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Independence Plaza
1050 17th Street, Suite 1500
Denver, Colorado 80265 (Denver Co.)
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(Main Office) Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley LLC was formed in 1995 by attorneys who had attained positions of prominence in major Denver law firms by providing valued legal services to clients in significant and sophisticated real estate transactions and complex commercial litigation. The firm is committed to providing prompt, efficient, high quality legal services with innovative fee structures specifically tailored to the client and the task. The firm achieves this by developing a close working relationship with its clients, adopting a common sense approach, and staffing with experienced attorneys and legal support personnel. Statement of PracticeCommercial Transactions and Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, Employment, Sports, and Resort and Development Law. Year Established: 1995
Firm Size: 25
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AddressIndependence Plaza
1050 17th Street, Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80265, (Denver Co.)
PhonePhone: 303-685-4800
Fax: 303-685-4869
Website
http://www.jacobschase.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Paul A. Jacobs (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 5, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Colorado. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1960); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1968). Order of St. Ives. Associate/Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen, 1968-1993; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, 1992-1995. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Structured and organized Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, processed National League Application, negotiated major franchise agreements. Principal negotiator and counsel, City of San Diego, in connection with development of San Diego Padres Ballpark and ancillary commercial projects. Practice Areas: General Business; Real Estate Law; Finance Law; Sports Law.Email: Paul A. Jacobs
Jeffrey A. Chase (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 20, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1968); University of Colorado (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Visiting Lecturer, Legal Writing, University of Colorado School of Law, 1974. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Edward E. Pringle, Colorado Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Associate/Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen, 1975-1995. Chairman, Commercial Litigation Section, 1992-1995; Colorado Supreme Court Grievance Committee; 1988-1994; Executive Committee, Colorado Lawyers Committee, 1998-2000, Member, Appellate Discipline Commission. Fellow: The American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trial Law; Appeals; Media Law; Securities Law.Email: Jeffrey A. Chase
Ann B. Frick (Member) born Waukegan, Illinois, March 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.S., cum laude, 1973); University of Colorado (J.D., 1978) Order of the Coif. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Mu. Listed: "Best Lawyers in America"; Colorado Top 50 Super Lawyers, 2007; Top 25 Women Super Lawyers, 2006 and 2007. Co-Author: "Interspousal Wiretapping and Eavesdropping: An Update," The Colorado Lawyer, Vol 24, Nos. 9 & 11, Sept. & Nov. 1995. Associate/Partner, Kelly Haglund Garnsey & Kahn, 1983-1995. Deputy District Attorney, Denver District Attorney's Office, 1981-1983. Associate, Holme Roberts & Owen, 1978-1981. Colorado Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission, 1996-2001. Colorado College Board of Trustees, 1990-1996 and 2000-2004. Colorado Ballet Board of Trustees, 1997. AAA Commercial and Employment Arbitrator and Mediation Panels. Lecturer, CLE in Colorado, Inc. and Law Education Institute, Inc. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National and Regional Sessions, 1986. . Member: Denver, Colorado (Board of Governors, 1984-1986; 1988-1990) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association (Vice President, 1982-1983; Nominating Committee, 1984-1985). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, State Committee Chair, 2006-2008. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Ann B. Frick
David D. Kleinkopf (Member) born Bakersfield, California, March 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1978); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Senior Judge, Writing and Advocacy Program, University of Michigan Law School, 1980-1981. Associate/Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen, 1981-1995. Founding Member/Partner, Jacobs Chase Frick Kleinkopf & Kelley LLC, 1995. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Business; Real Estate Law; Ski Area Resort Development Law; Finance Law.Email: David D. Kleinkopf
Kevin H. Kelley (Head of Real Estate Group) born Heidelberg, West Germany, June 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1991, Colorado. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985) Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Notes Editor, Virginia Journal of Natural Resources Law, 1987-1988. Associate, Richards & O'Neil, 1988-1990; Associate, Holme Roberts & Owen, 1990-1995. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. [USAR, 1985-1988; NYANG, 1988-1990; Capt., USAR, 1992-1997]. Practice Areas: Resorts and Leisure; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Business Law.Email: Kevin H. Kelley
