Jennifer D. Duettra

Jennifer D. Duettra, a Colorado lawyer since graduating from Harvard Law School in 2004, is an accomplished litigation and transactional attorney. She has litigated in state and federal courts, including construction and contract disputes, fraud claims of improper interference with existing contract rights and established, protected business advantage claims for “piercing the corporate veil,” business partnership disputes, and indemnity disputes.

 

REPRESENTATIVE CASES
 

• Successfully litigated construction and contract disputes in both state and federal courts, securing favorable outcomes for clients.

• Represented businesses in fraud claims, including improper interference with contractual rights and protected business advantages.

• Achieved favorable settlements in complex partnership disputes involving claims for “piercing the corporate veil.”

• Negotiated and litigated indemnity disputes, ensuring clients' financial and legal protections were upheld.

• Effectively handled alternative dispute resolution matters, including arbitration and mediation, in high-stakes business conflicts.

• Drafted and negotiated revisions to industry-standard construction agreements, including AIA contracts and ConsensusDocs.

• Advised clients on real estate transactions, including drafting and reviewing leases, purchase contracts, and deeds of trust.

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EDUCATION
 

• Harvard Law School, J.D.

• Colorado State University, B.A.

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LICENSURE

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• State Bar of Colorado

• U.S. District Court - District of Colorado

• U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit

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MEMBERSHIPS

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• Colorado Bar Association

• Denver Bar Association

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​PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

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Mrs. Duettra had participated in all manner of alternative dispute resolution, exhibiting effective skill in mediation and arbitration proceedings before independent mediators/arbitrators and through the more formal procedures of the American Arbitration Association. She has participated in and supervised a family clinic dedicated to providing pro bono legal assistance in matters concerning parenting, child support, custodial and visitation rights.

 

As well as trial work, Mrs. Duettra has gained extensive experience drafting and negotiating revisions to the standards from AIA agreements and Consensus Docs and agreements drafted by others. She also has extensive drafting and reviewing real estate documents such as leases, purchase contracts and deeds of trust.

 

A Colorado native, she graduated as valedictorian from Rampart High School in Colorado Springs in 1996. In 2001, Mrs. Duettra graduated cum laude from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, earning her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech Communication and Political Science. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2004.

 

She began her legal career with the Denver office of an international law firm, at first specializing in construction law. As her legal skills and natural talent were quickly recognized, Jennifer Duettra’s practice expanded beyond construction law into general commercial litigation as well; and she has continued to maintain a practice with an emphasis on construction litigation and contract work.