Coan, Payton, & Payne, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been named by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for the 12th consecutive year as a “Best Law Firm” in Five Tiers: Construction Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law, Trusts & Estates Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor and Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence and persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Ranked firms are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Achieving this recognition signals […]
Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC (“CP2”) is pleased to announce the addition of three new attorneys to its team: Fabian Eichentopf, Natalie Curry and Zach Stover. Fabian Eichentopf focuses his practice on banking, business, and real estate transactions. Mr. Eichentopf grew up in Berlin, Germany and graduated from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law as the John J. Bouma Scholar. While in law school, he was selected for the Arizona Law Review and became the first international student to serve as Associate Justice on the Supreme […]
Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC is pleased to announce that partner William F. “Bill” Garcia has been elected president of the Weld County Bar Association (WCBA). “I remember when I was a new attorney and got involved with the WCBA. It was a great place to meet other attorneys and judges and have opportunities to serve the community. I am looking forward to helping provide those experiences for current bar members,” Garcia said. The Bar Association board is currently planning a return to in person monthly continuing legal education courses, […]
Denver, CO – Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC is pleased to announce that John C. Koechel has joined the firm. Mr. Koechel is based out of the firm’s Denver office and focuses his practice on a broad range of commercial real estate transactions and has particular experience with acquisitions, sales, development, financing, restructuring, leasing and associated corporate matters. Mr. Koechel has helped many clients with myriad types of business deals and agreements and regularly provides general counsel services to businesses and individuals. Mr. Koechel is licensed to practice law in […]
In July, 2020, the Colorado legislature passed the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (“HFWA”), which requires Colorado employers to provide paid sick leave for Colorado employees.[1] In conjunction with the passage of the HFWA, the Colorado legislature also enacted the Public Health Emergency Whistleblower Law (“PHEW”), which provides numerous “whistleblower” protections for employees who are directly impacted in their workplaces by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have all heard of COVID-19 workplace outbreaks across the country, specifically in meat-processing and packaging plants. Plant workers, many of whom are foreign-born, work […]
Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC (“CP2”) is pleased to announce that G. Brent Coan, Brett Payton, Michael C. Payne and Andrew S. Klatskin have been selected to the 2021 Colorado Super Lawyers List. R. Clay Bartlett has been selected to the 2021 Colorado Rising Stars list. This recognition marks Mr. Coan’s seventh consecutive year and Mr. Bartlett’s fifth consecutive year on the list for their work in business and corporate law. Mr. Klatskin has been included sixteen consecutive years for his work in business and real estate law. 2021 is […]
Attorney Amanda T. Huston of Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC has been appointed to the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority Board. The Authority’s mission is to build public-private investment partnerships that foster economic, cultural and social growth in the central business district. The Authority uses tax increment financing to stimulate redevelopment in the central business district and focuses on projects that have benefit for the entire community. Ms. Huston’s law practice is focused primarily on business law and real estate matters.
The Colorado legislature has tried for years to pass a statute requiring Colorado employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, it did so this past summer and the Healthy Families & Workplaces Act, C.R.S. § 8-13.3-401, et. seq. (the “HFWA” or the “Act”), went into effect January 1, 2021. The far-reaching changes set out in the HFWA affect most Colorado employers. Employment manuals and policies – even “pro-employee” policies – are likely in violation of at least some of the provisions set […]
Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC is pleased to announce that Richard M. Hess, Jr. has been promoted to equity member in the firm. Mr. Hess’ practice emphasizes wealth preservation and transfer, family philanthropy and the related fields of succession and exit planning for closely-held businesses and professional practices. He assists business partners, entrepreneurs, professional practices, individuals, and family groups in preserving and facilitating the transfer of wealth as well as managing inter-generational philanthropy. Mr. Hess’ practice includes the subspecialties of estate planning; estate and gift tax planning; estate and trust […]
Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC, is pleased to announce that Julie Trent has joined the firm. Ms. Trent practices in all areas of general commercial litigation and employment law, assisting many types of businesses and financial institutions in a wide range of cases. She has significant litigation experience in matters as diverse as overtime disputes under the Fair Labor Standards Act, trademark disputes under the Lanham Act, bankruptcy adversary proceedings and general contract disputes. In addition to general commercial litigation, Ms. Trent represents employers in a variety of employment law […]
