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Geoffrey Gardner
Legal Assistant
Geoffrey Gardner is an associate at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, working primarily in the litigation and real estate practice groups. Geoffrey assists clients with their transactional and litigation needs across real estate, construction, and business matters.
Geoffrey’s real estate practice includes commercial and residential purchase/sale deals and leases, easements, and litigating boundary disputes, contract matters, and failure to disclose cases.
Geoffrey’s construction litigation experience includes breach of contract, mechanics liens, delay, and defect cases. He uses his litigation experience to shape transactions and avoid future issues while assisting contractors, sub-contractors, and owners with the negotiation and drafting of their contracts.
Geoffrey has guided clients through entity formation by drafting necessary organizational documents and supporting documents. Geoffrey has worked through assorted transactional matters, including negotiating purchases and sales of businesses and assets, employment agreements, trade secrets, and non-compete agreements, as well as litigation arising from founder disputes, breach of contract, and business dissolution.
Geoffrey received his J.D. from Boston University. While he spent nine years in Boston, Geoffrey is originally from California. When he’s not in the office, Geoffrey can be found spending time with his family, hiking with his dog, cooking, and generally enjoying the beautiful Colorado wilderness.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
BACHELOR OF ARTS
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Colorado
Professional Associations
Colorado Bar Association

Geoffrey’s Blog

Updated Client Alert: Current State of Colorado Eviction Procedure and Other Changes to Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 4, 2021.
As of October 4, 2021, the 30-day notice requirement for filing a residential eviction suit for failure to pay rent has expired and Governor Polis has stated that he does not intend to renew that protection. Governor Polis had previously extended Executive Orders D...

“Workouts & Workarounds” in Commercial Real Estate
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, managing partner, Giovanni Ruscitti, moderated a panel on "Workouts and Workarounds" within the Boulder Valley commercial real estate industry. This session was part of BizWest's annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference. Joining him...

Updated Client Alert: State of Colorado Evictions Procedure During COVID Regulation
On June 13, 2020, Governor Polis issued an executive order temporarily curtailing eviction proceedings to provide relief to Coloradans affected by COVID-19. Since then, the Governor has issued a series of extensions and added requirements on how evictions may proceed....
In the News
Merritt Named Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trusts, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice
Shelly Merritt, a partner at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, has been named the co-chair of the Firm's Trust, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice. Merritt has over thirty years of experience representing individuals, families, closely-held businesses, executives, and...
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
BHGR Partnership Expands with 2023 Elections
The Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti partnership gathered at our Boulder office on January 31, 2023. In that meeting, attorneys Geoff Williamson and Benjamin Wilson were elected Equity Partners, and Elizabeth Froehlke and DJ Goldfarb were elected Non-Equity Partners,...
Firm Happenings
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...