“The public has a right to know of Mr. Sawaya’s transgressions,” a plaintiff’s attorney told a Denver judge. The lawyer for Sawaya Law’s namesake disagrees.
Michael Sawaya’s accuser asks judge to keep his case public
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Law firms merge, focus on music, small businesses
“There’s a big need for legal advice, specifically in the area of copyright complaints, in music,” said Tom Werge, namesake of the new Werge Law Group.
Judge in Shotgun Willie’s death case: Jury may hear about ‘Black Suit Pack’
An attorney for defendant John Liprando argued that the name of the informal group makes his client sound like a mafioso.
‘It was driven by thinking I had the Midas touch’: Tysdal gets six years in prison for securities fraud
The 51-year-old Lone Tree resident admitted taking millions from investors, including several professional athletes, through lies and omissions.
Convicted wine scammer, wife face money laundering, PPP fraud charges
Ronald Wallace, 65, avoided prison time after ripping off wine connoisseurs. The couple pleaded not guilty to dozens of new criminal counts.
Owner of LoDo’s bankrupt Nativ Hotel sued by victims of nightclub shooting
The May 8 violence, which was caught on tape, resulted in an arrest. Meanwhile, the hotel may be sold off after an auction failed to raise $7.9 million.
‘An administrative nightmare’: Wayfair fights $600K Lakewood sales tax bill
The online retailer claims in a lawsuit that a 3 percent sales tax places “an undue burden on interstate commerce.” Lakewood declined to comment.
Feds say Colorado escapee orchestrated $700K oil and gas fraud from prison cell
Allen May was charged with 18 federal charges on June 22. He has been an outlaw since December 2018, when he escaped from an Englewood prison.
Tyler Tysdal sells Lone Tree mansion for $3M ahead of fraud sentencing
The sale of the six-bedroom, six-bathroom home could shorten the sentence Tysdal receives later this month.
Steve Bachar will lose his law license for ignoring court judgments
A judge ruled that the accused fraudster will be disbarred Aug. 1, the same day he is scheduled to be arraigned.
