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Most small to mid-size businesses don’t have in-house counsel but still need to review contracts, tweak their own contracts to avoid recurring problems, get advice on the many issues that arise [...]

  There are two options to divorce:  The first is to lawyer up and hope it gets negotiated out or at least litigated successfully.  The second is to approach an attorney for assistance in [...]

Beware of debt management plans! Debt Management Plans* are often expensive and fail because: You need to pay an upfront cost before they begin contacting creditors. You often need to pay a [...]

Anyone who drives, bikes, skies, or has a pulse, really.   Accidents and serious illness don’t wait for advanced age, particularly in Colorado where we tend to be  active and get out a lot. What [...]

By:  Julie Kreutzer, Esq. I have advised businesses and done contract drafting and review for 30 years; having a good contract avoids trouble and maintains a good working relationship with your [...]

What is probate? It is the legal process that conveys property after someone dies. Can you avoid probate in Colorado? If your assets are under $74,000 then a small estate affidavit is used.  If [...]

If you live in Colorado and are considering an online will or having an attorney help you with your Will, here’s what you need to know: What’s the difference between online wills and Attorney [...]

Legal advice can be expensive if you retain counsel but there is an alternative; legal consulting gives you legal advice for as often as you need according to your budget.  It’s also a great [...]

What are the positives? You can be very precise as to what information you need and how much of it you need based on your finances and your comfort level with the legal problem. You can budget [...]

Will debt negotiation solve my debt problems? – It depends on whether you have a lump sum to negotiate with, since creditors are most interested in simply resolving the debt rather than [...]

Recent media stories have really forced us to face death recently. Most of us read about twenty-nine year old Brittany Maynard, who had just gotten married and discovered she had stage IV brain [...]

By:  Julie Kreutzer, Esq. Here are some important things to remember when you talk to a CFI or PRE since this person will be giving the Court recommendations on issues like how much time your [...]

The failure of the Colorado legislature to pass Right to Die legislation makes it even more important to have an Advanced Medical Directive and Medical Durable Power of Attorney. Similar to [...]

I’ve had a general law practice for over 28 years and have drafted many wills as well as done probate cases based on good and bad wills.   Having seen the good, the bad and the ugly, I can [...]

Table of Contents 1. Negotiation 2. Bankruptcy 3. Consumer Relief 4. Opting Out 5. Warnings The 4 Options for Dealing with Debt, a Few Warnings and the Insider View on Attorneys When you have [...]

Retaining an attorney is the traditional way of dealing with a legal problem but can be very expensive. However, many legal problems get a lot worse without legal advice.  An in-between option [...]

As an attorney who deals with debt, I do debt negotiation and bankruptcies. Sometimes clients contact me early in the crisis and sometimes after they are being sued. Here are some of the things I [...]

Because your case is important enough to hire an attorney, it’s critical to review the areas that can make an attorney/client relationship productive and positive, so as to avoid bad results on a [...]

Since it is so cheap and easy to do one on-line, so why would anyone go to an attorney? Allow me to justify my existence (as well as that of other attorneys who do wills)

What You Pay and What You Get: Those considering Chapter 7 Bankruptcy don't want to pay a dime more than they need to for attorney services and in fact, some attempt the process on their own or [...]