Since 1985, Robert A. Lees & Associates has established the "standard of excellence" within the legal profession in Colorado. Robert A. Lees enjoys the highest rating, "AV for preeminence and excellence in the practice of law"™, granted by Martindale-Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys. Mr. Lees and Mr. McNally are rated as a preeminent attorneys, the highest and most respected category for attorneys.

Experience

The firm has extensive corporate and non-profit clientele. Robert A. Lees has published numerous articles and works that assist corporate officers, professionals, attorneys and accountants. The firm represents a number of non-profits (religious and secular), counselors and therapists, as well as groups of varied professional persuasion. 

Business

The firm represents business clients in all areas of business formation and ongoing corporate maintenance, including partnerships, shareholder issues, and limited liability entities. Services for professionals include asset protection, litigation, debtor-creditor relations and workouts, probate and estate planning, and securities defense. Discretion in all transactions is of the utmost importance. A staff of experienced investigators is on call. 

Natural Resources and Energy Law

The firm has extensive experience in the fields of natural resource, energy, hard rock mining, and oil and gas law.

Litigation/Arbitration

The firm has significant experience in litigation and arbitration in all courts of Colorado, including federal, district, appellate, and NASD as well as regulatory agencies such as DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies). The firm has received recognition for various significant precedent setting cases, such as in civil rights, zoning, employment, first amendment, and securities.

Due to the high cost of litigation, both in direct cost and in time lost by the client, the firm will assess and identify favorable areas for mediation and arbitration.

The firm utilizes certified paralegals and other assistants for efficiency and to reduce client costs.

The highest settlement Robert A. Lees & Associates reached in 2006 on behalf of one of its clients was in excess of 3.8 million dollars. In 2009, the highest settlement reached by the firm was in excess of 4.2 million dollars. In 2008 another significant victory for the law firm’s clients was obtained in the federal U.S. District Court case of Grace Church of the Roaring Fork Valley, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, et al. when a negotiated settlement was reached providing for damages, injunctive relief, attorneys fees and costs despite the existence of some of the most restrictive land use codes in the nation and opposition retained by Pitkin County of two nationally known law firms.

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