The Voice of Colorados Homeowners

Sullan², Sandgrund, Smith & Perczak, P.C.

Denver Construction Defect Lawyers

Attorneys Ron Sandgrund and Scott Sullan have authored the only books devoted to Colorado construction defect claims and related insurance coverage matters, along with many leading articles concerning Colorado homeowner rights.  The Firm’s attorneys’ work has been referred to in decisions by both the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.  Journal articles by Firm members were chosen to be republished nationwide in the "Legal Handbook for Architects, Engineers and Contractors," in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 as reflecting "cutting-edge thinking" in "construction litigation."

Books:  While all these books discuss legal principles and leading cases from around the United States, their focus is on Colorado residential construction defect litigation and closely connected insurance coverage issues. Persons living outside Colorado can use the book as a tool in spotting important issues and identifying leading cases and current trends as of the date of publication.

• Sandgrund & Sullan, Residential Construction Law in Colorado (Denver: 2008, 2nd edition).  Firm attorneys Leslie Tuft and Smith Smith contributed to this book.  Copies of this book can be obtained from the Colorado Bar Association: contact CLE of Colorado, Inc.: 303.860.0608 (telephone); 888.860.2531 (toll free);  www.cobar.org/cle (website). The expanded 3rd edition is being edited and is expected to be published in the late spring, 2010.
  
  
• Sullan & Sandgrund, The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Construction Law – Chapter 14: Residential Construction (Robert Benson, ed. 2007) (updating 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 editions).  Firm attorneys Leslie Tuft and Joe Smith contributed to this publication. Copies of this book can be obtained from the Colorado Bar Association: contact CLE of Colorado, Inc.: 303.860.0608 (telephone); 888.860.2531 (toll free);  www.cobar.org/cle (website).  The updated Practitioner's Guide is being edited and is expected to be published in the late spring, 2010.
  
  
• Sullan & Sandgrund, "Class Action Counsel's Professional Responsibilities," Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, (Chapter 37) (Michael T. Mihm ed., CLE in Colo., Inc. Supp. 2009). Firm attorney Leslie Tuft contributed to this publication. Copies of this book can be obtained from the Colorado Bar Association: contact CLE of Colorado, Inc.: 303.860.0608 (telephone); 888.860.2531 (toll free); www.cobar.org/cle (website).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, Residential Construction Defect Litigation: A View from the Trenches  (Seattle 2000).  Updated and replaced by: Sandgrund & Sullan, Residential Construction Law in Colorado (Denver: 2005). 

Journal Articles:

• Graves, Sandgrund & Tuft,"Shoddy Work, Negligent Construction and Reconciling the Irreconcilable Under CGL Policies." 38 Colo. Law. 11 (November, 2009).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Perczak & Tuft, "Recovering 'Actual Damages' Under Colorado's Construction Defect Action Reform Act," Part I , 38 Colo. Law. 41 (May, 2009) -- Part II, 38 Colo. Law. 41 (June, 2009).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Sullan, Tuft & Seidman, "Crossing the Separation of Powers Threshold: Legislative and Regulatory Control of Expert Witness Testimony ," 37 Colo. Law. 27 (May, 2008).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, "Useful Life Evidence in Construction Defect Cases," The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 27-31, 50-51 American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry  (Summer, 2007).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Sullan & Seidman, "The Homeowner Protection Act of 2007," 36 Colo. Law. 79 (July 2007).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Tuft, "Liability Insurance Coverage for Breach of Contract Damages," 36 Colo. Law. 39 (February 2007).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan,  "Another Perspective on Extrapolation Evidence" Mealey's Litigation Report: Construction Defects, Vol. 7, Iss. 4, Pages 21-34 (May 2006) [pdf]).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Sullan & Smith, "Theories of Homebuilder Liability for Subcontractor Negligence – Part II," 34 Colo. Law. 55 (July 2005).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Sullan & Smith, "Theories of Homebuilder Liability for Subcontractor Negligence – Part I," 34 Colo. Law. 69 (June 2005).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, "Statutes of Limitations and Repose in Construction Defect Cases – Part II," 33 Colo. Law. 67 (June 2004).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, "Statutes of Limitations and Repose in Construction Defect Cases – Part I," 33 Colo. Law. 73 (May 2004).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, "The Construction Defect Action Reform Act of 2003," 32 Colo. Law. 89 (July 2003).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Smith, "When the Developer Controls the Homeowner Association Board: The Benevolent Dictator?" 31 Colo. Law. 91 (Jan. 2002).
  
  
• Sandgrund, Sullan & Achenbach, "The Construction Defect Action Reform Act," 30 Colo. Law. 121 (Oct. 2001).
  
  
• Sandgrund & Sullan, "Duty to Disclose Latent Defects When Selling a Home," Nat’l Bus. Inst. (monograph) (Denver 2003).
  
  
• Sandgrund, "Colorado Construction Law: Liability Insurance Coverage Issues Arising from Faulty Construction," (CLE of Colorado) (monograph) (Denver 1999).
  
  
• Sandgrund, "The Insurer’s Unreasonable Failure To Defend: Enough to Prove Bad Faith?" 23 Colo. Law. 1113 (May 1994).
  
  
• Sandgrund, "The Lost or Missing Insurance Policy," 22 Colo. Law. 1277 (June 1993).

Upcoming Articles and Other Writings:

• Sandgrund, Sullan, Seidman & Tuft, "Allocating Fault and Damages in Complex Multi-Party, Multi-Family, Multi-Defect Construction Cases," (anticipated publication, 2010).

Topical and Magazine Articles:

Sandgrund, " Your First Deposition," The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 36, No. 11 (November, 2007).  

Sandgrund & Sullan, "Yacht Club II: Charting the Shoals of the Economic Loss Rule, " Vol. 54 Trial Talk 9 (August-September 2005).

"The Construction Defect Action Reform Act," Vol. 19, No. 8 Common Interests Magazine, p. 10 (2001).

Sandgrund, "All I Needed to Know I Learned as a New Associate, " The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 33, No. 7 (July 2004).

Mr. Sandgrund also writes a topical column for THE DOCKET , a Denver Bar Association publication.

Copies of selected law journal articles authored by the firm’s attorneys are available for free if you contact our law office: 

For a less technical discussion of the issues than contained in these journal articles, read our "FAQ".