Legal Mistakes Businesses Make and How To Avoid Them

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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 a veteran business litigation attorney, David C. Japha, about common legal mistakes companies make and how they can better protect themselves from costly disputes.

Today’s Focus: Discussion focused on the importance of addressing legal issues early rather than waiting until problems escalate. Many business conflicts, he explained, arise from vague contracts,  informal agreements between partners, and failures to clearly document authority within an organization. They also discussed how businesses should approach government investigations or regulatory inquiries and why early legal guidance can often prevent small issues from turning into major legal problems. The conversation highlighted how modern litigation increasingly involves complex financial analysis, electronic evidence, and expert testimony. As a result, companies that plan ahead and maintain clear documentation are far better positioned to avoid expensive disputes. The attorney concluded that businesses that treat legal counsel as a strategic advisor—rather than only calling a lawyer during a crisis—are much more likely to avoid the kinds of conflicts that lead to litigation.

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/.

Connect with David on social media:

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

 

 

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