Justin Wingerter
The Denver Post
Denver, CO, United States
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Denver lawyer suspended 30 months for sex with clients, misplaced money
A Denver attorney who was caught sleeping with a client for a second time will be barred from practicing law for 30 months after admitting to that and nine other ethics violations. → Read More
Sawaya Law Firm changes name, denies assault claims played a role
As of New Year’s Day, the Sawaya Law Firm is now the Wilhite Law Firm. Its new namesake, Robert Wilhite, is the company’s majority owner. → Read More
Bar near DU agrees to close forever after liquor violations
A nightclub near the University of Denver has agreed to close its doors for good after the Denver Police Department’s vice team found it open after closing time. → Read More
Frank Azar’s trial against former head of class action division begins
Frank Azar, whose countless commercials and ubiquitous billboards have made him the region’s best known lawyer, will begin a trial Monday with millions of dollars at stake. → Read More
“It wasn’t fair”: Leprino Foods heiress says billionaire uncle plotted against her
As the reclusive billionaire James Leprino looked on Tuesday, one of his nieces told Denver jurors that in 2014 she was “shocked” when Leprino accused his own brother of cheating him and then cut that brother out of the family cheese business. → Read More
Grateful Dead-themed brewery to close for November after cocaine dealing
So Many Roads, a bar, arcade and music venue occupying 7,500 square feet at 918 W. 1st Ave. in the Baker neighborhood, agreed to the punishment Wednesday as part of a settlement with Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses. → Read More
The Viceroy Lounge in Denver's Lincoln Park ordered by the city to close
A bouncer at the Viceroy Lounge let in an underage police cadet and she was served alcohol because she “looked old enough.” → Read More
In Platt Park, residents and councilman push back against a “rental party space”
Residents in Platt Park, including a city councilman, say an event center along South Broadway is using a liquor licensing loophole to host loud concerts that end in gunfire and litter. → Read More
Casa Bonita drops lawsuit that blocked building plans from public
“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have dropped their objection to the release of building plans at Casa Bonita, the famous Lakewood restaurant they own. → Read More
Korean barbecue restaurant sues to stop eviction from Confluence apartment building
Nearly two years after leasing space in the 35-story Confluence apartment complex, and after investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Korean barbecue restaurant that never opened, local restaurateurs say they are being evicted due to a clerical error. → Read More
Englewood tiny home builder keeps selling as past customers sue, wait years for product to arrive
The Colorado-based tiny home builder is facing backlash by continuing to sell homes despite lawsuits and complaints from customers who have paid thousands for homes that never arrived. → Read More
Designed to deceive? Upslope Brewing sued over “electrolyte infused” hard seltzer
Boulder’s Upslope Brewing has been sued by a Denver man and an Illinois woman who claim that marketing for its Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzers tricked them and other customers into believing the alcoholic drink has nutritional value when it’s actually harmful to their health. → Read More
John Moye, longtime Denver business attorney and DU professor, dies at 77
When John Moye’s father died in Deadwood, S.D., he left behind this concise, 11-word obituary he had written for himself: “Jeff Moye left Deadwood yesterday and is not expected to return.” → Read More
Seeing Red: Homeowners sue Vail Resorts over metro district scheme
A scheme set in motion two decades ago by Vail Resorts has unjustly taken millions of dollars from Eagle County homeowners and put them on the hook for millions of dollars more, those homeowners alleged in a Broomfield court last week. → Read More
Ex-owner of Cherry Creek building sues three tenants for unpaid rent
The former owner of a retail building in Cherry Creek is suing three tenants for unpaid rent, including a float studio that allegedly owes him nearly $235,000. → Read More
ESPN analyst says Centennial movie theater ad firm owes him $15M
A Centennial-based company that manages pre-show advertising before movies and is mostly owned by the megachains Regal and Cinemark is being accused of using opaque accounting tricks to steal at least $15 million from an ESPN analyst. → Read More
Seven years after selling DTC hotel, company says it’s still owed $11.5M
Seven years ago, a newly formed hotel investment company in Denver proudly touted its purchase of a Best Western Plus in the Denver Tech Center for $15 million. → Read More
Bank of Denver shuttering Golden Triangle branch after 30 years
The Bank of Denver will close one of its three branches at the end of August. → Read More
With 13 days to go, Colorado’s congressional mapmakers find agreement
A Democratic commissioner proposes a U.S. House map that would create a new 8th District just north of Denver without dramatically changing the state’s other seven districts. → Read More
Joe Biden to visit National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Tuesday
The president is expected to discuss climate change and infrastructure priorities at a time when Congress is working on a $3.5 trillion expansion of social safety-net programs. → Read More