About
Jim Underhill has been practicing law for over 29 years, with particular awareness on business advice, real property troubles and investment, and business transactions.
Coining the Term "Business Divorce" ® to describe a very specialized and vital type of criminal difficulty and felony dispute.
While a civil litigator a few years ago, Jim observed that many disputes between the proprietors and operators of intently held and circle of relatives businesses resulted within the crumble of the underlying enterprise because of the acrimony concerned. He developed the knowledge and coined the term Business Divorce to explain the specialised legal offerings he offers to address these issues. The ultimate ten years were spent refining his capabilities and techniques in presenting services to customers undergoing dissolution in their groups.
Jim also provides mediation offerings in cases concerning dissolution of a enterprise while recommend might also already be gift or litigation is underway. He gives a impartial point of view primarily based now not only on the regulation but additionally on massive enjoy with enterprise disputes to assist store the enterprise whilst resolving disputes.
Real Estate Disputes
Jim is particularly knowledgeable inside the evaluation and safety of unusual actual property hobbies for developers, land owners, and additionally regarding specialised houses including patented mining claims and U.S. Forest in-holdings. He has also dealt with numerous damaging ownership and business actual property instances, together with the foreclosures of two exclusive Colorado ski lodges and other industrial and residential residences.
A Brief History of Jim
After passing the bar in 1979, Jim served in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General s Corps. As trial recommend and authorities appellate suggest, he prosecuted at trial and on attraction greater than 600 courts-martial. He then went directly to come to be a tribulation lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice, serving inside the crook section of the Tax Division, wherein he prosecuted numerous cases regarding violations of the tax laws within the federal courts. During his tenure in Washington, D.C., Jim received the longest sentences adjudged to date towards tax protestor (militia) defendants.
He left in 1986 to escape to the mountains and practice civil litigation and enterprise law inside the Denver Metro area. He labored with a number of non-public law places of work till starting his personal practice in 1993. Since 1994, Jim has practiced law with his wife and law associate, Joanne.
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Legal Issues
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Costs
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Free Consultation
We behavior free phone consultations. - Does Not Currently Practice Law
- Not Currently Accepting Clients
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Payment With Credit Card
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Conditional Fees
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Retaines and Rates
We quote hourly in addition to flat charge quotes for maximum litigation and commercial enterprise law topics.
Certificates
Languages
- Hungarian: Spoken, Written
- Romanian: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- A Full Service Law Office
Underhill & Underhill, PC
Educations
Graduation year: 1976
Graduation year: 1972
