DJ “Dave” Marcus

Associate

DJ Marcus is a trial attorney with years of experience in the courtroom building his portfolio of trial victories in complex commercial litigation and real estate disputes. Able to guide clients through mediation to obtain favorable settlements, DJ is ready to take cases all the way to verdict.

Areas of Practice

Appellate
Business Torts & Fraud
Commercial & Contract Litigation
Construction Litigation
Corporation, Partnership & LLC Disputes
Real Estate Litigation

Contact Info

303.592.5900

303.592.5910

DJ.Marcus@omtrial.com

Contact

Education

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, JD
Colorado College, Political Science and Anthropology, BA

Bar Admissions

Colorado
United States Tax Court
United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Experience

When a customer refused to pay her bill for accounting services in Hong Kong, the accountant received a judgment against her there. She then embarked on a multi-national scheme to hide her assets and cover up her location, using a non-profit in Illinois, a St. Kitts trust foundation, and multiple members of her family. Teaming up with attorneys in Arizona and Virginia, DJ led the charge to domesticate the Hong Kong judgment in Colorado and unwind a fraudulent transfer of real estate. After a seven-day trial, he achieved a judgment for his client totaling $7 million judgment on the underlying domestication and on Colorado Organized Crimes Act and conspiracy claims.

Experience

A partnership needs to have a written partnership agreement. If it doesn’t, the partners will not have anything to rely on if they disagree. DJ’s client, one of the partners in a venture that owned two apartment buildings, was trying to distribute to the partners proceeds of the $6.4 million sale of the buildings. When one partner thought he was entitled to more, litigation ensued. DJ was able to prevail for his client in the dispute, getting the proceeds distributed to his client and the other partners.

Experience

Faulty installation of a swamp cooler inundated a recently completed Wash Park West renovation with water, soaking everything from the drywall and insulation to the original, oak floors from 1890. The homeowner’s insurance company delayed payment of her claim for months, eventually paying out a fraction of the overall damage. DJ filed suit on her behalf against both the insurance company and the contractor. After the insurance company settled, DJ got the homeowner a $1.2 million judgment against the contractor for the damage and for violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.

Experience

When his client purchased a 96-unit apartment complex in the Tech Center, it expected quality work. Instead, it got a leaky roof that was not built to fire code or to the plans. DJ obtained a $900,000 settlement for the client, permitting them to fix the roof and maintain the health and safety of the tenants inside.

He is Colorado’s expert on The Hague Convention on Service Abroad and the Colorado Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, litigating and successfully domesticating judgments from Hong Kong, South Korea, and other foreign countries. DJ is also one of few attorneys in Colorado who has successfully tried civil Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA) claims. He was an integral part of the trial team that achieved one of the top Colorado jury verdicts in 2019.

DJ recognizes that obtaining a judgment is only half the battle, so he has developed a talent for collecting on the judgments he wins for his clients. He has successfully asserted fraudulent transfer claims against judgment debtors hoping to hide assets and has an extensive toolbox to make his clients whole after prevailing at trial.

DJ received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Anthropology from The Colorado College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. At DU, he was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Student Trial Lawyers Association. DJ sits on the Colorado Lawyers Committee’s Young Lawyer’s Division Strategic Planning Committee and volunteers at Colorado Lawyers Committee Legal Nights. He also coached the mock trial team at Evergreen High School, leading the team to the state tournament two out of three years. He lives in Evergreen with his wife and two sons.

Associations

Member, Colorado Bar Association
Member, Colorado Bar Association, Litigation Section Executive Council
Member, Denver Bar Association
Member, Colorado Lawyers Committee, Young Lawyers Division Strategic Planning Committee, 2018-2019
Volunteer, CLC Denver Legal Night
Coach, Evergreen High School Mock Trial Team, 2013-present
Member, Denver Active 20-30, 2012-2014

Articles

“Forming and Converting to LLCs,” NBI Seminar, June 2012.

“Single Member LLCs,” NBI Seminar, June 2011.

“The New 1099 Requirements for Business,” NBI Seminar, December 2010.

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DJ “Dave” Marcus

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