Attorney's Liens
Articles Pertaining to Attorney Liens
Ethical Considerations of Attorney's Liens, by Patrick T. O'Rourke, The Colorado Lawyer, April 2002 (vol. 31, no. 4)
Recording Charging Liens Against Real Property: When, Not Whether, by Alec Rothrock, The Colorado Lawyer, October 2002 (vol. 31, no. 10)
The Retaining Lien--Does it Exist?, by Michael Ludwig of Wood, Ris & Hames, P.C., Whoops! Newsletter, July 1998
Formal Ethics Opinions
Opinion 66: Imposition of Interest or Finance Charges on Client Accounts, adopted October 20, 1984.
Opinion 82: Assertion of Attorney's Retaining Lien on Client's Papers, adopted April 15, 1989, addendum issued 1985.
Opinion 110: Assertion of Attorney's Charging Lien and Taking Security Interest in Client Property to Protect Fees, adopted January 19, 2002, amended May 2002.
