Joseph J. Bronesky

Joe represents clients on disputes involving real property, construction, contracts, and appeals. He also provides expert testimony on issues related to the performance of attorneys, including the reasonableness of attorney fees.

He began practicing law with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, where he provided support to the judges of the court on the issues presented to them in appeals. He then spent three years representing Navy commands on criminal prosecution and ship collision investigations, and, later, advising Supreme Allied Command Atlantic (SACLANT) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel on operational issues.

• Briefed and presented oral argument to the Colorado Supreme Court on the legislative history of the Federal and Colorado Arbitration Acts and obtained a dismissal of a writ of certiorari.
• Represented bank on foreclosure procedures that resulted in a favorable Colorado Court of Appeals decision and denial of certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Briefed and presented oral argument on cases involving various issues to the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.
• Successfully defended a manufacturer against claims exceeding $12 million by a terminated distributor before a U.S. District Court jury.
• Obtained a reduction of the tax valuation of a meat processing plant and condominium project in a Board of Assessment Appeals proceeding and Board of Equalization hearings.
• Served as an attorney fee expert in three cases involving trial testimony or depositions.
• Advised a youth group and churches regarding the sales and purchases of real property.
• Advised homeowners’ associations regarding the enforcement of their covenants.
• Defended a cellular telephone company in two disputes over rights to construct and operate wireless transmission towers.
• Represented a wireless service provider in a dispute over a lease for space on a wireless transmission tower.

Presentations

• Risk Management: Watch Those Wire Transfers, Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, February 2023.
• The Emperor’s New Clothes and Open Records Requests: A Case of a Developer Walking More Proudly, Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, March 2022.
• Dispute Case Study – What Goes Wrong When the Parties Don’t Communicate, Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, March 2020.
• The Proverbial Ounce of Prevention, A Case Study, Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, February 2018.
• A Construction Defect Lawsuit, Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, February 2017.
• Every Arbitrator is King Solomon? Annual Colorado Construction Law Seminar, February 2016.
• Lecturer on construction issues at continuing legal education courses (sponsored by CLE International, Lorman Educational Services, and the Associated General Contractors of Colorado)