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Jamie N. Dickinson (formerly Cotter)
Partner
Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group Leader
(she, her, hers)
Overview
Jamie Dickinson is a full-service litigator and a co-leader of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group who represents public, private, and corporate clients with all of their litigation needs.
Jamie specifically enjoys practicing in all forms of litigation that “touch the land.” Jamie represents property owners with all facets of real estate litigation from quiet title actions, condemnation issues, and easement disputes. Jamie represents both condemning authorities and landowners throughout Colorado with respect to eminent domain issues including acquisition of access rights, the impact of blight on property values, remainder valuation and remainder damages, easement versus fee taking, easement valuation, and inverse condemnation. Jamie strives to understand her clients’ businesses and lives such that she can effectively guide them through the condemnation process.
Jamie focuses much of her practice helping municipal, special districts and other quasi-governmental entities that are facing litigation by advising them on how to pursue or defend against claims so that they can move through the litigation process as efficiently and successfully as possible. She has a keen understanding of the specific laws affecting these entities and represents them in the district court and appellate court level.
Jamie manages large-scale acquisition projects for various utility providers and special districts. She and her team represent clients on these projects by obtaining necessary state and local land use permits, assisting with drafting and negotiating all purchase and sale contracts and easements, performing title review, and acquiring properties through condemnation if necessary. Jamie partners with her clients to achieve their objectives in the most efficient and effective way possible, using her extensive experience to navigate their complex projects with confidence.
Credentials
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2008 (J.D.)
- Colorado College, 2004 (B.A.)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming
- Colorado Court of Appeals
- Defeated entry of a preliminary injunction against a special district brought by a homeowner group. In the Matter of Crowfoot Valley Ranch Metropolitan District No. 2.
- Obtained full defense verdict for claims of violations of the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after a two-day trial. Wright v. Portfolio Recovery Associates.
- Obtained full defense verdict for claims of violations of the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act after a one-day trial. Kersten v. Portfolio Recovery Associates.
- Obtained dismissal and de-certification of class action due to the Court’s finding that the plaintiff lacked standing to bring her claims under the FDCPA. Kwasniewski v. Medicredit, Inc.
- Court entered summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims finding that the debt was not in default and therefore NPAS was not acting as a debt collector within the meaning of the FDCPA. Ngo v. NPAS, Inc.
- Granted summary judgment on the plaintiff’s class action complaint finding that the defendants’ communications were not false, misleading or deceptive under the FDCPA. Goodman v. Asset Acceptance LLC, et al.
- Obtained partial summary judgment and a unanimous jury verdict in favor of a debt collector involving claims for violation of the FDCPA, FCRA, negligence, and CCPA. Collins v. Diversified Consultants, Inc., et al.
- Obtained full judgment on behalf of the plaintiff in quiet title and trespass action after two-day trial. Cielo Vista Ranch II v. Richard Anthony Mondragon, et al..
- Affirmed summary judgment on behalf of a metropolitan district in a contract dispute because the contract was not subject to annual appropriations. Falcon Broadband, Inc. v. Banning Lewis Ranch Metro. Dist. No. 1, et al.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a Colorado special district in a rate setting case and conducted oral argument in the Colorado Court of Appeals where the judgment was affirmed. Eastern Adams County Metro District v. Strasburg Sanitation and Water District.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a landowner in a condemnation case and conducted oral argument in the Colorado Court of Appeals where the judgment was affirmed. City of Greeley ex rel. Water and Sewer Bd. V. Snyder.
- Obtained unanimous jury verdict in favor of a skilled nursery facility in federal court in a case involving claims of federal and state wage and hour law violations and retaliation. Vidal v. AHC of Aurora, LLC.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee on adversary proceeding on fraudulent transfer claim. Trick Technologies, Inc. v. High Speed Aggregate, Inc.
- University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Student Mentor
- Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program, Mentor
- Centennial Elementary, Broomfield, Colorado, Volunteer
- Feeding Families and Fueling Hope (FISH), Broomfield, Colorado, Volunteer
- Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2025
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2014-2022; Super Lawyers, 2024
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent
- Judge William E. Doyle Inn of Court, President
- Denver Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Wyoming Bar Association
- Nebraska State Bar Association
- “Issues in Nebraska Energy and Electric Utility Regulation,” webinar, November 4, 2022
- “Cost to Cure and Other Expert Testimony: Supporting the Appraiser’s Opinion,” 2022 Colorado Eminent Domain Conference, October 6, 2022
- “Confessions of an Outside Counsel: To Collect or Not to Collect, That is the Question,” Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), May 25, 2022
- “U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Plaintiffs Must Suffer Concrete Harm to Sue in Federal Court,” July 12, 2021
- “Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Condemning Property When in the Process of Obtaining Development Approvals,” Special District Association of Colorado’s newsletter, June 2021
- “Condemnation challenges during development approvals,” Colorado Real Estate Journal, May 19-June 1, 2021
- “Least Sophisticated Consumer is Presumed to Have a Willingness to Read Collection Letters With Care 3rd Circ. Explains,” Receivables Advisor, April 20, 2021
- “Court: Confusion and Anxiety Fail to Satisfy a Plaintiff’s Burden Under the FDCPA,” ACA International, March 26, 2021
- “Top Ten Tips for Avoiding Condemnation,” Special District Association of Colorado Conference, September 23, 2020
- “Don’t Forget to Turn Off the Stove: How Boilerplate Provisions in Your Contracts Can Burn You,” Special District Association of Colorado Conference, September 18, 2019
- “Precondemnation Checklist, Crossing the T’s and Dotting the I’s Before a Case is Filed,” 22nd Annual Eminent Domain Institute Conference, 2019
- “Special Districts – How to Protect Yourself from Litigation,” Law Week Colorado, March 14, 2016