Howard J. Beck

Howard J. Beck is a Colorado attorney at Beck, Payne, Frank & Piper, P.C., Attorneys At Law, whose practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, health law, real estate, and homeowner association lawsuits and disputes. He represents clients in complex disputes involving construction, construction claims, public project bonding, partnerships, commercial transactions, and common interest communities. His experience includes serving as lead counsel in significant civil litigation and appellate matters, as well as representing physicians, medical practices, creditors, property owners, associations, and businesses facing difficult legal and financial issues.

Howard earned his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Denver Law Journal. He earned his B.A. from the University of Nevada at Reno. He has also completed the advanced trial advocacy program of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. His education and litigation training support a practice that combines courtroom advocacy, transactional understanding, and detailed analysis of disputes involving real estate, construction, health care, business relationships, and complex commercial obligations.

Howard is admitted to practice before all Colorado courts, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and the US Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, and Faculty of Federal Advocates-Colorado. His work includes representing physicians and medical practices in leveraged transactions involving non-practice assets and representing creditors in complex bankruptcy matters, adding transactional and financial dimensions to his broader litigation and advisory practice.

Howard J. Beck also has extensive experience representing homeowner associations in the Denver metropolitan area and mountain communities. He has been asked to serve as an expert witness in complex homeowner association litigation and has written and lectured on HOA, common interest community, and trial issues. His combination of litigation experience, real estate knowledge, construction background, and health law work supports a broad civil practice focused on resolving complex disputes, protecting client interests, and providing practical legal guidance through negotiation, litigation, appeals, and other complex transactions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Beck, Payne, Frank & Piper, P.C.
• Member, Colorado Bar Association

Licensed State

• Colorado

Education

• University of Denver College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nevada
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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