Associate
Yasmina
Shaush
Yasmina is an attorney in the firm’s construction and real estate groups. Her practices focuses on helping clients with property dispute resolution, acquisition, and leases. Additionally, Yasmina works with clients on construction matters, including contracts, defects, liens, litigation and arbitration.
A graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Yasmina served, throughout law school, as a teaching assistant in the Academic Achievement Program for Professor Celia Taylor’s first-year Contracts course. Yasmina joined the firm in the summer of 2017 as a law clerk. Previously, she interned as a law clerk to Hon. Kristen L. Mix of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Prior to attending law school, Yasmina graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a double major in International Affairs and Russian Studies. While at university, she served as a congressional intern to Representative Jared Polis. Yasmina graduated with distinction and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Dobro Slovo National Slavic Honor Society.
Originally from Ukraine and fluent in Russian, Yasmina has called Colorado home for the last 20 years. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis, cooking, and traveling.
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EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
BACHELOR OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Colorado
2018
Professional Associations
Colorado Bar Association
Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Dobro Slovo Nation Slavic Honor Society
Yasmina’s Blog
COVID-19 Legal Insights | CO Evictions
On June 13, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed Executive Order D 2020 101 (the “Order”) temporarily extending the required notice prior to commencing a forcible entry and detainer action (aka, an eviction) or terminating a tenancy or other estate in a mobile home park...
COVID-19 Legal Insight: Bar Closures
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Offer Letters: The Importance of Doing Them Right
When hiring employees, it is important for employers to know what type of relationship they are getting into. And to do that, it is important to understand the difference between an at-will and contract employee. At-Will vs. Contract Employment Colorado is...
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Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti Presents the Final DenX of the year…
Denver, CO - Nearly 160 women attended the final DenX of the year. In partnership with BusinessDen, a local business journal, the law firm has partnered in providing four all-women networking events in the Denver area. This partnership is a testament to our diversity...
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COVID-19 Legal Insights | CO Evictions
On June 13, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed Executive Order D 2020 101 (the “Order”) temporarily extending the required notice prior to commencing a forcible entry and detainer action (aka, an eviction) or terminating a tenancy or other estate in a mobile home park...
COVID-19 Legal Insight: Bar Closures
closed bar
Civil Rights Update: Supreme Court Rules for Gay and Transgender Rights in the Workplace
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, No. 17-1618, held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against workers for being gay or transgender. Justice Neil Gorsuch,...