Robert P. Detrick (Member) born Ames, Iowa, February 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. American Jurisprudence Award for Federal Income Taxation. Federalist Society. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Resorts and Leisure; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Land Entitlement; Planned Unit Development Law; Common Interest Community Law; Condominium Conversions; Condominium Development; Land Acquisitions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Partnerships; Land Development; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Subdivisions.Email: Robert P. Detrick
Steven M. Cohen (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, March 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, New York and California; 1996, Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1985); Fordham University (J.D., 1989); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Co-Author: "Operating Agreements After Check-The-Box," Journal of Limited Liability Companies, Vol. 3, No. 4, Spring 1997. Member: Colorado and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership; Corporate Tax.Email: Steven M. Cohen
N. Reid Neureiter (Member) born Arlington, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1997, District of Columbia; 1998, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., with honors, 1987); Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs (M.P. AFF., 1993); University of Texas (J.D., with high honors, 1993). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1992-1993. Order of the Coif, Barbara Jordan Scholar, Chancellor at Large, Gibbs & Ratliff Moot Court Champion, Thad T. Hutcheson Moot Court Champion and best brief. Law Clerk for the Honorable Stanley Sporkin, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1993-1994. Associate, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., 1994-1996; Court-appointed defense counsel for Terry Lynn Nichols, Oklahoma City Bombing Case, 1996-1998. Colorado Bar Association, Outstanding Colorado Lawyer Article, 2005-2006. Director, Faculty of Federal Advocates, 2005-2007. Reported Cases: UIH-SFCC Holdings, L.P. v. Brigato, 51 P.3d 1076 (Colo. App. 2002); Eurpac Service Inc. v. Republic Acceptance Corp., 37 P.3d 447 (Colo. App. 2000); United States v. McVeigh & Nichols (Appeal of Dallas Morning News) 119 F.3d 806 (10th Cir. 1997); Nichols v. Reno, 124 F.3d 1376 (10th Cir. 1997); Solomon v. National Enquirer, 24 Media L.Rep. 2269 (1996 D.Md.). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: N. Reid Neureiter
Jill K. Rood (Member) born Canton, Ohio, January 18; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado. Education: Miami University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Boulder and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Real Estate Finance.Email: Jill K. Rood
Barbara A. Grandjean (Member) born Santa Clara, California, April 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1990); University of Colorado (J.D., 1993). Order of The Coif. Member: Denver and American Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar Association. Reported Cases: A-Mark Auction Gallerie Inc. et al v. American Numismatic Association, 233 F. 3d 895 (5th Cir. 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Barbara A. Grandjean
William V. Power (Member) born Norfolk, Virginia, May 15, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1992, North Carolina. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1984); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1988). Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Real Property Section); North Carolina State Bar; Virginia Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law(30%); Buying and Selling of Businesses(40%); Condominium Development(30%).
Lawrence M. Zavadil (Member) born Yankton, South Dakota, December 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Missouri; 1990, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., 1983); University of Nebraska (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Executive Editor, 1987 and Member, 1986-1987, Nebraska Law Review. Member, Allen Moot Court Board, 1986. Author: "Invoking the Attorney-Client Privilege Against Former Officers and Directors," Colorado Lawyer, March 2005; "Rule 103(a) and Harmless Error," Colorado Lawyer, November 2004; "Rule 403: The Balancing Test," Colorado Lawyer, February 2004; "Admissibility of 'Other Acts' Evidence under C.R.E. 404(b)," Colorado Lawyer, July 2003; "Prior Consistent Statements: Rule 801(d)(1)(B) and Beyond," Colorado Lawyer, September 1999; "Rule 301Overcoming Presumptions," Colorado Lawyer, January 1998; "Rule 106 and the Doctrine of Completeness," Colorado Lawyer, July 1996; "Res Gestae Evidence," Colorado Lawyer, July 1995; "Use of Rule 404(a) Character Evidence in Civil Cases," Colorado Lawyer, August 1994; "Authentication of Private Documents by Nonexpert Witnesses," Colorado Lawyer, October 1993; "Rules 801 and 613: Evidentiary Uses of Pleadings Filed in Other Cases," Colorado Lawyer, November 1992. Book review: How to Win Jury Trials: Building Credibility with Judges and Jurors, Colorado Lawyers, October 1999. Co-Author: with Debra Knapp, Chapter on Rule 36, Colorado Civil Procedure Forms and Commentary, Ed. 1996. Contract Prosecutor: Arvada, Colorado, 1994; Lafayette, Colorado, 1997. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re OODC, LLC, 321 B.R. 128 (Bankr. D. Del. 2005); Roberts v. Holland & Hart, 857 P.2d 493 (Colo. App. 1993); GCI 1985-1 Ltd. v. Murray Properties of Dallas, 770 F. Supp. 585 (D. Colo. 1991); Dikeou v. Dikeou, 916 P.2d 601 (Colo. App. 1995); Network Solutions v. Clue Computing, Inc., 946 F. Supp. 858 (D. Colo. 1996); Bayles v. American Medical Response, 937 F. Supp. 1477 (D. Colo. 1996); 950 F. Supp. 1053 (D.Colo. 1996); 962 F. Supp. 1346 (D. Colo. 1997). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Trade Secrets; Fiduciary Duty Litigation.Email: Lawrence M. Zavadil
Lawrence G. Katz (Member) born June 2, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1991); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Lawrence G. Katz
