Director
Location: Greenwood Village, Colorado
Phone: 303-770-2700
Toll Free: 866-922-5912
Fax: 303-770-2701
Russell Newton earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2011 and graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Economics in 2006. While at the University of Oregon, Mr. Newton earned a Statement of Completion in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and interned as a writer and editor with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Department. Following law school, Mr. Newton earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado Denver Business School in 2014. Mr. Newton has experience in various practice areas, including construction defect, business transactions and trademark law.
Mr. Newton’s practice includes assisting special districts with litigation and matters related to district affairs, including district organization, contracts, inclusion/exclusion, elections and capital projects.
Areas of Practice
- Title 32 Special Districts
- Local Governments, Authorities, and Improvement Districts
- Real Estate Development and Due Diligence
- Public Financing
- Civil Litigation and Appeals
Bar Admissions
- Colorado, 2012
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2016
Education
- University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon
- Juris Doctor – 2011
- University of Colorado Denver Business School, Denver, Colorado
- M.B.A., Master of Business Administration – 2014
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- Special District Association