Luke Mecklenburg is a commercial litigator with a focus in real property litigation, including significant experience with implied easements and adverse possession. He also has experience with commercial disputes, construction litigation, condemnation/eminent domain, and contract disputes. Luke has trial experience in several district courts across Colorado. Additionally, he has drafted or co-authored appellate briefs and related filings in numerous appeals before the Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Luke was a law clerk for the Honorable Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Trial defense of a multimillion-dollar property in Aspen, Colorado, against claims of adverse possession
Trial defense of a claimed adverse possession area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Multiple negotiations of complex roadway easements over private land involving several parties
Representation through summary judgment involving reformation of misdescribed legal descriptions and quieting title to multiple multimillion-dollar properties in Aspen, Colorado
Representation through summary judgment involving breach of contract on million-dollar unsecured note against defenses of lack of consideration and statute of limitations
Experience clearing title for lingering interests in deceased co-owners with predecessors-in-interest through quiet title and probate actions
Experience correcting misdescribed deeds through reformation/quiet title actions
Authored briefing in an appeal involving trial court’s application of common-law “prevailing party” definitions over more specific contractual definitions of “prevailing party” under an attorney-fee shifting provision
Representation through summary judgment involving homeowner’s homestead defense against foreclosure
Assisted in defending an appeal to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals from an appellant who claimed a Fortune 100 company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
Assisted in prosecution of claims by a terminated doctor for breach of contract and in the defense of a healthcare corporation against a terminated doctor
Assisted in the representation of an international company from a customer plaintiff-appellant who brought a premises liability claim against a store in Denver, Colorado
Assisted in the representation of an engineering and procurement contractor that designed a large, complicated gold milling plant at an existing mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado
Assisted in the representation of an international homebuilder regarding construction defect claims and related indemnification claims arising from expansive soils conditions
Assisted in drafting an appeal on behalf of a midstream oil and gas company regarding breach of contract and bad faith denial of insurance coverage dispute arising out of the construction of a pipeline
Assisted in provision of expert witness testimony in defense of attorney concerning allegations of professional negligence concerning real property purchases
Defense of pro-se litigant against several appeals concerning final orders in dissolution of marriage and child support proceedings
University of Colorado Law School (J.D., 2014)
Order of the Coif
Dean's List
Casenote & Comment Editor, Colorado Law Review, Vol. 85
Teaching Assistant for Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy (2012-2013)
Wesleyan University (B.A., World and Experimental Music Composition and Performance, 2007)
