Douglas R Griess
Hackstaff Snow Atkinson & Griess, LLCDouglas R. Griess is a partner with Hackstaff Snow Atkinson & Griess, LLC, in Denver, Colorado focusing on business law, estate planning, and intellectual property for small businesses. Early in his career, Mr. Griess learned contract analysis working on insurance coverage matters, commercial litigation, and construction defects. Mr. Griess opened The Griess Law Firm, LLC, in 2010 to provide business counsel to clients, and then merged with Hackstaff & Snow, LLC in 2016 to expand his practice areas and resources. He represents various individuals and businesses based in Colorado and around the nation in business matters, non-profit matters, transactions, civil and commercial disputes, and intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets). While engaged in all aspects of general business representation, he focuses on entity formation and updating, owner relationships, and business succession planning. Mr. Griess is admitted in Colorado and the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. He received his B.S. degree from Virginia Tech and his J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
- University of Virginia School of Law
- J.D
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- Honors: Public Service Honoree
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- B.A. | Political Science; Economics
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- Honors: summa cum laude; Honors Baccalaureate Graduate
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- Partner
- Hackstaff Snow Atkinson & Griess, LLC
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- Attorney
- The Griess Law Firm, LLC
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- Associate Attorney
- Dymond Reagor Colville, LLP
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- Associate Attorney
- Baldwin & Carpenter, PC
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- Insurance defense, insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, personal injury plaintiff work.
- Paralegal
- Glasser & Glasser
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- Paralegal in asbestos and lead litigation departments.
- Use of LLCs in Asset Protection and Estate Planning, Webcast
- National Business Institute
- LLCs From Start to Finish, Webcast
- National Business Institute
- Using Trusts and LLCs Together in Estate Planning, Webcast
- National Business Institute
- Liability of LLCs, Webcast
- National Business Institute
- Top Uses of LLCs in Asset Protection, Webcast
- National Business Institute
- Wyoming Bar Association
- Member
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- Alliance Defending Freedom
- Allied Attorney
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- Federalist Society
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- Denver Rescue Mission
- Volunteer for Legal Aid Clinic
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- Christian Legal Society
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- Colorado Bar Association
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- Denver Bar Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Highline Community Church
- Member of Board of Directors
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- Colorado
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- Wyoming
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- 10th Circuit
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- Credit Cards Accepted
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
$315/hr; Retainer required in most cases based on the type of work; will do flat fees when appropriate.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Website