Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC (“CP2”) is pleased to announce that Bob Choate and Julie Trent have been promoted to Partner at the firm.
Attorney Bob Choate works primarily out of the Fort Collins office, but he has deep ties to Greeley and all of Northern Colorado. His practice is focused on real estate development and associated business transactions. Prior to joining Coan, Payton & Payne, Mr. Choate spent many years as corporate counsel for local governmental entities in northern Colorado, and has extensive experience navigating the permitting processes necessary to acquire and protect vested development rights in most every jurisdiction on the north front range. He has a successful track record of obtaining development approvals.
Attorney Julie 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 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. Ms. Trent represents employers in a variety of matters, including the defense of age, race, national origin and sex discrimination, unemployment compensation and wage claims, and helps clients draft and revise their employment policies and manuals to conform to rapidly changing state and federal laws.
