FAIRFIELD AND WOODS P C - Key Persons
Amanda works with her clients to understand their goals and help them navigate complex litigation to reach an efficient resolution. She represents her clients in all phases of litigation in State and Federal court, from initial pleadings and discovery, to alternative dispute resolution and trial. Amanda always considers what is best for her client and looks at the whole matter through a lens of mitigating risk while advocating for a just outcome.
Prior to entering private practice, Amanda completed a judicial clerkship in the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota. She draws on her background working on the judge's side of the bench to take a well-rounded approach to each matter.
Professional Affiliations
Colorado Women's Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
Fairfield and Woods, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Beth Ann resolves water and environmental disputes for her clients. As a fifth-generation Colorado native with a ranching background, Beth Ann understands the complex issues her clients face, and she focuses on finding solutions that minimize disruption to their day-to-day businesses.
With nearly two decades of experience representing individual landowners and privately held companies, Beth Ann handles a full range of water rights and water quality matters. She has experience securing surface and underground water rights, opposing water rights filings, augmentation plans, and exchanges. Beth Ann regularly represents clients before the state's water courts, the Colorado Supreme Court, and Colorado Court of Appeals, and she excels at negotiating the right solutions for her clients. And, when necessary, she is also well-versed in representing her clients in trials and appeals.
In addition to her work handling water disputes, Beth Ann also helps clients with real property, contract, and environmental matters. Her experience includes drafting easements, evaluating contracts, and assisting clients with water issues in real estate development projects. Whether in a transaction or litigation, Beth Ann roots her practice in the work ethic she developed on her family's ranch and while completing a judicial clerkship after law school with the Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Brent's practice focuses on providing employment and litigation counsel to individuals, private companies, and public entities. For nearly four decades, he has represented clients in all aspects of employment-related matters, including proceedings before administrative employment boards and in state and federal lawsuits.
Employers frequently turn to Brent to represent them before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and other state agencies. He has a depth of experience representing clients in employment litigation, including wrongful termination, trade secret, and discrimination suits. Brent has also represented clients in general commercial litigation and appeals, contract law, and other commercial disputes.
A photography enthusiast outside of the office, Brent keeps his eye on his clients' goals throughout each representation. In his non-litigation employment practice, Brent advises clients regarding problem employees, conducting investigations, and preparing or reviewing contracts such as non-compete and separation agreements. Regardless of whether he is handling a litigation matter or offering general employment advice, Brent aims to provide efficient and effective counsel because he recognizes the impact these issues can have on a client's day-to-day operations.
In addition to Brent's extensive litigation experience, he regularly helps clients with alternatives to litigation including arbitration and mediation. He has handled arbitration proceedings before the National Association of Securities Dealers and the American Arbitration Association and has participated in numerous mediations.
Professional Affiliations
Colorado Bar Association
Labor Forum Committee, co-chairman, 1992 -1994
Denver Bar Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Job Titles:
- Administrative Staff Member
- Firm Administrator
For 35 years, Cecil has represented clients in complex commercial disputes in federal and State courts relating to closely held entities, fiduciary relationships, business torts, securities, real estate, and banking. Cecil also has extensive experience with arbitration, and he regularly serves as both an advocate on behalf of his clients and as an arbitrator. Regardless of venue, Cecil's clients rely on him to help resolve their matters efficiently and effectively.
Cecil represents businesses, shareholders, partners, and members of LLC's in disputes involving the governance and control of closely-held companies; the fiduciary duties of directors, officers, managers, shareholders, partners, and members; derivative claims; trade secrets; non-competition agreements; and breach of contract issues. Cecil's securities cases have involved private placements, investment advisors, and broker-dealer disputes. Cecil's real estate cases have involved options to purchase, purchase agreements, subdivision developments, land use, and construction disputes.
