Practice Areas

Arbitration and mediation services are provided for complex commercial, construction, consumer, and regulatory disputes. Certified ADR professionals bring disciplined training and thoughtful judgment to each matter, approaching dispute resolution with a clear understanding of both the legal issues and the practical realities facing the parties involved.

Ireland Stapleton’s land use and environmental attorneys offer comprehensive legal services to clients navigating complex regulatory, compliance, and development issues. We represent a broad range of clients, including developers, corporate entities, municipalities, and homeowners, through every phase of land use and environmental challenges.

A significant part of our practice is litigation. Many of our attorneys are involved in all aspects of litigation, including civil trials and appeals, practicing before state and federal courts, administrative courts and state and federal regulatory agencies. Ireland Stapleton represents international, national, regional and local organizations, as well as individuals, in commercial and private disputes, alternative dispute resolution and litigation-avoidance strategies. With each litigation matter, our goal is to achieve favorable and cost-effective results by understanding our clients’ business and financial objectives, efficiently utilizing our staff and technology and aggressively advocating our clients’ interests.

Our attorneys proactively identify and help their clients prevent employment law issues, resolve conflicts, and, when necessary, defend their organization when lawsuits are threatened or filed in state and federal courts, in mediations and arbitrations, as well as in administrative proceedings before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Colorado Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Colorado Department of Labor.

Our team has the experience, insight and deal-making ability to advise clients in a broad range of real estate transactions and issues. We help clients find solutions to their biggest problems involving real estate. Our lawyers use their experience to guide clients and facilitate transactions, intercede effectively on their behalf in regulatory matters, and provide good counsel in situations where real estate transactions are only an incidental occurrence.

Strategic guidance is provided on public policy initiatives and regulatory and licensing matters across a wide range of industries. Drawing on firsthand experience in municipal, state, and federal government roles, counsel brings a deep understanding of how regulatory frameworks are shaped, interpreted, and applied. With backgrounds as regulators, advocates, and policymakers, matters are approached with practical insight and credibility. This perspective allows clients to advance initiatives, manage risk, and navigate regulatory processes with confidence and clarity, supported by counsel that is both informed and intentionally invested in achieving meaningful outcomes.

Estate planning focuses on preserving legacies, protecting what matters most, and ensuring that life’s work carries forward with intention. Thoughtful, tax-sensitive solutions are developed based on individual circumstances, aligning legal strategy with personal values, family dynamics, and long-term goals. Clients include individuals and families, multi-generational businesses, executives, entrepreneurs, and charitable organizations. Working collaboratively with other professional advisors, integrated legal and tax planning is provided through a range of tools such as wills, trusts, and entity structures, tailored to support continuity and flexibility over time. Planning is approached as an ongoing partnership, with attention to adapting strategies as circumstances change. When disputes arise, experienced counsel is available to address contested matters efficiently and with care, always focused on protecting both legacy and relationships.

At Ireland Stapleton, we combine legal precision with proven partnership to help our clients achieve lasting results. When you work with us, you can count on clear guidance, dedicated support, and a team that sees your success as our shared purpose. For special districts, our extensive experience as both special and general counsel to fire protection districts, ambulance districts, park and recreation districts, water and sanitation districts, and metropolitan districts means you can anticipate challenges with confidence. We guide you through legal complexity with clarity, while creating and representing operational authorities for special districts and municipalities to build the structure your community needs.

Intellectual property is often among a company’s most valuable assets, requiring careful protection and thoughtful strategy to support long-term growth. Guidance is provided across the full lifecycle of intellectual property, from development and registration to enforcement and defense, both in the United States and internationally. Strategic counsel supports trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and related rights through tailored protection strategies, clearance and conflict analysis, and registration with appropriate authorities. When disputes arise, experienced representation is provided before administrative bodies and in state and federal courts.