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Richard C. Nehls 
Boulder, Colorado
phone (303) 447-0450
fax (303) 447-0451
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Richard C. Nehls has practiced law in Boulder, Colorado since 1976.  Rich concentrates his practice on real estate and other business transactions. His real estate practice includes the purchase, development, financing, construction, leasing and sale of office, retail, residential, and industrial buildings.  His business transaction practice includes entity formation and the acquisition and sale of ongoing businesses via asset or stock acquisition--for example, the purchase or sale of cable companies, rafting companies, fast food franchises, and restaurants.  Rich graduated from the University of Chicago Law School where he was an editor of the law review.  He served as the president of the Boulder County Bar Association in 1994 and 1995 and received its Award of Merit in 2000 for outstanding achievement, dedication to the legal profession, and service to the community.  Prior to becoming a partner at Packard Dierking, Rich was the managing partner of Lirtzman, Nehls & Hepner.  When he is not practicing law, Rich enjoys skiing, mountain biking, concerts, movies, college football, and college basketball.

Areas of Practice:
Real Estate
Business Transactions
Litigation Percentage:
30% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1976
U.S. Federal Court, 1976
Education:
University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1976
J.D.
Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Law Review: University of Chicago Law Review, Associate Editor, 1975 - 1976


Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1973
A.B.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works:
A Civil Litigator's Guide to Collateral Estoppel and Dischargeability in Bankruptcy, 1987


Representative Cases:
Threadworks, Inc. v. Industrial Com'n of State of Colo., 735 P.2d 886 (Colo.App. 1986)
Westman Com'n Co. v. Schaerrer, 748 P.2d 1316 (Colo.App. 1987)
In re Bottagaro, 95 B.R. 766 (D.Colo. 1987)
Representative Clients:
Kraft Food Service
American Express
Colorado Daily Newspaper
KBCO Radio Station
References:
First National Bank in Boulder
Honors and Awards:
Award of Merit, "Outstanding Achievement, Dedication to the Legal Profession, and Service to the Community", 2000


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bankruptcy Institute, 1986 - Present
Member


American Association for Justice, 1981 - Present
Member


Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present
Member


Boulder Bar Association
Member, Board of Trustees


Boulder County Bar Association, 1994
President


Past Employment Positions:
Lirtzman, Nehls & Hepner, Managing Partner


Our Office

Packard and Dierking, LLC
WaterStreet
2595 Canyon Boulevard
Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80302-5620

T: 303-447-0450
F: 303-447-0451

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