9th Cir. Nov. 25, 1994); Mountain States Legal v. Foundation Espy, 833 F.Supp. 808 (D.Idaho 1993). Practice Areas: Water; Environmental; Public Lands; Real Estate; Litigation.Email: Joanne Herlihy
David J. Babiarz (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, December 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado and Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1977); Wayne State University (J.D., 1981). Member, Moot Court. Member: Denver and Colorado (Member, Business Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Securities; Commercial Law.Email: David J. Babiarz
John R. Heronimus (Shareholder) born Grundy Center, Iowa, June 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: Iowa State University (B.B.A., with distinction, 1993; B.A., with distinction, 1993); University of Iowa (J.D., 1997). Associate Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining Law.Email: John R. Heronimus
OF COUNSELThomas G. Brown (Of Counsel) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 1934; admitted to bar, 1964, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1956; J.D., 1964). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, University of Colorado Law Review, 1963-1964. Certified Public Accountant, Colorado, 1960 (retired). Dean, University of Colorado School of Law, 1979-1981. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Colorado and American Bar Foundations. [Capt. (Ret.), U.S. Naval Reserve, Supply Corps]. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Finance Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Thomas G. Brown
Terry Jo Epstein (Of Counsel) born Denver, Colorado, March 1, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Colorado (J.D., 1988). Winner Rothgerber Moot Court Competition, 1987. Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Lewis T. Babcock, District of Colorado. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law.Email: Terry Jo Epstein
Melissa (Dalla) O'Leary (Special Counsel) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991; J.D., 1994). Honors; Mortar Board. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations.. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Melissa (Dalla) O'Leary
——————————Christian D. Hammond (Associate) born Wurzburg, Germany, December 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1995); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2002). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Torts, Federal Jurisdiction, and Basic Criminal Procedure. Law Clerk to Hon. Nathan B. Coats, Colorado Supreme Court, 2002-2003. Author: "The Supreme Court's Decision in 'Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez'; and the Analysis Under the Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine," 79 Denv. U. L. Rev. 157, 2001; Rule 30: Depositions Upon Oral Examination, 12 Debra Knapp, Colorado Civil Procedure Forms and Commentary (2d ed. 2005). Member: Denver, Colorado (Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Faculty of Federal Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice.Email: Christian D. Hammond
Mechelle Y. Faulk (Associate) born Seoul, South Korea, December 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1999); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 2002). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Asian Pacific American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Mechelle Y. Faulk
Jessica Browne (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado. Education: University of Texas at Dallas (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 2001); University of Denver (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation.
Carmen Moraleda (Associate) born Ciudad-Real, Spain, January 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: University of Castilla-La Mancha School of Law, Toledo, Spain (J.D., 1996); University of Denver College of Law (LL.M., 2001; J.D., 2003). Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Carmen Moraleda
Christopher G. Baumgartner (Associate) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (B.A., 1995); University of Colorado (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk to the Honorable John P. Leopold, District Court Judge, Eighteenth Judicial District, Colorado. Member: Denver, The Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Regulatory Law; Business Law; Intellectual Property; Insurance Defense.Email: Christopher G. Baumgartner
David A. Closson (Associate) born Boulder, Colorado, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2004, U.S. District Court of Colorado. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Colorado (M.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2002). Member: Denver, The Colorado and American Bar Associations (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Common Interest Community Law.Email: David A. Closson
David S. O'Leary (Director) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1996, Colorado. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1992); University of Denver (J.D., 1995). Member, Estate Planning Council of S.E. Denver, 1998. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Special District Law; Municipal Law; Corporate Law; Probate Administration.Email: David S. O'Leary
Richard L. Corbetta (Director) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., with honors, 1985; J.D., 1991). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Silverado Communication Corp. v. Public Util. Comm. of Colo., 893 P2d 1316 (Colo. 1995) rehearing denied May 15, 1995; AviComm, Inc. v. Public Util. Comm. of Colo., 955 P.2d 1023 (Colo. 1998). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Telecommunications Law; Energy Law; Transportation Law; Administrative Law; Commercial Transactions; Litigation.Email: Richard L. Corbetta
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