Ski Town Lawyer
@skitownlawyer.bsky.social
Business attorney in western Colorado. Here to to talk about legal issues facing entrepreneurs in startups and businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Former NPS firefighter.
Former NPS firefighter.
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I’m a business attorney based out of Carbondale and Gunnison, Colorado, though most of my work is done remotely. Hoping to connect with entrepreneurs to discuss issues like business formation, contracts, corporate governance, raising capital, remote working, and all around best practices.
Excited to announce my new startup, Calculator.BS, an artificial intelligence app that will leverage minimal compute to deliver flawless, 100% hallucination-free answers to common math problems. Taking seed investment now, you don't want to miss out on this paradigm shifting innovation!!
May 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Excited to announce my new startup, Calculator.BS, an artificial intelligence app that will leverage minimal compute to deliver flawless, 100% hallucination-free answers to common math problems. Taking seed investment now, you don't want to miss out on this paradigm shifting innovation!!
Dear Potential Clients: Yes! You can pay me to just put whatever you want on my letterhead. Considering the professional risks I take on by letting you do this, my low flat rate of $250,000 per letter is a bargain you won't believe.
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May 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dear Potential Clients: Yes! You can pay me to just put whatever you want on my letterhead. Considering the professional risks I take on by letting you do this, my low flat rate of $250,000 per letter is a bargain you won't believe.
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Colorado attorneys: Do you prefer to use the standard real estate contracts put out by the Real Estate Commission or your own bespoke contract? Why or why not?
May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Colorado attorneys: Do you prefer to use the standard real estate contracts put out by the Real Estate Commission or your own bespoke contract? Why or why not?
Can you imagine redlining one of those clay tablets back in ancient Sumer?
April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can you imagine redlining one of those clay tablets back in ancient Sumer?
The economy shouldn't be the reason you care about due process or civil rights, but, in case anyone needs a reminder, due process and civil rights are hugely important to a strong economy.
April 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The economy shouldn't be the reason you care about due process or civil rights, but, in case anyone needs a reminder, due process and civil rights are hugely important to a strong economy.
As our (pointless, counter-productive) trade wars begin, now would be a good time to review your contracts for provisions related to increased costs, delays, and other supply chain issues.
March 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As our (pointless, counter-productive) trade wars begin, now would be a good time to review your contracts for provisions related to increased costs, delays, and other supply chain issues.
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Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called the halt of the federal grant funding “a body blow to rural Colorado” where districts frequently struggle to recruit educators
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March 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Colorado, seven other states sue Trump administration after abrupt end to teacher training grants
The business judgment rule can justify a lot of things, but not toasting the bread when you make a sandwich is not one of them.
March 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The business judgment rule can justify a lot of things, but not toasting the bread when you make a sandwich is not one of them.
Getting stoked for a guys' weekend in CB this weekend.
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Getting stoked for a guys' weekend in CB this weekend.
If you were going on a backcountry ski tour, would you check your avalanche beacon before you started out or after you made a few runs?
This post is actually about your business's contracts.
This post is actually about your business's contracts.
March 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you were going on a backcountry ski tour, would you check your avalanche beacon before you started out or after you made a few runs?
This post is actually about your business's contracts.
This post is actually about your business's contracts.
One of the quickest ways to know if a new venture has a shot at success is to know if they are adequately capitalized. And the quickest way to know if they are adequately capitalized is to ask them to pay you.
March 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One of the quickest ways to know if a new venture has a shot at success is to know if they are adequately capitalized. And the quickest way to know if they are adequately capitalized is to ask them to pay you.
"We really need [x concession], but we can't push too hard because we really need this contract." Guess what? The contract is probably really important to the other side too. Don't underestimate your leverage or how hard you can push to get what you need.
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"We really need [x concession], but we can't push too hard because we really need this contract." Guess what? The contract is probably really important to the other side too. Don't underestimate your leverage or how hard you can push to get what you need.
If you don't understand everything in your commercial real estate contract, title commitment, or loan commitment, please have a lawyer explain those to you. Otherwise, you are gambling with your earnest money.
