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The Benefits of Working with a Denver Business Lawyer at Moriarty Underhill LLC.
- Our Denver business lawyers have decades of experience serving Colorado business owners
- We offer businesses a unique and affordable way of working with a lawyer
- Business law is complicated. Our law firm offers free monthly workshops for small businesses.
- Ongoing communication with your attorney is important to us and to you.
Top Denver, Colorado Business Attorneys at Moriarty Underhill LLC.
Moriarty Underhill LLC is a boutique law firm offering high-quality legal services and cost-effective solutions for a broad range of business legal issues and disputes. Skilled, ethical, and purpose-driven, our top Denver business attorneys are backed by more than three decades of legal experience.
Whether your small business is in need of legal representation under a traditional hourly rate or you are looking to take control of your legal services and budget with one of our innovative LegalPlans, our Denver business lawyers can help your company.
Our attorneys are dedicated to helping our clients solve and prevent the legal issues impacting their businesses. We measure the success of our legal counsel by the long-term success of our clients.
A Denver business lawyer is ready to discuss your situation, explain your options, and help you navigate the road ahead.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Working With A Denver Business Attorney
We help business owners and companies make confident, informed decisions before issues turn into expensive problems. In day-to-day practice, that means acting as outside counsel for formation and governance questions, drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on employment policies and classifications, protecting lien and payment rights on construction projects, and stepping in early when a dispute surfaces. When matters escalate, we handle courtroom work as well. Because we focus on Colorado businesses across Denver and the Front Range, our guidance reflects how deals are done here and how local courts approach common disputes. The outcome we’re driving toward is simple: clear documents, practical strategies, and momentum for your small business.
Sooner than you think. We encourage clients to loop us in before they sign or renew a contract, add an owner, hire or terminate an employee, or respond to a demand letter. Construction clients benefit from early help on scope, change orders, and pay applications; service companies avoid headaches by tightening indemnities, IP, and payment terms in their MSAs; growing teams reduce risk by aligning handbooks with day-to-day operations. Early advice often keeps costs down and options open. If you’re already in a dispute and need a business law attorney right away, we’ll map leverage, timelines, and next steps so you can move forward with a plan.
LegalPlans provides ongoing attorney access at a predictable price, making legal support part of your operating budget rather than an emergency expense. In our business law firm, clients use LegalPlans for quick questions, contract review and drafting within plan scope, policy updates, and scheduled check-ins that keep documents current and issues small. It’s especially helpful for owners who want steady guidance across the year by helping with contracts, employment, collections, and vendor negotiations, all without surprise invoices. We also handle traditional hourly or hybrid engagements for complex, one-off disputes or specialized transactions. Many businesses combine a LegalPlan for routine needs with hourly work when a major event arises.
Our core areas are Business Law, Business Owner Disputes, Construction, Denver Business Litigation, Employment, and Public Adjusting/Appraisal. In real terms, that includes:
- Contracts & Governance (Business Law): operating agreements/bylaws, buy-sell mechanics, MSAs, NDAs, SaaS and licensing terms, purchase/sale agreements, and collections strategies.
- Owner Disputes: deadlocks, buy-outs, fiduciary duty concerns, and voting/control issues that are resolved through negotiation, mediation, or, if needed, litigation.
- Construction: contract drafting and refinement, scope/schedule alignment, change orders and pay applications, and preserving lien/bond rights so payment flows.
- Litigation: prosecuting and defending contract claims, misrepresentation, trade secret and restrictive covenant issues, construction/payment disputes, and collections from the demand letter through trial.
- Employment: hiring and termination practices, wage-and-hour risk, independent contractor vs. employee classification, handbooks, confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements, and response plans when concerns arise.
Across all of this, the throughline is practical guidance and cost-effective solutions for Denver, Colorado businesses.
We start with strategy, not escalation. First, we review your operating agreement or bylaws, any buy-sell terms, capital accounts, and side agreements; then we clarify objectives and map leverage. Many conflicts are resolved through focused negotiation or mediation once timelines, disclosures, and exit paths are defined. If litigation is the right path, you’ll have a staged plan with budgets, decision points, and clear communication about risks and choices at each step. After resolution, we help shore up governance documents so the same problem is less likely to return.
Begin with a conversation. If you’re exploring a LegalPlan, bring a short list of recurring needs such as the contracts you use often, employment questions, collections, and vendor negotiations. Then we can recommend a structure that fits your operations. For a specific issue, gather formation documents (Articles, Operating Agreement, or Bylaws), key contracts, related correspondence (emails, demand letters, or pleadings), and a concise timeline. We serve Denver, the Front Range, and businesses throughout Colorado; much of our work is handled virtually, with in-person meetings available when helpful. From there, you’ll receive a clear plan, predictable next steps, and steady communication so you always know where things stand.





