Air Force Evaluation Reports Appeal Board Rules for TCLG Client
The Air Force Evaluation Reports and Appeal Board (ERAB) has ruled in favor an Air Force officer TCLG represented. The officer received a negative Officer Performance Report (OPR) from hiss commmander after he expressed concern about several matters impacting the ability of the unit to perform its mission. The ERAB nullified the OPR and removed […]
Mark Cohen Appointed Chairperson of The Colorado Lawyer Board of Editors
Mark Cohen will serve as Chairperson of the Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer for 2012-2013. Mr. Cohen has served on the Board since 2009. He considers it an honor.
Mark Cohen earns LL.M. Degree
Mark Cohen earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) Degree in Agricultural and Food Law from the University of Arkansas in May of 2014.
Mark Presents A Brief History of Piercing the Corporate Veil
In October of 2016, Mark participated as a faculty member in a webinar sponsored by Rossdale CLE. Mark’s presentation was A Brief History of Piercing the Corporate Veil. Mark focuses on helping lawyers unlearn that inaccurate information they have received on this topic and helps them understand it in a new way.
Mark Chosen to Serve as Coordinating Editor
In October of 2019, Mark was selected to serve as the Coordinating Editor of The Colorado Lawyer’s new Contract Law column.
Texas Attorney General Issues Favorable Opinion for Mark’s Client
The Texas Attorney General has issued an opinion favorable to one of Mark’s Clients. The Texas Plumbing Board had redefined “plumbing” in way purporting to make it illegal for licensed home inspectors to perform sewer scope inspections. Working with local counsel, Bill Cobb, the client’s legal team asked Rep. Poncho Nevarez to request an opinion […]
Mark Speaks on Mountain Real Estate Issues
Mark gave a presentation at the Colorado Bar Association’s Spring Real Estate Update on March 21, 2019. Having lived in Nederland (elev. 8,236) for 21 years, Mark is well versed in the unique aspects of mountain real estate and the unique legal issues that sometimes arise in mountain real estate transactions.
What to Look For Before Signing a Construction Contract
Many construction contracts are horrible. I have reviewed hundreds of them, drafted dozens of them, and litigated dozens of unnecessary disputes arising out of poorly drafted contracts. This article explains construction contracts and summarizes what contractors and owners should consider before signing one. There are three main types of construction contracts — (1) fixed price […]
I Just Want the Universe to Stop Trying to Control Me
Nobody likes a negative Nellie, and I am blessed in many ways, but in the name of all that is holy, I just want the universe to stop trying to control me. My first gripe is about time. Why must I travel through time in a linear fashion. Why can’t I just jump to the […]
A Story About Assumptions – How Roy Jhciacb Cohen became the first man to navigate a Class IV rapid without any kind of watercraft
It was about twelve years ago, I guess. Some buddies and I had rented a bunkhouse on the Niobrara River near the Nebraska / South Dakota border. Portions of the Niobrara are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program. Floating the river on giant inner tubes is a wonderful way to spend a […]
That Thing with George Jefferson
Mount Rushmore fascinated my oldest daughter, Natalea, from an early age. I don’t know why. When she was eight or nine years old, my ex-wife and I decided to take a road trip with our kids to Mount Rushmore, but we kept our destination a secret. So, one summer day, we loaded up the family […]
Popo and the Prowler
This is a true story, and it revolves around TaB cola, a diet soft drink popular in the sixties and seventies. Most people don’t know it, but the Coca-Cola company continued to manufacture TaB until 2020. But in recent decades it was only available in certain parts of America. Kind of like how things were […]
Are All Things Relative?
June 24th, 2021 3:38pm There is a place in western Nebraska where two sets of train tracks run parallel to the North Platte River. I like to sit by the tracks with a wireless speaker and drink diet margaritas. (The diet margarita, invented by my brother, is a Diet 7-Up mixed with tequila). It’s […]
Sheriff’s Report
Sheriff’s Report – April 26, 2053 Reporting Deputy: Kim Jones Deputies were dispatched early this morning to a remote location west of Left Hand Reservoir after hikers reported a dead body. After grabbing some donuts in Nederland, Deputy Smith and I arrived on scene at 0835 and observed a 1967 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon […]
Identifying and Dealing with Opposing Counsel that are LFOP
If you prefer to read this in a PDF format, CLICK HERE. The law — at least the litigation side of it — is an adversarial profession. Disagreement comes with the territory. Still, I like most opposing counsel I work with. A few, though, are full of poop. If you are dealing with a lawyer full […]
The Common Law of the Gym
The Common Law of the Gym
How to Create Social Change
In the spring of 1974 my high school still had a policy requiring every male student participating in sports to have a respectable haircut. No long hair, no ponytails, no exceptions. We also had to wear a coat and tie on game or meet days. In March of 1974 a new student began attending our […]
The Free Market and Leeches
The pure “free market” is an economic system based on supply and demand with no government regulation. The “free market hypothesis” is the assertion that the free market always produces the optimal allocation of resources. Conservatives love the free market like a fat kid loves cake. The appeal is understandable. Our world is complex. We […]
When to Use Passive Voice.
When to Use Passive Voice
Self Help Books Are Making You Worse
I recently visited a bookstore to buy myself a birthday present. When I came through the door, I immediately encountered a large table with dozens of self-help books on it. The store’s management had strategically placed the table in a location that would force customers to walk around it. My first thought was that there […]