Michael H. Berger (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1972); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1975). Visiting Lecturer in Law, Legal Writing, University of Colorado School of Law, 1975, 1979. Law Clerk for the Honorable Edward E. Pringle, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Colorado, 1975-1976. Author: Preservation of the Attorney-Client Privilege: Using Agents and Intermediaries to Obtain Legal Advice, 30 Colo. Lawyer 51 (May 2001); The New Colorado Rules of Professional ConductA Survey of the Most Important Changes, 36 Colo. Lawyer 71 (August 2007). Member, Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1996. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Appellate Procedure, 1999. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct Standing Committee. Member: Denver, Colorado (Chair, Ethics Committee. 1991-1992), (Chair, Amicus Brief Committee 2008) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Fellow: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Montemayor v. Jacor Communications, Inc., 64 P.3d 916 (Colo App 2002); SGI Air Holdings, II, LLC v. Novartis AG, 239 F.Supp 2d 1161 (D. Colo. 2003); Crowe v. Tull, 126 P.3d 196, 201 (Colo. 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Employment Law(20%); Appeals(10%); Professional Ethics(20%).Email: Michael H. Berger
Liane L. Heggy (Member) born Sioux City, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia; 2002, Colorado. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1984; M.A., 1985; Ph.D., 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1994; LL.M., with honors, 1996). Administrative Editor, Law & Policy in International Business, 1992-1994. Member: Virginia State Bar; The Colorado Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation); International Fiscal Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law.Email: Liane L. Heggy
Lori L. Duwve (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, Alabama; 1998, Colorado. Education: University of West Florida (B.S., 1988); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1995). Executive Editor, Cumberland Law Review. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Lori L. Duwve
Shane C. Orr (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado and District of Columbia. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1996); Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax; Real Estate; Resorts and Leisure; Real Estate Finance.Email: Shane C. Orr
Kathryn A. Reilly (Member) born December 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, District of Columbia; 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1998); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Clerk to Judge Julia S. Gibbons, United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Member: The Colorado Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; Federal Communications and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Telecommunications Law.Email: Kathryn A. Reilly
Mark F. Bell (Partner) born Englewood, Colorado, October 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1988); University of Denver (J.D., 1991). Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Financial Restructuring; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation.Email: Mark F. Bell
——————————Jennifer G. Haynes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., Education and Social Policy, 2000); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006); University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate College (M.U.P., 2006). Member: Denver Bar Association; The Colorado Bar Association; American Bar Association; Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Jennifer G. Haynes
Michael Meacher (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia, June 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of British Columbia (B.S., Animal Biology, 2002); Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Michael Meacher
Andrew W. Myers (Associate) born Boulder, Colorado, June 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.Env.D., 1998; J.D., 2002). Editor-in-Chief, Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, 2001-2002. Member: The Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Appellate Practice; Construction Law.Email: Andrew W. Myers
Jacob Ross (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, New Mexico; 2007, Colorado. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1998); J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University (J.D., 2004). Member: The Colorado Bar Association. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Land Use Planning; Hotel and Resort Development; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.Email: Jacob Ross
Justin H. Weyerhaeuser (Associate) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan; 2006, Maryland; 2008, Colorado. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1995); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2004). Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award for Courtroom Advocacy, 2004. Member: The Colorado Bar Association; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Justin H. Weyerhaeuser
OF COUNSELElizabeth Harris (Of Counsel) born Greenwich, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., English, 1989); New York University (J.D., 1996).Email: Elizabeth Harris
Michael A. Smith (Of Counsel) born Craig, Colorado, April 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1980). Managing Editor, Harvard Women's Law Journal, 1979-1980. Managing Editor, Harvard Law Record, 1979. Lecturer in Law, University of Denver College of Law, 1984, 1986. Adjunct Faculty, Constitutional Law, University of Denver, 1989-1992. Director of Student Judicial Affairs, University of Denver, 1986-1988. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(80%); Real Estate Finance(20%).Email: Michael A. Smith
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