The Year 2020: Ctrl-Alt-Delete
As our Information Technology guru often tells me whenever I have a stubborn computer problem “Danny, have you tried re-booting your computer?”
Usually that does the trick and I am back up and running. Unfortunately, I have tried and tried to re-boot 2020 and it doesn’t appear to be working at all. Is it even possible to re-boot an entire year? Where are the Control-Alt-Delete buttons anyway?
To be sure, we have experienced things in 2020 on a scale that I have never experienced in my 50 years on this planet. From the Covid-19 Pandemic, to racial protests, to Murder Hornets it seems like this year cannot get any more unnerving. But would we re-boot 2020 if we had the chance? What would it look like? Would we just be pushing all of these issues down the road until 2021?
I think many of the local, national and international events that have turned our world upside down this year were probably to be expected, in one form or another. We are experiencing our year of reckoning, whether it be health related, civil rights related, or even killer insect related. In a period of time where we have grown to be soft and undisciplined, 2020 has been a good reminder that we are all humans and we must face crises head on. While our country is as polarized as ever, we must strive to find those issues that unite us. And as I have preached many times before, we MUST take the time to LISTEN to other people’s opinions on issues. We are not obligated to change our positions, but we must maturely engage with each other. We must not strive to be the loudest voice, but to be the most thoughtful.
I have often said that the most dangerous part of the human body is the mouth (not just because it can transmit Covid-19). Mean words, thoughtless expressions, rude comments. They all come from the mouth (or the hands, when we type social media posts that are designed to hurt others). We need to focus more on the ears. Listening. And hopefully use our brains to coordinate more enlightened and reasonable thoughts that can then be politely and non-judgmentally expressed through our mouths and hands.
So in 2020, if we cannot re-boot this year (and make me 49 again), please think about what changes you can make to turn 2020 from a downer year, to a year of growth, maturity and kindness.
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A few weeks ago, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeals decision that deprived our client of the $1.6 million judgment we secured for him at trial. This is monumental for a few reasons. We, of course, are thrilled that the Supreme Court’s opinion brings our client closer to getting the money he richly deserves. But the case’s significance also reaches far beyond our client. The Supreme Court adopted the test we proposed for evaluating when a Good Samaritan may recover money damages for injuries suffered while helping those placed in harm’s way by another’s negligence. In other words, the law in Colorado has developed in a particular way because of our work. Moreover, this result illustrates the importance of having a multi-faceted law firm like FGMC with you from the start of your case through the final stages of appeal. Below, we explain why—and how—we retooled our legal strategy for the various audiences that litigants face in the trial courts, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. Each of these courts serves a different function in our judicial system and requires skilled lawyers to shift focus as the case moves from one to the other.
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Mike
is trial attorney with extensive experience in complex commercial litigation and serves as strategist and adviser to a wide variety of sophisticated businesses in the financial services and investment, construction, automotive, pharmaceutical, and cannabis industries, among others. He is also a law enforcement academy instructor and former police sergeant with deep knowledge of criminal, constitutional, and use-of-force law.
“Mike strengthens FGMC’s litigation group with years of high-profile experience in civil and bankruptcy litigation and appellate practice,” said Dan Calisher, a partner at the Firm. Mike’s practice substantially reinforces FGMC’s ability to serve its clients on a comprehensive range of matters, and particularly with respect to the litigation of complex business issues.
Welcome to FGMC, Mike!
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FGMC is honored that
Danny Foster
was selected by his peers as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in the state of Colorado in 2020!
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” In all seriousness at this point, I would take lions and tigers and bears. Especially now that I have been thoroughly educated about tigers after having watched all torturous episodes of Tiger King. COVID-19 is well, self-explanatory. We have been in it for months, are still in it and it has now become our new, very scary, reality. But now, just as we have come to terms with our “new reality”, I hear the whispers of this whole murder bee business (a hornet but bee sounds better). But like any good American I slap on some negative attribution and tell myself, “That will never happen to me” and I move on. Problem solved. I write this article not to add another layer on the blanket of anxiety that we already have, but to remind you to simply not forget about the everyday, statistically higher dangers, that already exist.
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Chambers USA has released its 2020 list of law firm and attorney rankings in the United States. This year, two attorneys from FGMC –
Gary Lozow
and
John Chanin
– were again ranked on this exclusive and prestigious list for their practice in White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations related litigation. The firm was also honored with a ranking for the first time this year, reflecting its deep experience and resources in this practice area.
Chambers USA
ranks America’s leading attorneys who have been identified as the best in their field by their peers and clients based on interviews with attorneys and clients.
FGMC’s White Collar and Government Investigations practice has decades of experience representing businesses and individuals in civil, regulatory, and criminal investigations and proceedings. Our attorneys have represented clients on matters ranging from securities, health care, consumer, and financial fraud to Grand Jury subpoenas and the most complex federal criminal actions.
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Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Denver Post for the second year in a row. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few. The list will be announced this fall in a special section of The Denver Post. We’re thrilled to have been included on the list, and thankful to our employees, who made this happen. More info is available at
www.topworkplaces.com
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