In addition to his commercial litigation practice, Cecil represents lawyers and law firms in legal ethics matters, attorney discipline cases, and admission to practice. Cecil's high level of integrity makes him a sought after resource for issues related to attorney discipline investigations, public disciplinary cases, motions for disqualification, and sanctions. He is a member of the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct, former Chair of the U.S. District Court Committee on Conduct, and a member and former Chair of the Ethics Committee to the Colorado Bar Association.
Professional Affiliations
American Arbitration Association
National Panel of Arbitrators, Commercial Arbitration
American Bar Association
Litigation Section and Committees on Trial Practice, Securities Litigation and Business Torts Litigation
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Colorado Bar Association
CBA Ethics Committee
Chair, 2004 - 2005
Vice Chair, 2003 - 2004
Colorado Bar Foundation
Colorado Supreme Court Ad Hoc Committee on ABA Ethics 2000/Rules of Professional Conduct
Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct, 2003 - present
Colorado Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Proactive Based Management, 2015 - 2017
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Directors
Trial Talk, editor
Denver Bar Association
Faculty of Federal Advocates, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, founding member
Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, founding lifetime member
Sports Car Club of America - Colorado Region
Board of Directors, 2020
U. S. District Court, District of Colorado,
Conduct Committee, 2005 - 2011
Conduct Committee Chair, 2010 - 2011
Job Titles:
- Director
- and Woods Employment Law Attorney
Whether in the courtroom or the boardroom, Colin provides strategic counsel for clients facing complex employment and commercial problems. His clients benefit from more than 20 years of trial and litigation experience including employment, commercial, and intellectual property litigation. As a former criminal prosecutor with the State's Attorney Office for Baltimore County, Maryland, Colin has tried many bench and jury trials.
Colin has represented a variety of clients from start-ups to large employers, regarding employment disputes. He handles disputes involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, termination issues, unemployment proceedings, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage claims, and other employment-related conflicts. Colin's recent experience includes representing a company in a trade secret dispute, defending a public hospital from alleged Family and Medical Leave Act violation claims, and defending a salesperson against allegations of a breach of a non-solicitation agreement. His goal is to proactively prevent litigation by helping clients identify and plan for potential problems in the workplace.
As part of his interest in employment law, Colin served as Legislative Director for Mile High Society for Human Resource Management and the Colorado Society for Human Resource Management. His work with these groups includes launching an advocacy program, organizing the Day at the Capitol event, and testifying before Colorado's legislature regarding pending legislation. Currently, he chairs the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Legal Advisory Committee, where he advises the Chamber on proposed workplace legislation. Colin is the author of the "C-Level Law" blog.
Job Titles:
- Use of Employee 's Personal Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
Conner works with developers, buyers and sellers, tenants and landlords, and lenders and borrowers to understand and execute their business or real estate goals. Whether representing small businesses or publicly traded companies, Conner monitors his clients' legal risks and advises accordingly. A deal-maker at heart, Conner also partners with clients throughout their projects, offering insights on legal, marketing, and business plans alike.
Conner is adept at interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations for real estate transactions, and can use that knowledge to better draft and negotiate his clients' real estate transactions. Conner can easily draft routine leases and amendments, and is able to support legal and general advisory needs associated with large-scale real estate portfolios. Conner can also manage regulatory and compliance-related services, and ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before real estate transactions are executed.
Conner has strong experience in real estate law and industry knowledge that includes corporate leases, 1031 exchanges, property management, mineral interests, purchase and sale transactions, and litigation. Conner also regularly engages title insurance companies on his client's behalf, including conducting title and survey reviews, and initiating curative measures. Additionally, Conner is able to assist his clients as they navigate Colorado's foreclosure process.
Conner's passion for Colorado's microbrewery industry has allowed him to use his corporate experience to help his clients form and finance their business entities, and he enjoys counseling his clients on their operational matters, mergers and acquisitions, and preparing and negotiating contracts and related documents. His focus in this work is on minimizing clients' liabilities, and serving as a trusted outside advisor as their businesses grow.
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- Director, Membership, and Marketing Committee, 2022 - 2024
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- and Woods Corporate Law Attorney
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- IT Administrator
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