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Avi S. Rocklin Principal Attorney Rocklin Law and Mediation 19 Old Town Square, Suite 238 Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 Tel: 970-419-8226 Fax: 970-797-1806 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Biography
Avi S. Rocklin is the owner and founder of Rocklin Law and Mediation. She has over 20-years legal experience and has provided a broad range of legal services to clients.Ms. Rocklin commenced her legal career with judicial clerkships. She clerked for the Honorable Robert S. Hyatt, Chief Judge of the Denver District Court. During that clerkship, Ms. Rocklin worked on civil law cases and was extensively involved in researching and interpreting substantive law and drafting legal opinions. Ms. Rocklin then clerked for the Honorable Donald E. Cordova, a presiding judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court. During that time period, in addition to working on bankruptcy matters, she co-authored an article in the Colorado Lawyer entitled “Taking a Default Judgment to the Bankruptcy Court,” 27 Colo.Law. 67 (1998).
Subsequent to her clerkships, Ms. Rocklin practiced law at well-respected law firms in Denver, Colorado. She participated in complex commercial matters in trial and appellate courts and before arbitrators. She negotiated and drafted sophisticated commercial contracts, and has successfully resolved numerous contract-related disputes. Ms. Rocklin has prepared numerous substantive motions, including appellate briefs, for matters in both state and federal courts. She has worked on litigation teams representing large plaintiff groups in both state and national class actions.
In 2007, Ms. Rocklin relocated to Fort Collins, and successfully brought her skills and experience to clients in Northern Colorado. In addition to continuing her business and commercial practice, Ms. Rocklin has broadened the scope of her legal practice to provide assistance to individuals. She has helped many families develop estate plans to accomplish long-term financial objectives, protect children, and create contingency plans in case of disability by drafting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Ms. Rocklin has worked with domestic relations clients to obtain divorces, post-decree modifications, and enforce child support orders. She has drafted residential buy-sell agreements and reviewed and drafted residential and commercial lease agreements.
Importantly, while Ms. Rocklin is a strong advocate for her client’s position, she is also a firm believer in alternative dispute resolution. She has undergone extensive mediation training and has successfully mediated many cases. Even if her clients are in the midst of litigation and not actively participating in mediation, Ms. Rocklin works diligently to find creative and mutually-agreeable solutions to disputes where appropriate. She has achieved good settlements for her clients in a timely manner, often saving significant litigation costs.
Represetative Matters
Among many other matters, Ms. Rocklin has:- Represented worldwide supplier of energy solutions with respect to the negotiation and drafting of complex agreements, significant construction defects, and settlement of contract-related disputes;
- Defended Colorado municipalities in cases involving allegations of breaches of contract, violations of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), and violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA);
- Represented cable television network in arbitration proceeding involving contract dispute with television program provider, and negotiated and drafted sophisticated commercial contracts with international program providers;
- Represented nationwide retailers in class action alleging various business torts against a major communications corporation, represented several hundred limited partners in a securities-fraud class action, and represented consumers in a class action involving uninsured motorist coverage against every major automobile insurance carrier;
- Represented numerous small businesses in contract-related disputes and in organizational matters;
- Prepared and reviewed real estate documents, including contracts to buy-sell real property and lease agreements;
- Represented individuals in estate planning involving the drafting of wills, creation of trusts, and formalization of powers of attorney;
- Defended national supplier of computer networking materials in litigation involving retaliatory discharge claims and defended police department in litigation involving allegations of sexual harassment;
- Mediated matters involving small business disputes and domestic relations issues; and
- Represented large financial institutions in bankruptcy matters.
Personal
Ms. Rocklin moved to Vail in 1987 to enjoy the Colorado mountains. She quickly realized that she wanted to permanently reside in Colorado and readily moved back after graduation from law school in 1992. Her leisure interests, revolving around her love of the outdoors, include camping, hiking, biking, swimming, and participating in triathlons. Ms. Rocklin routinely spends time at National Parks throughout the United States.Ms. Rocklin loves adventures and enjoys travelling overseas. She studied abroad during high school and college. She has travelled in Europe, the Middle East, South and Central America, Australia, and New Zealand.