Black Hawk Lawyers

A trial lawyer representing clients in criminal defense and related civil litigation in state and federal court in Colorado. Previously practiced in the State of Oregon from 1981 until 1998. Member of the Federal Criminal Defense Panel for the United States District Court of Colorado.

I went to law school to work as a public defender. As I saw it, poor folks needed great representation, and I dedicated most of my life to the Colorado Public Defender's Office. During my work, I litigated complicated cases where I achieved great results. After almost 18 years, I decided to leave and apply my honed skills as a litigator to private practice. Since going private in 2013, I continued defending many people accused of DUI to homicide. However, litigation skills apply to any hearing, conference, or trial. Thus, I expanded my practice and litigated in a whole host...

Larry started his law career in 1983 as a deputy district attorney in the Boulder County (Colorado) District Attorney’s Office leaving in 1990 to found Mertes Law, a law practice based in Boulder, Colorado that remains to this day dedicated to providing a strong, creative and competent defense to those accused of a criminal offense, fighting to save driving privileges and defend those charged with DUI and Domestic Violence crimes and as an advocate for anyone whose life has been disrupted by personal injury and pain or whose loved one has been taken by the negligent operation of a truck...

I primarily counsel clients in real estate, estate planning and estate administration matters. In my real estate practice, I advise buyers, sellers and real estate brokers through all phases of purchase, sale and lease transactions. I have guided many clients through the nuances of loan modifications, short sales and foreclosures, and have settled or renegotiated tens of millions of dollars in loan obligations. I also advise real estate brokers in Colorado Real Estate Commission and federal compliance matters. As an estate planning attorney, I routinely draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills for clients. I also create asset protection...

Jason Pollan has been an attorney for over 2 decades with a diverse career and a diverse clientele. He began his career as a trial attorney, handling a broad range of cases from mass tort litigation to workers' compensation. He has served an election law attorney, developing, recruiting, and deploying some of the earliest state-wide legal teams dealing with modern voter suppression tactics. He has served as a Pfizer Health Law Fellow, working to protect healthcare rights for poor children, the disabled, and the elderly. Additionally, serving as a lobbyist for AARP, he worked to...

My family law practice consists of Protections Orders, Paternity Actions, Enforcement Actions, Modification Actions and simple to very complex Dissolution of Marriages. My experience consists of contested complex financial cases (utilizing forensic accountants) and complex custody matters (including national and international relocation cases). Further, my experience includes the entire spectrum of family law litigation including, but not limited to initial client meetings, all discovery compliance and execution, temporary orders hearings, expert witness utilization and permanent orders hearings.