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05/12/2025

A mom and her daughter will get more than $4 million in damages after they were attacked while staying at an EconoLodge in Longmont back in 2023, a Weld County jury decided last week.

05/12/2025

“This verdict stands as a powerful testament to the horrific pain the victims suffered as a result of the Econo Lodge’s negligence,” said attorney Matthew Haltzman

A Longmont hotel is on the hook for more than $4 million after a Weld County jury found the hotel negligent in giving a room key to a man who entered the room and violently assaulted a mother and d…

05/12/2025

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/women-win-lawsuit-against-longmont-hotel/73-8d448923-fef6-4042-ba3d-132e1333df13

After the verdict, costs and interest, the total amount recovered will be over four and a half million dollars.

This verdict stands as a powerful testament to the horrific pain our clients experienced as a result of the Econo Lodge’s negligence. We truly appreciate the jury listening intently to our case and returning a monumental verdict for the victims. The jury heard Mark Haltzman and I loud and clear. I am incredibly thankful for the overwhelming support we received from my incredible colleagues at Metier Law Firm, LLC, Ogborn Mihm, LLP and our CTLA president Sam Cannon.

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Two women were assaulted inside the Longmont Econo Lodge in 2023 after the front desk gave a key to their room to an unauthorized man, according to police.

08/05/2024

Defense attorney Matthew A. Haltzman said that in his experience, chain-of-custody issues can arise with forensic evidence. But in Vigil's case, it was still unclear who collected the DNA samples at the outset.

"Typically, prosecutors would not leave such significant chain-of-custody gaps in their presentation of cases to juries," he said, "but there are occasions where this comes up and the trial courts have clear guidance that such evidence cannot come in without all of the witnesses necessary to establish the chain of custody and veracity of a particular piece of forensic evidence."

Colorado's second-highest court last month overturned a man's attempted murder conviction because prosecutors failed to establish a chain of custody for the defendant's DNA and fingerprint evidence that allegedly tied him to the crime.

05/22/2024

“Haltzman said that to his knowledge, the school never warned parents about the allegations. He suspects additional girls were targeted and thinks more victims may come forward.”

A former Aurora Police Department school resource officer is facing criminal charges after allegedly sending inappropriate texts to a 16-year-old girl while he was still on the force, according to …

05/07/2024

"Matthew A. Haltzman, an attorney whose firm represents accused students in Title IX cases, said the Supreme Court's decision served as a reminder for colleges and universities to implement and follow fair procedures when processing allegations of misconduct.

I've had witnesses admit that the district attorney's office or law enforcement believed they were not being truthful or credible, and that's just disregarded by administrators," he said. "It's nice to see some pushback on this, honestly. It's better for everybody."

The University of Denver may be sued for breach of contract after it promised a "thorough, impartial and fair" inquiry into campus s*xual misconduct, but allegedly violated several of its

04/23/2024

“Preliminary sanctions are meant to be interim measures to ensure that an investigation can be conducted without interference … they’re not meant to expel students without due process or create undue hardship on students,” said Matthew Haltzman, a Fort Collins-based Title IX attorney who has worked on cases involving CU Boulder.

A CU Boulder Ralphie handler is facing three charges of s*xual misconduct. Another woman says he s*xually harassed her.

12/29/2023

Great reporting from USA TODAY covering some of the most important legal cases impacting Colorado this year. Haltzman Law Firm, P.C. is privileged to be the law firm representing two of the petitioners on these ground breaking investigations.

The conclusion of a 6-year homicide case in Loveland, the fentanyl crisis and issues impacting policing in Fort Collins led public safety headlines.

12/19/2023

“We knew it was an uphill battle,” Haltzman said. “..the fact is that there was a mountain of evidence that we were able to present today to the court that I think should be really concerning to members of our community and the courts, for that matter.”

12/05/2023

Matthew Haltzman, an attorney for the DeJesus Family, told NBC News Tuesday, "The child’s family is still putting the pieces of their son’s life together almost two years after the event."

“A part of that rebuilding and healing process is going to require Deputy Jacquot and his department to take accountability for what they did to this child, his parents and the community at large,” he added.

The second grader struggled to breathe when he was put in a prone restraint and was left bleeding on his face in the February 2022 incident at Freedom Elementary in Cheyenne.

12/05/2023

Body camera video obtained by ABC News shows an SRO aggressively holding the 8-year-old in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The boy's family is now suing the officer, claiming he committed “physical assault.”

12/05/2023

https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/family-sues-lcso-alleges-that-deputy-tackled-maimed-their-child-at-school/article_17d29ff6-92c0-11ee-821f-f36c4f67ba28.html

CHEYENNE — A family that used to live in Laramie County is suing the sheriff’s office, alleging that a deputy, acting as a school resource officer, brutalized their 8-year-old son,