Brian P. Molzahn
Member
As a member of the firm’s Construction & Design Practice Group and as chair of the firm’s Professional Liability Practice Group, Brian has over 20 years of experience representing business owners, public entities, developers, architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors, surveyors, subcontractors, suppliers, insurers, insurance agents/brokers/adjusters, real estate agents/brokers, community association and property managers, allied healthcare providers, financial planners, mortgage lenders/mortgage loan originators and other various professionals.
Brian is also the chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group and, with over six years of broad and varied experience as a research staff attorney, liaison and senior law clerk for two chief justices in one of the busiest state appellate courts in the nation, Brian has delivered numerous appellate victories for his clients, many of which have translated into favorable law for design, construction and other professionals.
Brian is often asked to share his knowledge and insights by way of larger seminar and conference presentations as well as smaller talks and roundtables. In that same vein, Brian has co-authored a chapter in the Colorado Appellate Handbook and has rewritten the subject of design professional liability within The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Construction Law, the state’s preeminent construction law treatise.
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2002
- Illinois (inactive), 1994
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Location
Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Education
JD: DePaul University College of Law, 1994
BA: Wheaton College, 1990, Political Science and Economics
Contact
Career Distinctions & Honors
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- American Jurisprudence Award Recipient (multiple)
- Staff Attorney, Illinois Appellate Court, First Judicial District
- Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable John N. Hourihane, Chief Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First Judicial District
- Senior Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Jane Theis, Chief Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, First Judicial District
Professional Associations
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- Professional Liability Defense Federation
- ALFA International
Decisions
- Layton Construction Co., Inc. v. Shaw Contract Flooring Services, Inc., 2016 COA 155
- Stan Clauson Associates, Inc. v. Coleman Brothers Construction, LLC, 2013 COA 7
- Martin v. Essrig, 277 P.3d 857 (Colo. App. 2012)
- Hamon Contractors, Inc. v. Carter & Burgess, Inc., 229 P. 3d 282 (Colo. App. 2008)
- US Fire Insurance Co. v. Sonitrol Management Corp., 192 P. 3d 543 (Colo. App. 2008)
- Western Innovations, Inc. v. Sonitrol Corp., 187 P. 3d 1155 (Colo. App. 2008)
- Weiss v. Waterhouse Securities, Inc., 335 III. App. 3d 875, 781 N.E.2d 1105 (2001), aff’d, 208 III. 2d 439, 804 N.E.2d 536
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
- Speaker, “Appellate Practice Update 2016,” Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2016
- Speaker, “Rebuilding America: Constructing the Road to Recovery,” ALFA International Construction Law Practice Group Seminar, 2012
- Speaker, Professional Liability Defense Federation Annual Meeting & CLE Presentation, 2011
- Author/Editor, “Colorado Construction Defect Litigation and Coverage,” Hall & Evans, 2010
Blog Posts About Brian
- Hall & Evans Construction Law Team Speaking at Risk Control Seminar for Architects, Engineers, and Environmental Professionals on August 2nd
- H&E Attorneys Contribute to “The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Construction Law”
- Hall & Evans Proudly Supports The Maria Droste Counseling Center’s 8th Annual Golf Classic
- Brian Molzahn Presents at Colorado Construction Law CLE Program
- Our Construction & Design Practice Group’s Expertise On Display
- Releases of Two Hall & Evans’ Outfitter Clients Enforced in Back-To-Back Decisions
- Lakewood City Council Passes Ordinance Addressing Construction Defect Litigation
