Chapter 14 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank all the former attorneys of Sullan² , Sandgrund, Perczak & Nuss, P.C. (and its predecessor firms), and many current attorneys of Burg, Simpson, Eldredge, Hersh & Jardine P.C., for their assistance in developing the legal research for this chapter, especially Joseph F. Smith (previously acknowledged as a contributor on the title page), Mari K. Perczak, Marci Achenbach, Jennifer A. Seidman (who made significant contributions to §§ 14.2.7, 14.2.8, and 14.13.10), Brian Matise (who made significant additions to § 14.2.9), Nelson Boyle (who contributed mightily to § 14.2.8), Joseph ("Trip") F. Nistico, III (who supplied great help on § 14.9.1), David Shaw, and Tami Cowden. Special thanks to University of Colorado law students: Catherine (Trina) Ruhland and Carly O'Connell, who not only helped cite-check and proof the 2010 edition of this chapter, but who also made significant contributions to that edition's discussion of Equitable Claims Arising from the Construction and Sale of a Home and Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act; Karthik Venkatraj, Jennifer Knight, and Cobun Keegan, who not only helped cite-check and proof the 2016 edition of this chapter, but who also made significant contributions to that edition's discussion of Claims Against a Governmental Entity, and Property and Casualty Insurance; Vincent Forcinito and Jenna Eccles, who helped cite-check and proof the 2018 edition of this chapter; and Leah Travis and Emely Garcia, who not only helped cite-check and proof the 2020 edition of this chapter, but who also made significant contributions to that edition's discussion of other states' construction defect laws and an insurer's failure to settle based on doubts about coverage. Additional thanks to Jerry Orten and Candyce Cavanagh for their thoughtful critique of the Common Interest Ownership Act discussion in the 2010 and 2016 editions of this chapter. We greatly appreciate the wisdom and talents of Lisa Travis Fischer and Dawn McKnight, formerly of Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CBA-CLE) for their work on past editions of this chapter, and Amber Schumacher and Kate Noble of CBA-CLE, for their work on this edition and past editions.

Ms. Sullan and Mr. Sandgrund also extend their appreciation to their families, to the cadre of distinguished defense counsel they have had the pleasure of working with, and against, to BLSM Resources, to Bob Benson and other attorneys at Holland & Hart, and to all...