Alderman Law Firm | Fort Collins Civil Dispute & Litigation Attorney https://aldermanlawfirm.com/ Civil disputes involving money, agreements, property, and legal claims. Analysis, negotiation, and court when required. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:49:52 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/justicelady_only_fifteen_percent-e1360125315934.png Alderman Law Firm | Fort Collins Civil Dispute & Litigation Attorney https://aldermanlawfirm.com/ 32 32 A Bird’s-Eye View of the Colorado Civil Appellate Process https://aldermanlawfirm.com/a-birds-eye-view-of-the-colorado-civil-appellate-process/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:03:00 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2555 Colorado law provides litigants with the right to appellate review of most final judgments entered by a trial court. For purposes of appellate litigation, the litigant filing the appeal is the “appellant,” and the responding party is the “appellee.” The Colorado Court of Appeals does not provide a forum for re-litigation of a claim. A [...]

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]]> Is Counsel Required for a Colorado Appeal? https://aldermanlawfirm.com/is-counsel-required-for-a-colorado-appeal/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:58:00 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2551 A party is permitted to represent himself or herself on appeal. Such a party is referred to as a pro se litigant. Courts do not provide special treatment to pro se appellants. They must comply with all filing requirements, formatting rules, and deadlines contained in the Colorado Appellate Rules. Some deadlines are jurisdictional, meaning the [...]

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]]> Can You Add Evidence After Trial? Supplementing the Record on Appeal in Colorado https://aldermanlawfirm.com/can-you-add-evidence-after-trial-supplementing-the-record-on-appeal-in-colorado/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:33:00 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2566 A familiar situation occurs shortly after a judgment enters. The hearing or trial is over. The court has ruled. Afterward, the losing party reviews the case more carefully and begins finding things that seem important. An email surfaces that contradicts a witness. A document appears that clarifies a contract term. Someone who did not testify [...]

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]]> Do I need a tax appeals attorney to challenge my IRS Notice of Claim Disallowance? https://aldermanlawfirm.com/do-i-need-a-tax-appeals-attorney-to-challenge-my-irs-notice-of-claim-disallowance/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 10:43:00 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2292 Receiving an IRS notice of claim disallowance can leave you feeling overwhelmed, but having a tax appeals attorney by your side can make all the difference. In this post, we’ll explore the process of appealing an IRS decision and explain why enlisting the expertise of a tax appeals attorney is crucial every step of the [...]

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]]> What is an insufficient evidence argument in a criminal appeal? https://aldermanlawfirm.com/what-is-an-insufficient-evidence-argument-in-a-criminal-appeal/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:35:14 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2275 An insufficient evidence argument asserts that the evidence at trial was insufficient to convict the defendant of one or more charges because the prosecution did not prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, one or more elements of those charges.

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]]> What is the criteria for a cert petition in Colorado? https://aldermanlawfirm.com/what-is-the-criteria-for-a-cert-petition-in-colorado/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:56:26 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2219 A cert petition (petition for writ of certiorari) asks the Colorado Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the state, to review the decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals. The criteria for filing a cert petition in Colorado may depend on the type of case and the court involved. In general, however, the [...]

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]]> How do you preserve an issue for appeal in Colorado? https://aldermanlawfirm.com/how-do-you-preserve-an-issue-for-appeal-in-colorado/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:20:44 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2222 In order to make a legal argument on appeal, the issue must be preserved. The principal behind issue preservation is that the trial court should have an opportunity to correct its own errors before the appeals court steps in. Therefore, where an issue has not been preserved – i.e. not first brought to the attention [...]

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]]> What the “Record on Appeal” Actually Is — and Why Appeals Are Decided There https://aldermanlawfirm.com/what-the-record-on-appeal-actually-is-and-why-appeals-are-decided-there/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:26:00 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=2563 A common reaction after a trial court loss is this: the party believes the appellate court will look at everything that happened and decide the case more carefully. They gather emails that were never offered at trial. They collect photographs. They prepare explanations of what a witness meant. They write a detailed narrative of what [...]

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]]> The Cumulative Error Doctrine in Colorado Appeals https://aldermanlawfirm.com/the-cumulative-error-doctrine-in-colorado-appeals/ Thu, 21 May 2020 22:42:18 +0000 https://aldermanlawfirm.com/?p=1843 The post The Cumulative Error Doctrine in Colorado Appeals appeared first on Alderman Law Firm | Fort Collins Civil Dispute & Litigation Attorney.

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