Steven Baum Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

Longmont, Co

Greater Denver Area

Conduct comprehensive investigations of alleged discrimination regarding employment, housing, and places of public accommodation, researching and applying the relevant law.

Greater Denver Area

Represent clients in practice specializing in transactional law, family law, and commercial litigation• Manageed cases through all stages of litigation, from pre-filing investigation, drafting and filing of initial complaint or answer, through discovery and motions practice, trial, and, up to and including appellate proceedings• Drafted estate plans, including implementation of Medicaid planning and long-term care financing• Conducted motions practice in numerous cases, including large-scale construction defects litigation involving millions of dollars in alleged damages• Acted as outside corporate counsel for small to mid-size corporations• Conducted incorporation process for small to mid-size business, including drafting Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Partnership Agreements, and other corporate governance documents.

Assisted in drafting Petition for Certiorari to United States Supreme Court challenging use of contemporaneous conviction to aggravate defendant’s sentence. Researched and drafted memorandum on the nationwide implementation of unitary review systems in capital cases. Provided research regarding the nationwide application of the exigent circumstances exception to the warrant requirement in cases of suspected DUI, an issue of first-impression in Colorado. • Assisted in drafting opening briefs and petitions for certiorari in criminal appeals• Drafted motion for reconsideration and reduction of sentence

Drafted amended complaint in suit alleging wrongful termination in violation of Federal and Colorado anti-discrimination laws. Assisted in client interview establishing grounds for litigation. Evaluated potential claims of intentional interference with contractual obligations by a third party, as well as aiding and abetting wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

Represented clients incarcerated in Federal “Supermax” penitentiary alleging violations of their Civil Rights. Drafted and filed complaint on behalf of client held in solitary confinement for over 25 continuous years. Conducted deposition of the head psychology administrator of the Federal Bureau of Prisons North-Central Region. Implemented Summation iBlaze software and trained faculty, staff, and other student attorneys in its use. Drafted and filed successful pleadings in United States District Court for the District of Colorado.• Reviewed discovery covering a thirty-five year period and over thirty-thousand pages• Drafted and submitted discovery requests, as well as responses to Defendant’s discovery requests

Responsible for content and pagination in Regional, National, and International news sections. Developed and launched a weekly section focusing on entertainment opportunities for locals in their 20s. Assigned, wrote, and edited stories for this section during its first year of existence. Assisted in the editing and design of a semi-annual magazine detailing winter activities throughout the Lake Tahoe region. Youngest editor in the newspaper’s history.

Juris Doctor

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Associate Of Arts - Aa, English Language And Literature, General