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Civil Litigation & Disputes

Contracts broken, boundaries crossed, injuries caused, money owed — twenty-plus years of Colorado civil courtroom work, from demand letter to judgment collected.

Charles E. Liken Jr., Esq. — On Colorado's Legal Front Lines Since 1995 · Government Investigator, Denver Human Services (1997–2003) · Licensed Colorado Attorney Since 2003 ~ 20+ Years in Private Practice · Colorado Deputy District Attorney (2018–2020) · Colorado Court-Appointed Child and Family Investigator

How We Help

When it's your money, your property, or your name on the line

Before the prosecutor years and the family-law docket, Charles built his own Denver firm on Colorado civil litigation — real-estate disputes, contracts and liens, personal injury, and corporate and franchise fights. That practice never left the toolbox. Civil cases are investigations with rules of procedure attached, and with 700+ government investigations behind him, he prepares yours like the evidence matters — because it does.

Contract Disputes & Collections — breach of contract, unpaid invoices, demand letters with teeth, and the lawsuit when talk fails — including enforcing the attorney-fee clause the other side forgot they signed.
Real-Estate Litigation — boundary and easement fights, purchase contracts gone sideways, failure-to-disclose claims, title defects, and HOA disputes — from a former Colorado-licensed real estate broker.
Mechanics’ Liens & Construction Disputes — the deadline-driven § 38-22 playbook: lien statements, foreclosure actions, and defense for owners facing overreaching liens. primer in our Business Portal.
Personal Injury & Negligence — car crashes and injury claims built investigation-first: scene evidence, records, witnesses, valuation — settle strong or try it.
Landlord-Tenant Litigation — security-deposit treble-damage claims (C.R.S. § 38-12-103), habitability disputes, and lease fights on either side of the caption.
Judgments — Collect & Defend — turning paper judgments into money (garnishment, liens, domestication of out-of-state judgments) and defending against enforcement.
Business & Partnership Disputes — owner deadlock, buyouts, fiduciary-duty claims, and franchise disagreements, with the transactional context to settle them sensibly.

Ready when you are — talk it through with Charles.

Your choice: no-charge 20-minute phone call OR in-depth hour ($300) — both directly with Charles.

Litigation with an investigator's eyes

Most civil cases are won in the file, not the courtroom: the document the other side didn't produce, the timeline that doesn't add up, the witness nobody interviewed. That's investigator work — and it's the discipline behind every LLF civil case. You'll also get the honest math: which fights change outcomes, and which just change invoices.

Fees you can plan around: clear fee agreements, flexible payment plans through Affirm, and secure payments with Square.
THE LONGMONT LAW FIRM
Charles E. Liken Jr., Esq.
Attorney & Counselor at Law

Sue smart. Or defend smarter.

A no-charge 20-minute call with Charles — find out what your case is really worth, and what it will really take.