Examples of recent Colorado cases litigated by Norton & Smith, P.C. include:

  • Suits involving the powers of and limitations on special districts and municipalities.
  • Cases involving the powers of municipalities to collect special fees and taxes.
  • Disputes involving tax allocations between counties and other political subdivisions.
  • Litigation involving the duties and rights of participating governments under intergovernmental agreements.
  • Condemnation actions on behalf of both condemning authorities and property owners.
  • Employment law representing private and public employers and employees, including non–compete agreements, trade secrets, discrimination, and breach of contract.
  • Termination of independent contractor agreements including construction, engineering, and architectural services.
  • Disputes related to land use entitlement processes, including zoning, subdivision, moratoria, annexation, disconnection, and exclusion.
  • Litigation involving property takings.
  • Commercial disputes including breach of contract and business torts.
  • Roadway related litigation, including utilities relocation, public access, prescriptive easements, R.S. 2477, vacation, and abandonment.
  • Actions on behalf of developers, including tap allotment and revocation.
  • Liquor licensing hearings before local governments, including suspension and revocation.
  • TABOR related litigation.
  • Academic freedom and tenure cases involving public and private school dismissals and grant termination.
  • Municipal incorporations of new cities and towns.
  • Property tax appeals.
  • Quiet title actions, adverse possession, lien foreclosures, and other real property disputes.
  • Gaming law, including interpreting and litigating rules and regulations before the Colorado Gaming Commission.
  • Litigating Colorado Open Records Act and Colorado Open Meetings Law matters.