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The Role of Lawyers in Shaping the Idea of America:
From the Founding Fathers to the Age of AI



Katayoun A. Donnelly
Appellate Practice
(forthcoming 2026)


The 2024 Amendments to CRCP 11(b) and CRCCP 311(b):
Expanding the Scope of Limited Legal Services in Civil Proceedings


Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov and Katayoun A. Donnelly
Colorado Lawyer
May/June 2025



Recent amendments to CRCP 11(b) and CRCCP 311(b) can help narrow the access to justice gap

by expanding the scope of limited legal services in civil proceedings.


The 2024 Amendments to C.A.R. 5(e):
Expanding the Scope of Limited Legal Services in
Civil Appellate Proceedings


Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov and Katayoun A. Donnelly
Colorado Lawyer
December 2024



Recent amendments to C.A.R. 5(e) can help narrow the access to justice gap
​by expanding the scope of limited legal services in civil appellate proceedings.


The Mandate Rule, a Corollary to the Law of the Case Doctrine: Determining and Enforcing Compliance with the
Reviewing Court’s Mandate


Katayoun A. Donnelly
Appellate Practice
Summer 2023



The mandate rule, a corollary to the law of the case doctrine, requires judicial and administrative bodies to comply with the mandate of the appellate courts that reviewed their orders.


Standards of Judicial Review of
Arbitration-Related Disputes



Katatyoun A. Donnelly
Appellate Practice
Summer 2022



Practitioners should pay close attention to the question of who has the authority to decide whether a party has submitted an issue to arbitration.


Standards of Appellate Review of Mixed Questions of Federal Constitutional Law and Fact: Follow the SCOTUS


Katayoun A. Donnelly
Appellate Practice
Summer 2021



Practitioners can rely on a considerable body of federal and state law to call on state appellate courts to apply a de novo standard of appellate review in cases presenting mixed issues of federal constitutional law and fact.


Mixed Questions of Fact and Law:
Deferential or Plenary Review


Katayoun A. Donnelly
Appellate Practice
Spring 2020



Don't be put off by the formulaic presentation of the clearly erroneous standard of review of factual findings in the context of mixed questions of law and fact.




Pushing Pause: Interlocutory Appeals under U.S.C. § 1292(b)


Katayoun A. Donnelly and Blain Myhre
Appellate Practice
Spring 2019



Appeals during a case are rare but important when a single issue

can change the whole outlook.



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