Garfield & Hecht, P.C
Practice Areas
Law Practice Areas
At Garfield & Hecht, P.C., we represent individuals and businesses in a wide range of legal matters. Our practice areas include the following:
Banking
Our banking practice focuses in the areas of commercial financing transactions, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. The Firm’s clients include banks, other financial institutions, private equity firms, individuals and numerous privately-held companies.
Commercial Matters
Our commercial practice is devoted to representing financial institutions, non-institutional lenders, businesses and individuals with respect to commercial financing and lending transactions, opinion letters, commercial litigation, and governmental investigations. We also handle commercial litigation involving matters ranging from payment disputes to complex class action lawsuits.
Construction
In our construction practice, we represent builders, developers, property owners, architectural firms, and other parties involved in construction-related transactions and disputes, including construction litigation. We have extensive experience with mechanic’s liens as well, representing both lienholders and property owners.
Contract Law
Many of our Firm’s lawyers have significant experience both drafting and negotiating contracts and representing clients in contract-related litigation. We use our deep transactional and litigation experience to provide advice that is insightful, practical and legally sound.
Corporate Matters & Business Law
Our corporate and business law practice focuses in three primary areas: business organizations, business transactions and employment law. From forming a new company to negotiating contracts and dealing with complex disputes, we are a full-service law firm for all of your business’s legal needs.
Family Law
Our family law attorneys represent individuals in divorces and dissolutions as well as support and custody-related matters. We use negotiation and alternative dispute resolution methods whenever possible, but when it is necessary we do hesitate to protect our clients’ rights in court.
Litigation and Appeals
We regularly represent clients in complex litigation and appeals across multiple different areas of practice. We handle appeals in both state and federal court, and our litigation practice focuses in the areas of:
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Commercial
- Real Estate
- Construction
- Personal Injury
- Bankruptcy (Creditors’ Rights)
- Governmental Investigations
- Insurance
- Product Liability
Contact one of our litigation attorneys for more information.
Real Estate & Land Use Matters
The attorneys in our real estate practice focus on representing clients in transactions in disputes involving all types of properties and development projects. We regularly assist a wide range of clients with respect to:
- Development – Residential & Commercial
- Commercial Transactions
- Homeowner Associations
- Land Use Matters
- Landlord and Tenant
- Real Estate Litigation
- Property Tax Protests and Appeals; Abatements
- Residential Transactions (including those involving Mountain Properties)
- Foreclosures and Mechanic’s Liens
Wills, Trusts & Estates
In our wills, trusts and estates practice, we provide affordable estate planning services and represent clients during probate and trust administration. We are intimately familiar with the tax and other laws that come into play with the various estate planning options that are available, and we are sensitive to the personal and emotional aspects involved with administering a loved one’s estate.
Other Areas
In addition to the areas listed above, our Firm also has attorneys who are knowledgeable in the following areas:
To speak with an attorney at Garfield & Hecht, P.C., contact our Aspen office located at 625 E. Hyman Ave, Suite 201 Aspen, CO 81611 at 970-925-1936, our Glenwood Springs office located at 420 Seventh Street, Suite 100 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 at 970-947-1936, or our Avon office located at 0070 Benchmark Road, Avon, CO 81620 at 970-949-0707.
