For more than 30 years, Davis & Ceriani, P.C. trial and transactional attorneys have demonstrated their expertise in complex commercial litigation, real estate development and business law. The results we have achieved for our clients prove that we are a top local and national law firm. Our willingness to take on difficult cases and our unrelenting concern for our clients’ interests set us apart.
Davis & Ceriani has achieved successful results for our clients for more than 40 years, both locally and nationally. Our litigation and transactional attorneys have demonstrated their expertise in complex commercial litigation, real estate development, business and corporate law, employment law, and insurance coverage. Our willingness to take on difficult cases and our unrelenting concern for our clients’ interests set us apart. We have intentionally kept the firm smaller than other firms that handle the high-stakes litigation and transactional work that we do.
Business Disputes
Davis & Ceriani’s trial and transactional lawyers have considerable expertise in complex litigation, real estate development, business law, and insurance coverage.
Business Transactions
Mr. Baker’s practice focuses on real estate and business transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, purchase and sale agreements for all types of real estate, real estate title and due diligence, commercial and residential leasing, common interest communities, entity formation and related business matters.
Limited Liability Companies
Davis & Ceriani counsels a wide variety of partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships in Colorado and throughout the country, as well as members, managers, directors and partners in disputes with business entities. We offer both transactional advice as well as litigation services.
Ms. Tiedeken also advises employers and employees in filing or defending legal claims, including wrongful termination, hostile work environment, harassment, discrimination (gender, age/ADEA, disability/ADA), whistleblower, commission and wage claims. This includes every phase of a dispute, from drafting and responding to demand letters, negotiating settlements of potential claims, filing or defending EEOC charges and prosecuting or defending lawsuits.
Employment Discrimination
Employment Contract
Rachel represents both employees and employers in a wide range of employment matters, including drafting employee handbooks, employment contracts, severance agreements, and independent contractor agreements.
Employment Litigation
Ms. Tiedeken is part of Davis & Ceriani’s trial team. Her practice includes securities litigation, employment litigation, complex commercial litigation, and general civil litigation.
Non-compete Agreement
Davis & Ceriani counsels and advises employers on all matters of employment law, including employee handbooks, workplace investigations and sensitivity, discrimination, harassment and workplace conduct training. We also assist both employers and employees in both litigation and transactional matters such as dispute resolution, severance agreements, non-compete agreements and discrimination and harassment lawsuits. We offer advice to employers and employees on the categories below.
Severance Agreement
Ms. Tiedeken aids employers in drafting and revising employee handbooks, conducting workplace investigations, general advice and counseling regarding the employment relationship, and prepares harassment and workplace sensitivity training. In addition, Ms. Tiedeken represents both employers and employees in a variety of matters, including employment contracts, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and severance agreements. When these agreements are terminated or challenged, Ms. Tiedeken is able to assist.
In addition to insurance disputes, Mr. Wilkinson has litigated everything from securities fraud, construction defect and employment matters to contract and property disputes, personal injury, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation/omission cases. His experience includes representation of both plaintiffs and defendants before a variety of state and federal courts and in arbitrations and mediation proceedings. As part of the Davis & Ceriani trial team, Mr. Wilkinson has assisted clients in achieving six, seven and eight figure settlements and verdicts. Mr. Wilkinson also has significant appellate experience, having briefed and argued appeals before both state and federal appellate courts.
Real Estate Transactions
Davis & Ceriani, P.C.’s transactional real estate attorneys specialize in complex real estate projects for developers, residential and commercial builders, lenders and investors. We represent publicly and privately owned developers and builders, individuals, lenders and investors in a broad spectrum of real estate transactions. We also handle various litigation matters on behalf of developers and builders, as well as commercial landlords and tenants.
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Property Damage
While we have dealt with all manner of coverage issues, we specialize in large, complex, commercial insurance claims. We have experience dealing with commercial general liability (“CGL”), directors and officers (“D&O”), errors and omissions/professional liability (“E&O” or “PL”), builder’s risk and many other types of commercial insurance policies as well as surety bonds (payment, performance and fiduciary). With their civil engineering background and construction management experience, our coverage team is uniquely qualified to handle the type of complex issues arising from construction and property damage/defect claims.
The year prior to founding Davis & Ceriani, Mr. Davis obtained the first Colorado verdict of more than one million dollars in a personal injury case. Over the years, Mr. Davis developed a thriving business representing national and locally prominent developers, residential and commercial builders, lenders and investors at every stage of real estate acquisition and development and litigated numerous real estate and business-related disputes. He is responsible for the development and implementation of the legal framework for several well-known residential and commercial projects in the Denver metro area. Mr. Davis, now retired, was an excellent transactional and trial attorney, a rare combination.