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Firm wins jury verdict for HOA
posted about 1 month ago
On Friday, a Douglas County jury returned a verdict in favor of one of The Witt Law Firm’s clients, a Lone Tree homeowner association seeking to recover the cost of rebuilding a road in its community. The evidence showed that the community’s developer had not prepared the road’s subgrade properly in the late 1990′s, which …
Witt named to 2012 Super Lawyers
posted about 3 months ago
The Witt Law Firm is proud to announce that its principal, Jesse Howard Witt, has been recognized as a Rising Star in construction law by Colorado Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The …
Court of Appeals issues notable construction law opinions
posted about 3 months ago
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued several opinions last Thursday that may be of interest to those who litigate construction claims. I have included the court’s new citation format, though I retain doubts about whether it will catch on. In Swinerton Builders v. Nassi, 2012 COA 17, the court held that a builder could enforce …
Colorado Supreme Court adopts major rule changes
posted about 5 months ago
Big changes are coming to time calculations in Colorado courts in January. The Supreme Court has approved amendments eliminating the provisions that provide additional time when a deadline falls on a weekend or a document is served by mail; all deadlines will now be multiples of seven days, such that each should fall on a …
Court rules that extrapolation evidence is admissible in construction defect dispute
posted about 6 months ago
Yesterday, the Adams County District Court issued a well-reasoned order denying a motion to preclude the use of extrapolation evidence in a construction defect suit that The Witt Law Firm is currently prosecuting. The case involves a homeowner association’s claim for defective vinyl siding installation. The association has alleged that the installer failed to use …

















