Anne L. McGihon practices in the areas of commercial and business law, including litigation and transactional matters, as well as election law. Ms. McGihon's transactional and regulatory experience includes letter of credit transactions, mergers, acquisitions and holding company formations, debt restructuring, workouts and related matters, private placements of securities, asset tracing, pre-judgment and post-judgment collections, as well as non-profit affordable housing matters, including tax credit projects. Her litigation experience includes Title VII and employment issues, commercial litigation, director and officer liability, appellate issues, securities (including class actions), dissolutions, insurance matters, arbitration and construction law.

Ms. McGihon received her undergraduate degree from McGill University in 1978, her MSW in 1978 from Florida State University School of Social Work and graduated with honors from Florida State University College of Law in 1984. She has lectured and written in the areas of lender liability, commercial credit and director and officer liability. She is licensed to practice in Florida, the District of Columbia, and Colorado.

Ms. McGihon is a member of the Florida Bar Business Law Section Financial Institution, and Business Litigation Committees and has served on the Business Law Section's Executive Council since 1996. She was elected to the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar for 1997-1998 and has been a member of the ABA Business Law Section Banking Law Committee. Ms. McGihon was appointed to the Board of Directors of Denver Capital Leasing Corp. by Mayor Wellington Webb and served as its Chair, as well as President of the Corporation, from June 1996 until July 2000. From 1989 - 1998, Ms. McGihon participated in Denver's Business and Economics Council, serving on the Board of Directors from 1993 - 1998, including Vice Chair 1996-1997, and Chair 1997 - 1998. Currently, Ms. McGihon serves as Chair, Political Committee of Colorado Democratic Women's PAC. In addition, Ms. McGihon has been an active member in Colorado Trout Unlimited. And from 1997 - 2001, Ms. McGihon spent much time doing pro bono work with Yellowstone Ecosystems Studies, a not-for-profit organization which conducted studies of Yellowstone National Park ecosystems including elk, wolf and coyote populations.

Areas of Practice:

Business & Commercial Law for Small, Medium and Large Business

Choice of Entity

Corporate Law and Maintenance

Business Litigation and Appellate Needs

Employment Law

Election Campaign & Political Law

Asset Training

Pre-Judgement Collections

Post-Judgement Collections

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1984

District of Columbia, 1987

Colorado, 1990

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1984

U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1989

U.S. Supreme Court, 1988

Education:

Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1984

Doctor of Jurisprudence

Honors: With Honors

Honors: Alumni Association Student Service Award, 1984

Honors: Student Bar Association, President 1983

Honors: Dean's Search Faculty Committee, 1983-1984

Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1980

M.S.W., Master of Social Work

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1978

B.S.

New School for Social Research, New York, NY

Freshman Year Program

Published Works:

What is this Beast? Selected Issues in FIRREA for Officers, Directors, and Other Institutions in Florida (Co-Author) The Quarterly Report, The Florida Bar, Business Law Section Vol. III, No. 2, Spring, 1990

 

Federal Jurisdiction in Commercial Cases Contained in Business Litigation in Florida (Editor) The Florida Bar, 1989

 

Recent Trends in Lender Liability, Stretching Common Law Theories and Fiduciary Duty The Quarterly Report, The Florida Bar, Business Law Section, 1987

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker, "The Voting Rights Act and Ballot Access Issues for 2002", Colorado Municipal League, 2002 Annual Meeting, 2002

 

Speaker, "Election Judge Training and Mail Balloting", Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Special District Elections (Alamosa, Durango, Pueblo, Arvada, Frisco, Salida), 2001 - 2002

 

Speaker, "Election Law and Voting Rights", "Campaign Finance Law" and "Ethical Considerations", National Business Institute, Election Law Update, 2001

 

Speaker, "Choice of Business Entities" and "Issues in Florida Taxation", Florida Bar, Out-Of-State Practitioners Seminar, Update on Florida Law, 1997

 

"How to Minimize Regulatory Exposure for Directors and Officers of Financial Institutions", Holland & Hart Banking Seminar, Denver, CO, 1992

 

Speaker, "When You're Ready to Book the Loan (Part II), focusing on internal policies and procedures, loan documentation and environmental issues relating to various loans, Bureau of National Affairs, Lender Liability: The Preventable Crisis, Washington, D.C., 1988

 

Speaker, "Recent Events in Lender Liability" and "Risks in Exchange of Commercial Credit Information", Robert Morris Associates, Florida Bar Chapter Spring Conference, Tampa, Florida, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships:

District of Columbia Bar Association

 

Florida Bar Business Law Section Financial and Business Litigation Committee

Member

 

Florida Bar, Business Law Section, 1996 - Present

Member, Executive Council

 

Florida Bar, 1997 - 1998

Board of Governors

 

Denver Capital Leasing Corp.

Board of Directors (Appointed by Mayor Wellington Webb)

 

Denver Capital Leasing Corp., 1996 - 2000

Chair/President

 

Denver Business and Economic Council

Former Chair

 

Colorado Democratic Women's PAC

Member of the Board

 

Colorado Bar Association

 

West Washington Park Neighborhood Association