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Lender renews bid to foreclose on bankrupt downtown apartments
Auraria Student Lofts is an apartment complex atop the Curtis Hotel at 1051 14th St. (BusinessDen file) More than a year after it went bankrupt, Auraria Student Lofts downtown remains unsold and...
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Crocs vs. ex-CEO’s son: Shoe firm accused of monopoly as it claims stolen...
Joybees shoes and sandals ranged in price from $19.99 to $27.99 when they launched in 2020. (BusinessDen file) On June 14, 2018, a middle manager at Crocs nudged a thumb drive into his laptop and...
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Judge rejects Bandimere’s lawsuit over pandemic restrictions
The crowd cheers during an anti-mask rally at Bandimere Speedway on Sept. 1, 2020. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) For the third time, a court has thrown out a lawsuit by Bandimere Speedway that...
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Pot grower hit with ‘severe’ fine for not reporting warehouse fire
This nondescript warehouse at 5395 E. 39th Ave. in northeast Denver is home to Super Farm. (Justin Wingerter/BusinessDen) A cannabis cultivator in northeast Denver was fined $61,500 by the city Tuesday...
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Lawyer who sent fake email from discipline office is punished by the office
Glen “G” Matthews is a former prosecutor and current partner at Dimock Matthews, a Denver defense firm. (Dimock Matthews) On May 9 of last year, a concerning email landed in the spam folder of Dianna...
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Judge sends Steve Bachar’s rejected plea deal money to ex-wife, creditors
Steve Bachar, 57, listens as his attorney, Robert Swestka, speaks during his sentencing hearing in Denver District Court on Friday, March 10, 2023. (Justin Wingerter/BusinessDen) A Denver judge has...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 7.20.23
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (Thomas Gounley) Adams District Court R-R Concrete v. McCauley Constructors; Niagara Properties; Burnco Colorado; Brisco Corp; Alex...
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$2M wedding in Aspen ‘will go down in infamy,’ developer’s lawsuit says
Gondolas make their way up Aspen Mountain on Nov. 20, 2021. (Aspen Snowmass/The Denver Post) As he reflected on the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously referred to...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.3.23
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. District Court building at 901 19th St. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court City of Aurora v. Property Reserve; Colorado Natural Gas; NuStar Logistics; Public Service...
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Barbershop ATM brouhaha prompted Denver lawyer’s career-ending crime
303 Barber Shop at 1446 Sheridan Blvd. in west Denver. (Justin Wingerter/BusinessDen) A Denver lawyer was disbarred last month, just three years into his legal career. Jason Haubenreiser, 35, admitted...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.17.23
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (Thomas Gounley) Adams District Court KG Highpointe Park v. Metroplex Asset Management Corporation; 9740 Grant St.; 9760 Grant St. The...
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Theft of $1.5M meant for children’s hospitals nets 16-year sentence
William Schwartz, 44, was convicted of two counts of felony theft by a jury in May. (Courtesy of the Denver District Attorney’s Office) A man who stole $1.5 million from two Shriners groups, including...
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A small Denver law firm is suing a pop star over his No. 1 hit
Tom Werge, left, and Greg Corbin are the founding partners of Werge Law Group, which was created in a merger last April. (Courtesy of Werge Law Group) When Elena Occhipinti, an entertainment lawyer in...
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Late attorney’s home across from City Park named a Denver landmark
The home at 2241-2243 York St. in Denver is now a city landmark. (Thomas Gounley/BusinessDen) A home across the street from City Park where a prominent civil rights attorney once lived has been named a...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 8.31.23
The Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in downtown Denver. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court Kaycee Lockett, on behalf of Kevin Lockett, deceased; Krysta Padilla; Korina Wulf v. Petrocco...
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The Docket: Real estate lawsuit roundup for 9.14.23
The Alfred A. Arraj U.S. District Court building at 901 19th St. (BusinessDen file) Adams District Court American Steel v. Maverick Steel Inc. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant shoddily erected...
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Coloradan who ran Keller Williams likens it to ‘a criminal enterprise’
John Davis, then the CEO of Keller Williams, speaks during a company event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on Feb. 17, 2017. (Courtesy Keller Williams) John Davis, a Coloradan who...
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Disbarred attorney Steve Bachar set to plead guilty to theft Monday
Steve Bachar, 57, listens as his attorney, Robert Swestka, speaks during a hearing in Denver District Court on Friday, March 10, 2023. (BusinessDen file) Steve Bachar, a disgraced businessman and...
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Thieving businessman Steve Bachar pleads guilty again
Steve Bachar, 57, eyes the crowd during a hearing in Denver District Court on Friday, March 10, 2023. (BusinessDen file) For a second time in 10 months, Steve Bachar stood in a downtown Denver...
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Four-year-long fib costs real estate attorney her law license
The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel is an independent office of the Colorado Supreme Court, whose building is seen here in 2015. (The Denver Post) A business professor and real estate attorney at...
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