Denver attorney Brian Stutheit
Phone: (303) 321-3017
“I am so thankful he was on my side.” Rhiannon
Brian K. Stutheit is an attorney in the Denver area. His office is in Westminster. Brian Stutheit has more than thirty years experience as an attorney. Mr. Stutheit knows the law, knows the way law operates in the real world, cares about doing high-quality work, is resourceful, responsive and provides real value for his services. He won’t bill for work he doesn’t believe will benefit the client. He does not fear or avoid hard work, does not fear or avoid conflict (yet does not seek it out), does not fear or capitulate to other lawyers, and he has the courage to be honest with his own clients.
Mr. Stutheit is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, which means other Colorado attorneys recognize him for the highest levels of legal skill and integrity.
He was listed by The American Lawyer as one of Colorado’s best construction lawyers. He has been interviewed frequently on Colorado Public Radio and Colorado television stations about unemployment law, and was interviewed in The Atlantic magazine about winning a pregnancy discrimination case. He is a contributing author to West Publishing’s COLORADO CIVIL PROCEDURE FORMS AND COMMENTARY.
Career Overview
1998 to Present. Founding partner, Stutheit & Gartland, P.C. Prior to 1998, Brian Stutheit was a partner in a Denver Tech Center law firm where he specialized in probate, employment, and insurance defense (construction law and professionals’ negligence).
The firm and Mr. Stutheit handle all aspects of construction law. This includes construction defects, drafting and review of construction, remodeling and repair contracts, real estate fraud or failure to disclose defects, and mechanics liens.
Mr. Stutheit’s other areas of practice are estate planning, wills, trusts and powers of attorney, probate of decedent estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and probate disputes, and unemployment law. He has participated in more than 150 unemployment appeals. Because of his expertise is unemployment law, he has been interviewed by 9 News, the Denver Channel and Colorado Public Radio.
Mr. Stutheit’s practice is not limited to one side or the other. He represents both property owners and contractors, real estate buyers and sellers, employees and employers.
Bar Association Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Bar sections on Trusts and Estates and Construction Law
- 1st JD Bar Association (Jefferson County)
- Adams County Bar Association
Court Admissions
- All Colorado State courts, including the Colorado Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- State of Texas (inactive)
- U.S. District Court for Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- Juris Doctor
- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
- B.A.
- Littleton High School, Littleton, Colorado