Bruce Menk has been involved in Colorado High School Mock Trial continuously for the last 25 years. He started as a coach when his oldest daughter was in high school and coached a total of 11 years. During that time, he coached 3 State Champion teams, one of which...
The United States Supreme Court ruled on May 21, 2018 that employees who sign employment agreements to arbitrate claims must do so on an individual basis, and may not band together to enforce claims through class or collective actions. The opinion, penned by recently...
Benton Barton will be speaking at the Burns & McDonnell 9th Annual Joint In-House EPC-CLE program taking place in Kansas City, Missouri on May 17, 2018. Burns & McDonnell is one of the world’s largest and most-admired consulting and design-build firms,...
ERISA is a federal statute that regulates employee benefit plans. In many lawsuits which involve the adjudication of benefits under ERISA plans, plaintiffs often serve the U.S. Department of Labor Secretary pursuant to a provision in the statute which allows them to...
Matthew Ninneman is lead co-editor of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law’s 50-State Survey of Licensed Design Professional Stamping and Sealing Obligations. The ABA’s Forum on Construction Law Division 3 recently published the 50-State Survey as...
Benton Barton will be speaking at the “Intelligent Design: Informed and Proactive Approaches to Mitigate Risk and Avoid Claims” presentation at Hall & Evans’ Denver office on Wednesday, April 18th. Barbara Sable, a national risk management consultant with RLI...
Benton Barton will be speaking at the 4th Annual Risk Control Seminar for Architects, Engineers, and Environmental Professionals at the Coors Field Events Center on Wednesday, April 11th. Benton’s session, “Winning the First Inning: Smart Ways to Proactively Deal with...
Colorado Super Lawyers® has chosen twenty-three Hall & Evans attorneys for inclusion in the 2018 list. Eleven attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers® while another twelve were recognized as “Rising Stars.” In addition, attorney Valerie Garcia was listed...
Hall & Evans’ attorneys Gillian Dale and Andrew Ringel obtained a defense verdict in Adams County District Court on March 16, 2018, after a five-day jury trial. The plaintiff brought claims against a school district and one of its officers after her employment...
Matthew Ninneman will be speaking at a one-day Construction Law Conference in Denver, Colorado on Monday, April 30th. Matthew’s session, “On the Defense,” will focus on the mitigation of liability for design professionals. The conference is presented by Colorado Law...
