ISO 24495-2: Plain Language Standards & Why They Matter – Mark Cohen
Legal documents often contain archaic terms, needless jargon, redundant terms, and high passive voice rates (“Legalese”). This makes documents more difficult to read, reduces efficiency, and increases the likelihood of confusion and disputes. To avoid these problems, the trend in law has been to favor plain English (or plain Language) over Legalese. With ISO 24495-2: […]
Appellate Court Vindicates Mark for Asserting Equitable Defenses in Easement Case
On July 24, 2025, the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed a judgment entered in 2023 against Mark, another lawyer, and their respective clients. The case arose out of a lawsuit filed by landowners against other landowners in the same subdivision concerning several easements that impacted all landowners in the subdivision. Mark represented one of the […]
Mark Again Gets Great Reviews for His Presentation on Contract Drafting
Mark’s quarterly report containing viewer feedback for his Lawlines presentation on contract drafting confirms that attendees love what Mark has to say. See the latest feedback below. Avoiding Bad Contracts: Re-Thinking The Way Lawyers Draft Contracts Date: 10/05/2020 Rating: 97.17% Views: 2569 Comments
Mark Teaches Contract Drafting to Lawyers in Poland and Ukraine
On October 14th and 15th 2022, Mark taught an intensive 7-hour webinar to lawyers in Poland and Ukraine on Practical Contract Drafting in English. The program was sponsored by the Center for American Studies in Warsaw. The initial feedback was outstanding, and Mark thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Prestigious Australian Curtin University Using Mark’s Paper on Contract Drafting
Australia’s Curtin University, one of the top universities worldwide in the highlyregarded Academic Ranking of World Universities, has asked Mark for permission to use hisarticle, How to Draft a Bad Contract, in its law class offerings. Mark, of course, grantedpermission.
Mark Selected to Super Lawyers for Third Consecutive Year
Mark has been selected for the Colorado Super Lawyers list for 2023, making this thethird year in a row for his selection. This honor is reserved for those lawyers who exhibitexcellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Colorado receive this distinction.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis Appoints Mark to Commission
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has appointed Mark to serve on Colorado’s Combative Sports Commission (formerly the Colorado Boxing Commission). The Commission is responsible for all rules to regulate the conduct, promotion and performance of boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts in the state. The seven-member Commission is comprised of three members appointed by the Governor, […]
Mark’s Clients Prevail in Road Maintenance Association Dispute
After a multi-day trial, a Boulder District Judge decided a dispute involving the Pine Valley Road Maintenance Association in a written order entered in October of 2019. Boulder District Judge Andrew McDonald ruled that the actions of three Nederland area residents were “unacceptable” in declaring themselves to be the Association’s “Interim Council,” changing the Association’s […]
Steven Pinker Praises Mark’s Article
Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker praised Mark’s article, How to Draft a Bad Contract, as “simply brilliant.” Mark’s satircal article was first published in The Colorado Lawyer in August of 2015. Pinker, a legend in the field of language, read the article and praised it as “simply brilliant.” Mark’s article will be published again in […]
Mark’s Article on Enforcing Oral Contracts Published in The Colorado Lawyer
Mark’s article, Enforcing Oral Contracts, was published in the January 2021 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.
Court Quiets Title to Road in Favor of Mark’s Client
In May of 2021, after lengthy litigation, Boulder District Judge Andrew Hartman enter a Quiet Title Decree that gave Mark’s client, a homeowners association, the exclusive right to control access to the Summer Access Road, a private road in Boulder County that connects Ridge Road to Colorado Highway 119. The case provides a good example […]
TCL Publishes Mark’s Paper on Indemnification
In 2020, The Colorado Lawyer magazine published Mark’s article on Indemnification Provisions in Commercial Contracts.
Mark’s Clients Prevail in Claim for an Injunction Concerning an Equestrian Easement
On October 28, 2021, Arapahoe County District Judge Peter Michaelson denied a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction seeking to prohibit Mark’s clients for installing gates in an equestrian easement. The Court accepted Mark’s argument that Colorado law does not prevent a the owner of a servient estate from putting unlocked gates in a non-exclusive easement […]
Mark Selected to Speak to Rocky Mountain Surveyors
Mark Cohen has been selected to speak on Colorado easement law at the Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit in 2022. Mark is honored to have been selected and looks forward to this opportunity
Mark Again Named a Super Lawyer
Mark was again named a Super Lawyer for 2022. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.
Mark Defeats Statute of Limitations Defense in Quiet Title Case
In a quiet title action Mark filed on behalf of a condominium owner after another unit owner sold its unit without first offering it to Mark’s client, as required by the Declarations, the Arapahoe County District Court denied the Defendants’ motions for summary judgment. In two Orders issued on January 28, 2022, District Judge Frederick […]
Two TCLG Lawyers Publish Article in Causes of Action
Mark Cohen and Sierra Swearingen co-authored an article in the prestigious Causes of Action series. Their article, Cause of Action to Establish Liability of Corporate Director or Officer for Corporation’s Wrongful Conduct, appears at 36 COA2d 441. Causes of Action, published by Thomson West, is a series that provides extensive articles and case studies on […]
Trade Association Recognizes Mark Cohen’s Work Analyzing Legislation
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors, InterNACHI, has recognized Mark Cohen’s work in analyzing proposed home inspection legislation in Missouri. To read the full story CLICK HERE
The Cohen Law Group Prevails in Piercing the Corporate Veil Case
Mark Cohen successfully represented multiple defendants in an action where Plaintiffs sought to hold them personally liable for the debts of a company with which they were associated. The four-day trial took place in July of 2009. On October 1, 2009, Boulder District Court Judge Gwyneth Whalen issued an 11-page Ruling and Order finding in […]
TCLG Wins Trial in Farm Loan Case
Mark Cohen successfully represented TCLG’s client in a three-day bench trial in Boulder District Court arising out of series of small loans the client made to neighbors (husband and wife) to help them avoid foreclosure and preserve their farm and equine operation. The firm’s client had made the loans, at the request of the wife, […]