DWMK Staff Support Walk 4 Life
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, DWMK employees Kathleen Shear, Amanda Howard, Judy Karnasiewicz and Kris Nichols participated in the Junior Service League Walk 4 Life, a 5K walk in support of breast cancer prevention. All monies raised at|
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About Our Firm
In 1964, founding partner DJ Dufford began building the successful water, real estate, and agricultural law practice that would grow to become Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn & Krohn, LLP. From the start, Dufford's clients included some of the largest ranches in Mesa County. In 1978, William G. Waldeck joined the firm, bringing in some of the area's largest mining and water ventures as clients.Dufford Waldeck's growth has kept pace with society's ever-increasing volume and complexity of laws and regulations. Our attorneys practice in the federal and state courts in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as in various administrative agencies. We support our research, preparation, and services with the latest technology and an expanding breadth of expertise.
An Array of Legal Tools at Your Service
Our firm's strength and reputation are grounded in half a century of serving the people and businesses of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. True to our founder's values, our attorneys are dedicated to the law, to their clients' best interests, and to providing exceptional, personalized service.We offer clients solid expertise in business formation, civil trials and appeals, litigation, tort, products liability, oil and gas, real estate, land-use, zoning, water, mining, wills, trusts, estates, conservation easements, labor and employment, personal injury, professional malpractice, negligence, and federal and state taxation.
Keeping up with the latest in technology and access to legal resources is paramount at our firm. In addition, your primary attorney may consult with their colleagues to ensure you receive the best, all-around advice possible. The breadth and depth of experience and talent in our firm allow us to work professionally and smoothly as a team or as individuals, all concerned with doing the best job for you.
When You Contact Us
Our staff will respond to phone or e-mail contact as quickly as possible. We will gather information about your legal concerns and needs so we can direct them to the most appropriate attorney. Before we can establish an attorney-client relationship, we need to determine whether there is a conflict of interest in your becoming our client.When You Become Our Client
Every member of our staff takes a personal interest in our clients. If you feel your legal situation is an emergency, we will do our best to help you as quickly as possible.We will send you an engagement letter to sign that explains our fees and services, spelling out what you will and will not be charged for. If you accept those terms, we will begin working to help you resolve your legal issue.
Firm Policies
For your protection and full disclosure, we provide specific information about our firm's policies and the purpose of this website. Please read this information carefully.- Privacy Policy
- File Retention Policy
- Disclaimer
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Recently, Congress enacted the Financial Services Modernization Act (also known as "Gramm-Leach-Bliley" Pub.L. 106-102), which brought significant changes to the way banks and financial services companies maintain and disseminate information they gather with respect to their customers. Part of the Act requires financial service providers, including those who provide advice concerning leasing of real or personal property, debt collection, tax planning and preparation, and financial advice, to describe to their clients how personal information about them is collected, maintained, and disclosed.In the course of providing service to you, we have always been committed to protecting the privacy of the information you entrust to us. We are subject to Bar Rules which require that client information be kept strictly confidential. While we do not believe that Gramm-Leach-Bliley has altered our responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of your information, the Act requires us to provide this notice of our privacy policies and practices:
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
In the normal course of providing you with legal representation, we collect your nonpublic personal information, such as your income and assets, from the following sources: (1) information we receive from you directly and (2) information from government agencies and other third party sources, including information about your transactions with them and others.INFORMATION WE SHARE
We do not disclose any nonpublic, personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone without your approval, except as permitted or required by law.Confidentiality and Security of Your Information. We restrict access to nonpublic, personal information about you to those attorneys, employees and agents of the firm who need to know that information in order to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic, personal information from unauthorized disclosure.
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File Retention Policy
File Retention Policy
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 2011Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn & Krohn, LLP (the "Firm") has established the following policy to govern the storage, retention, and destruction of client files. This policy formalizes many procedures that were previously in place, and is intended to inform all clients of the Firm as to when and how client files will be retained. This policy applies to all client files however represented, including files stored by electronic means.
I. ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND OTHER MATERIALS
All original documents provided by a client to the Firm may be copied and the copies retained. The original documents, however denominated, remain the property of the client and will be returned to the client as soon as practicable, but generally no later than the conclusion of the matter for which the Firm was retained.Sometimes during the course of representation, original documents must be retained in order to assist the Firm in handling a client=s legal matter. Examples include retention of an original promissory note, will, letters, photographs, stock certificates, deeds, or business records as evidence in a lawsuit. In those instances, the Firm will retain custody of the original documents until the matter is concluded at which time the documents will be returned to the client, with copies retained by the Firm, unless the original is made a part of the Court file or was surrendered to a third party as part of our representation of our client.
When requested by the client, or when needed in the judgment of the responsible attorney, the Firm will prepare an index of original documents delivered to its custody. The extent of the index will be vested in the discretion of the responsible attorney, or as specifically directed by the client. Clients are encouraged to communicate any specific document retention needs to the attorney handling their matter.
II. FILE CLOSURE
Whenever possible, the Firm will notify the client in writing when a particular matter has been concluded. Ordinarily, this will occur upon the consummation of the transaction or termination of the legal proceeding for which the Firm was retained. Upon closure of the file, the Firm will endeavor to cull the file of all original documents and return same to the client. The file then will be placed in storage as an inactive file, or it may be digitized and stored electronically.Upon request, the Firm will provide copies of non-original documents generated or kept by the Firm in the course of representation. The Firm may charge the client the reasonable costs of copying or assembling voluminous records.
Documents constituting the internal impressions, thought processes, and opinions of the attorneys of the Firm constitute attorney "work product" and remain the property of the Firm. This material is not subject to return to the client, and may be retained or destroyed at the discretion of the Firm on a case by case basis.
III. FILE RETENTION
The Firm will not be obligated to retain inactive client files beyond 10 years from the date of the termination of our representation of a client in a case or matter, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing with the client; inactive files which are more than ten years old may be subject to destruction in the sole discretion of the Firm without additional notice. The firm may destroy inactive files earlier than 10 years, but will provide 30 days advance notice prior to such destruction. Clients should keep the firm advised of any change of address to allow for delivery of such notice; if the client address is not current, the notice may not be deliverable.Close Window
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The information on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. The information is not intended, and does not constitute, legal advice. By reading or relying on any information you obtain from this web site, you have not become a client of Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn and Krohn, LLP. We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this web site. You should not act or rely on any information in this web site without seeking the advice of your own attorney.If you communicate with us electronically through this web site or any other means, and we do not already represent you, your communication may not be privileged or confidential. If you are a current client, and you communicate with us by e-mail with respect to a matter for which we represent you, you should remember that e-mail is not always secure, and you should not send confidential messages unless they are adequately encrypted.
This web site may be considered advertising. Please remember that hiring a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely on written information. You should adequately investigate all qualifications and experience of any attorney you consider hiring.
Any links provided to other web sites are solely for the purpose of assisting you locate other web sites that may be interesting or useful to you. We do not provide any link to state or imply that Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn & Krohn, LLP, sponsors or is otherwise associated with any material in those sites. We do not have any authority over, nor do we claim to have any proprietary interest in, any information contained within any linked site, including without limitation any trade name, registered trademark, logo, legal or official seal, or copyrighted symbol.
The attorney responsible for the information contained within this website is Sam D. Starritt at the Grand Junction, Colorado USA, office of Dufford, Waldeck, Milburn & Krohn, LLP.
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