February 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you don't understand everything in your commercial real estate contract, title commitment, or loan commitment, please have a lawyer explain those to you. Otherwise, you are gambling with your earnest money.
Working on another class for Colorado’s West-Central Small Business Development Center. Six Things Everyone Should Know About Contracts. Presenting it March 13.
February 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Working on another class for Colorado’s West-Central Small Business Development Center. Six Things Everyone Should Know About Contracts. Presenting it March 13.
I downloaded RedNote to spite the government. I open the app. The TikTok CEO is on there! There universe is weird.
January 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I downloaded RedNote to spite the government. I open the app. The TikTok CEO is on there! There universe is weird.
Answering emails on the weekend is great, but have you tried going skiing with your clients?
January 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Answering emails on the weekend is great, but have you tried going skiing with your clients?
If upheld, the TikTok ban will be a mind-bogglingly bad law and legal precedent for businesses large and small in the US.
January 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If upheld, the TikTok ban will be a mind-bogglingly bad law and legal precedent for businesses large and small in the US.
If anyone wants concise, accurate information on the acute effects of breathing wildfire smoke, check out the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's "6 Minutes for Safety" page on the topic: www.nwcg.gov/6mfs/firefig...
Effects of Smoke Exposure
Category: Firefighter Health & First Aid. Wildland fire smoke is a complex mix of chemicals and particles, which varies depending on the fuels, soil, weather, fire intensity, and the burning phase
www.nwcg.gov
January 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If anyone wants concise, accurate information on the acute effects of breathing wildfire smoke, check out the National Wildfire Coordinating Group's "6 Minutes for Safety" page on the topic: www.nwcg.gov/6mfs/firefig...
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“Effects of Smoke Exposure” www.nwcg.gov/committee/6m... - NWCG
Effects of Smoke Exposure | NWCG
www.nwcg.gov
January 27, 2024 at 10:34 PM
“Effects of Smoke Exposure” www.nwcg.gov/committee/6m... - NWCG
Wildland firefighters use the mnemonic acronym LCES, standing for Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones, to keep them safe on fires. These four things must be in place/known by the crew to safely engage a fire. 1/10
January 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wildland firefighters use the mnemonic acronym LCES, standing for Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes, and Safety Zones, to keep them safe on fires. These four things must be in place/known by the crew to safely engage a fire. 1/10
Last thing before bed. If you are in LA, please check on your neighbors. Not everyone who wants to evacuate has the means to do so, you could easily save someone’s life.
January 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Last thing before bed. If you are in LA, please check on your neighbors. Not everyone who wants to evacuate has the means to do so, you could easily save someone’s life.
I was a wildland firefighter for the NPS before I was ever a lawyer. I was on a hotshot crew and saw plenty of fire, plenty of big fires, and a fair amount of urban interface stuff. My first season (engine crew) was in CA and I went to several CA fires with the hotshot crew as well. 1/5
January 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I was a wildland firefighter for the NPS before I was ever a lawyer. I was on a hotshot crew and saw plenty of fire, plenty of big fires, and a fair amount of urban interface stuff. My first season (engine crew) was in CA and I went to several CA fires with the hotshot crew as well. 1/5
If you are writing a case summary, and the outcome of the case is at the bottom of the summary, please move that part to the top.
January 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you are writing a case summary, and the outcome of the case is at the bottom of the summary, please move that part to the top.
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Negotiators from Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that they had reached a tentative agreement with the ski patrol union that, if ratified, will be good through April 2027.
Park City Mountain and ski patrol union announce tentative contract agreement
Negotiators from Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that they had reached a tentative agreement with the ski patrol union that, if ratified, will be good through April 2027.
www.sltrib.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Negotiators from Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts announced Tuesday that they had reached a tentative agreement with the ski patrol union that, if ratified, will be good through April 2027.
I'm working on a class about business formation and entity types for the local Small Business Development Center. I'll be putting it on in February. Let me know if you have any interesting questions you think would be good to address.
January 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm working on a class about business formation and entity types for the local Small Business Development Center. I'll be putting it on in February. Let me know if you have any interesting questions you think would be good to address.