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Learn about these 4 key estate planning documents to help you plan for the future.

Jeanne Law, Lyda Law Firm, Featured on Redfin

Colorado law takes your security deposit very seriously and provides strong protections for tenants to recover any wrongfully-withheld security deposit. Under Colorado Revised Statute section 38-12-101 et seq., landlords must return your security deposit within 30 days (although the lease may extend it up to 60 days) or provide a thorough accounting of any withheld […]

Colorado attorney Ryan Gordon won a complete verdict last week on behalf of a tenant client seeking recovery of a wrongfully-withheld security deposit. The court awarded the entire withheld amount, plus treble damages, interest, and attorney fees. Lyda Law Firm offers a variety of services, including litigation for small businesses and individuals. We also offer […]

Article written by Jeanne Lau. Congratulations on completing your screenplay! I’m sure you’re now gearing up to put your project into motion. But while making an indie film can be an exciting venture, failure to appropriately protect yourself and your creative work can sometimes lead to problems down the line. Use our guide below to […]

Texas 2022 Property Appraisal Protest Guide: How to protest appraised value of your residential property.

Before you form a nonprofit, there are several important considerations to think through before taking the next step. Use our guide to learn more about nonprofit corporations and when forming one might make sense for you.

What benefits does legal insurance provide? What types of cases are covered? And how can we help? We discuss legal insurance including ARAG, MetLife, and others.

Welcome to the ABCs of LLCs with Lyda Law Firm, where we will answer all of your questions about LLCs. We’ll cover topics as basic as what an LLC is and the different types of LLCs, and more complicated topics like how are LLCs taxed and how to pay yourself as an LLC owner. The […]

1. Define Your Mission & Write Your Mission Statement The first step in starting a nonprofit is to define your mission and write a mission statement. Not only is a mission statement helpful in guiding your strategic decisions, you will also need it while filing for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. A mission statement will also come […]

Learn about these 4 key estate planning documents to help you plan for the future.

Jeanne Law, Lyda Law Firm, Featured on Redfin

Colorado law takes your security deposit very seriously and provides strong protections for tenants to recover any wrongfully-withheld security deposit. Under Colorado Revised Statute section 38-12-101 et seq., landlords must return your security deposit within 30 days (although the lease may extend it up to 60 days) or provide a thorough accounting of any withheld […]

Colorado attorney Ryan Gordon won a complete verdict last week on behalf of a tenant client seeking recovery of a wrongfully-withheld security deposit. The court awarded the entire withheld amount, plus treble damages, interest, and attorney fees. Lyda Law Firm offers a variety of services, including litigation for small businesses and individuals. We also offer […]

Article written by Jeanne Lau. Congratulations on completing your screenplay! I’m sure you’re now gearing up to put your project into motion. But while making an indie film can be an exciting venture, failure to appropriately protect yourself and your creative work can sometimes lead to problems down the line. Use our guide below to […]

Texas 2022 Property Appraisal Protest Guide: How to protest appraised value of your residential property.

Before you form a nonprofit, there are several important considerations to think through before taking the next step. Use our guide to learn more about nonprofit corporations and when forming one might make sense for you.

What benefits does legal insurance provide? What types of cases are covered? And how can we help? We discuss legal insurance including ARAG, MetLife, and others.

Welcome to the ABCs of LLCs with Lyda Law Firm, where we will answer all of your questions about LLCs. We’ll cover topics as basic as what an LLC is and the different types of LLCs, and more complicated topics like how are LLCs taxed and how to pay yourself as an LLC owner. The […]

1. Define Your Mission & Write Your Mission Statement The first step in starting a nonprofit is to define your mission and write a mission statement. Not only is a mission statement helpful in guiding your strategic decisions, you will also need it while filing for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. A mission statement will also come […]

Mark Lyda and co-counsel Byung Kim won a jury trial on behalf of their client last week. The case sought to enforce two promissory notes signed in connection with the sale of a liquor store in Lakewood, Colorado. The trial was held in Jefferson County District Court. The jury returned a verdict for breach of […]

Multiple media sources, including the Washington Post, have suggested that Colorado Supreme Court Justice Monica Márquez is a potential nominee to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice Márquez was nominated for the Colorado Supreme Court by Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. and was sworn in on December 10, 2010. She graduated from […]

Thank you to everyone who has supported this startup firm for the past year. It has been an exciting adventure, and it has been extremely fulfilling to become trusted advisors to our clients.  As great as the past year has been, we are looking forward to growth in the year ahead, with some exciting news […]

This past week, at the periodic meeting of the Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit, representatives of the Colorado Attorney General's Office presented encouraging statistics about the number of payday loans in Colorado. Since passage and implementation of reform legislation in 2010, the number and dollar amount of payday loans has dropped drastically. Importantly, interest […]

I had a great time volunteering with other Notre Dame alumni lawyers at our annual St. Patrick's Day volunteer activity, LawLine 9. This event is always a great experience. Denver's Channel 9 news hosts several such volunteer service activities thought the year, when lawyers take calls and offer free advice on a wide variety of […]

As we look forward to 2015 and reflect on 2014, here is some great news courtesy of Bill Gates and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While 2014 saw a good deal of tumult at home and abroad, it also saw significant advances for humanity. The child mortality rate fell for at least the 42nd year […]

The Colorado Supreme Court has a great program for encouraging pro bono work. It asks law firms, solo practitioners, and in-house counsel or government groups to commit to the annual goal of 50 hours of pro bono legal services by their Colorado-licensed attorneys, averaged across the firm and pro-rated for part-time attorneys. Today, the Lyda […]