Our Articles and Publications

We have authored or edited the following recent articles and publications:

2009 Publications

Elizabeth A. Starrs, "Starting a Litigation Boutique,” LITIGATION, Vol. 32, No. 4, at p. 11 (Summer 2009).

Michael T. Mihm, Annual Supplement, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., Supp. 2009). Click here to buy a copy of this book.

Michael T. Mihm, "Conflicts of Interest," Chapter 5, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this updated chapter about the law of lawyers' conflicts of interest.

Michael T. Mihm, et al, Chapter 28, "Common Law Legal Malpractice Claims by Clients," Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this chapter about common law claims against lawyers.

Elizabeth J. Hyatt and Michael T. Mihm, "Statutory Legal Malpractice Claims," Chapter 29, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this chapter about statutory claims against lawyers.

Michael T. Mihm, et al, "Liability to Third Parties," Chapter 30, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this chapter about the lawyers' liability to non-client third parties.

Elizabeth J. Hyatt and Michael T. Mihm, "Damages For Injuries or Losses Caused by Legal Malpractice," Chapter 31, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (CBA/CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this chapter on the law of damages in legal malpractice cases.

Michael T. Mihm, et al, "Defenses to Legal Malpractice Claims," Chapter 32, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005, Supp. 2009). Click here to read this chapter about defenses to legal malpractice claims, click here.

2008 Publications

Michael T. Mihm and Elizabeth A. Starrs, "Top Ten Ways for Lawyers in Small Law Offices to Get Sued (or Grieved),” Utah State Bar (2008).

Michael T. Mihm and Elizabeth A. Starrs, “Let’s Chat About Conflicts of Interest,” Utah State Bar (2008).

Michael T. Mihm, Annual Supplement, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., Supp. 2008).

2007 Publications

Colorado Bar Association President Elizabeth Starrs's Monthly Message to Members published in Colorado Lawyer Journal.

• Looking Back, Looking Forward - II (June 2007).
• Diversity Matters (May 2007).
• Taking a Stand - The CBA and Politics (April 2007).
• Bumps in the Road (March 2007).
• Looking Back, Looking Forward - Leadership and Beyond (January 2007).

Michael T. Mihm, Annual Supplement, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., Supp. 2007). Elizabeth “Booka” Smith, “Documenting Staff Performance”, National Ski Areas Association Journal, February/March 2007, Vol. 15, Issue 1.

2006 Publications

Elizabeth A. Starrs and Ross W. Pulkrabek, "Post-Trial Motions and Issues," Chapter 22, Colorado Courtroom Handbook for Civil Trials, 21st Ed. Victoria Swanson, ed., (CLE in Colorado, Inc. 2006).

Michael T. Mihm, Annual Supplement, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., Supp. 2006). CBA President Elizabeth A. Starrs's Monthly Message to Members published in Colorado Lawyer journal.

• Coloradans Are Committed to an Independent Judiciary (December 2006).
• Protect Colorado Courts II (November 2006).
• Protect Colorado Courts (October 2006).
• What Have We Learned From 9/11 and Katrina? (September 2006).
• Making History (August 2006).
• Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training ("COBALT") (July 2006).

2005 Publications

Michael T. Mihm, Managing Editor, Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado, 2nd Ed. (Michael T. Mihm, ed., CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005). Michael T. Mihm is the Managing Editor of this 2-volume treatise on legal ethics and the law governing lawyers in Colorado published by CLE in Colorado, the publishing and education arm of the Colorado Bar Association and Denver Bar Association. Mr. Mihm, who wrote a number of the chapters of the First Edition published in 1999, has expanded the Second Edition from 14 chapters to 34 chapters, and more recently to 42 chapters. In addition to recruiting an "All-Star" cast of Colorado lawyers to write chapters for the Second Edition and editing the Second Edition, Mr. Mihm, with Elizabeth J. Hyatt, and other associate lawyers, also contributed six chapters to the Second Edition.

Elizabeth Starrs, "Being Nice is Powerful," Neoethics, American Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice Section (2005).

Michael Mihm, "Finding Insurance for Your Professional Negligence Claim," in Finding Insurance for Your Personal Injury Claim (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2005).

Michael Mihm, "Electronic Discovery" in Overcoming Your Fears: Using Technology in Litigation (National Business Institute, Inc., 2005).

Michael Mihm, "Practice Management Software" in Overcoming Your Fears: Using Technology in Litigation (National Business Institute, Inc., 2005).

Elizabeth “Booka” Smith, “Job Interviews: What You Can and Can’t Ask – Tips for Minimizing Risk in the Hiring Process”, National Ski Areas Association Journal, August/September 2005, Vol. 13, Issue 4.

2004 Publications

Michael Mihm and Mary Ewing, Advanced Trial Advocacy (National Business Institute, Inc., 2004). Contact us now for a confidential consultation about your case and how we can help you.