Atty. Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg
Skip Netzorg's trial practice is focused on complex, multi-party commercial litigation, with an emphasis on partnership, limited liability company, and corporate disputes; officer and director liability, bond litigation, securities and fraud litigation; natural resources including oil and gas, mining disputes; lender liability, estate, banking, and real estate litigation. Some of his typical cases involve issues as diverse as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, corporate governance, business and investment fraud, real estate, debtor-lender disputes, intellectual property and natura
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Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg is a business, real estate, estate litigation, litigation, and adr attorney based in Denver, Colorado, practicing at Taft. They have 50+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1976. Admitted to practice in Colorado, U.S. District Court (1976), United States, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit (1976), and United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (1984). Educated at Syracuse University (J.D., 1976) and University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1971). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Denver, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Skip Netzorg's trial practice is focused on complex, multi-party commercial litigation, with an emphasis on partnership, limited liability company, and corporate disputes
- officer and director liability, bond litigation, securities and fraud litigation
- natural resources including oil and gas, mining disputes
- lender liability, estate, banking, and real estate litigation
- Some of his typical cases involve issues as diverse as breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, corporate governance, business and investment fraud, real estate, debtor-lender disputes, intellectual property and natural resources
- Skip represents a range of clients from chief executives, board members, and multinational corporations, to individuals and small businesses, both plaintiffs and defendants
- He has extensive familiarity with corporate, partnership, limited liability company and banking statutory requirements
- He has been involved with all aspects of special litigation committees, from court appointment as special litigation counsel to counsel for plaintiffs and defendants in derivative litigation
- Skip has successfully tried and obtained verdicts, judgments and arbitration awards in wide variety of complex commercial cases including 8-figure awards and 9-figure settlements
- Skip has served as an arbitration panel chair, panel member or sole arbitrator in a wide variety of cases, including large complex commercial contracts
- banking lending practices
- finder's fees
- intellectual property
- computer software
- programming
- patents
- unfair trade practices
- breach of fiduciary duties
- fraud
- liability arising out of accounting and tax advice
- FLSA
- putative class actions
- oil and gas and mining disputes
- compensation and retirement issues
- collateralized debt
- business breakups
- tribal conflicts
- securities and investments
- gaming facilities
- sports controversies
- international disputes and real estate
- Arbitration demands in cases have ranged from 6 to 10 figures
- He has also served as counsel in hundreds of disputes including: partnership, corporate, shareholder, securities, corporate governance, derivative, officer and director liability, fraud, oil and gas and mining disputes, real estate, contract, breach of fiduciary duty, probate (litigation only), wrongful termination, intellectual property, computer software disputes, covenants not to compete, attorney ethics, banking/lending, energy, product liability, biotech, pharmaceutical, Indian law and telecommunications
- Skip has served as Special Master appointed by federal court to supervise collection of large federal debt
- He has mediated cases involving breach of fiduciary duty
- breach of trust
- registered representative (stock broker) misconduct
- entity breakups
- professional malpractice
- insurance coverage
- breach of contract
- divorce, auto accidents and large, complex estate and trust matters
- Mediated cases frequently involve multiple parties and have ranged in size from 5 to 9 figures
Practice Areas Explained
Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Colorado →
Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg is one of 20,023 estate litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse estate litigation attorneys in Colorado →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
Gordon W. "Skip" Netzorg is one of 73,906 adr attorneys indexed nationally. Browse adr attorneys in Colorado →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practicing law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Denver are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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