Choosing the Right Lawyer: How Small Businesses Avoid Costly Legal Mistakes

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Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed David C. Japha.

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On a recent Price of Business show, host Kevin Price interviewed David C. Japha of Levin Jacobson Japha, P.C., about how small businesses can make smarter decisions when hiring legal counsel and avoid unnecessary legal costs.
They discussed how many companies make the mistake of hiring a lawyer before clearly defining their legal problem, often leading to inefficiencies and higher fees. Japha explained that businesses should approach hiring counsel as a strategic decision— identifying whether their needs are regulatory, transactional, or litigation-driven before beginning the search. The conversation also focused on how to properly interview attorneys, what questions to ask about cost structure and risk, and why businesses should treat legal fees as a managed investment rather than an unpredictable expense. Japha emphasized that companies that engage counsel early and thoughtfully are far more likely to prevent disputes rather than simply react to them.
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Drawing on decades of legal experience, he emphasized that many costly legal conflicts begin with small issues that were never properly documented.

Over  his  more  than  three  decades  of  practice,  David  Japha  has  earned  a  reputation  for resolving difficult and complex matters, sometimes being the second or third lawyer to take on a case. David has tried many criminal and civil cases to conclusion and argued numerous appeals, post-conviction cases and cases involving mental health issues. He also  currently represents clients in federal and state administrative matters, including ongoing matters before the Consumer Products Safety Commission. David got his start in litigation before leaving the University of Denver College of Law, where he tried his first DUI case in state court through a program called the student law office.  He also negotiated settlements and argued his first administrative appeal  before the Social Security Administration in the winter of 1984, before his law school graduation in May of that year. Soon after starting out, David shared office space with his current partners, Don Jacobson and Daniel Levin at Ptarmigan Place.  There he learned law office management hanging out his shingle and doing evictions, collections and court-appointed federal criminal cases.  And, it was there, in federal court, that David truly cut his teeth in criminal defense litigation, culminating in his appointment  to  the  Criminal  Justice  Act  committee  (which  oversaw  the  appointment  of  conflict counsel in federal court) by then-Chief Judge Richard Matsch. Over 30 years of practice has given David the opportunity to be involved in some amazing cases,  including  taking  depositions  in Katmandu,  Nepal  in  a  complex  criminal  case  in  1991; representing  a  witness  in  the  trial  of  Timothy  McVeigh  (where  David  was  also  a  credentialed reporter for the Intermountain Jewish News); handling criminal matters in Nebraska, Kansas and California and appearing in Washington State.  David has been an expert witness for the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Regulation Counsel in the area of attorney fees for court appointed counsel.

Learn more at https://www.ljjlaw.com/attorney-profiles/david-japha/.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-japha-23937912/

 

 

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