Amanda Milgrom

PARTNER

Amanda Milgrom represents businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals, in both state and federal litigation matters regarding intellectual property issues, business disputes, and employment matters. She also handles inter partes matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She calms her clients’ concerns while assisting them in navigating both litigation and litigation avoidance to achieve successful outcomes. She assists clients in all stages of the process, including case assessment, factual investigation, electronic discovery, dispositive motions, mediation, and trial/arbitration.

Amanda also advises companies regarding employment issues. She  counsels employers on best practices, drafting employee handbooks, and putting together suites of employment contracts. Amanda is also committed to serving the Colorado community. She has worked with the Women’s Bean Project helping low-income women to seal their criminal records; Asian Americans Advancing Justice, drafting an amicus brief challenging a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board to not allow interpreters during hearings; and the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, representing both adults and children fseeking legal status in the United States. She currently works on asylum cases for families in immigration court and special immigration juvenile status cases for children in state and immigration court.

Prior to joining Milgrom & Daskam, Amanda was involved in complex commercial litigation at Sherman & Howard L.L.C., where her practice focused on both plaintiff and defense work in trademark and copyright disputes, defense of mechanics’ liens, and general business disputes. Prior to Sherman & Howard, Amanda was an associate at Hogan Lovells LLP, where she represented Fortune 500 healthcare companies in government investigations and litigation. Before that, Amanda was a law clerk for the Honorable Gregory A. Phillips on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Amanda attended the University of Colorado Law School.

Outside of the office, Amanda enjoys being outdoors, whether it is telemark skiing, hiking with her husband Jon and dog MacKinnon, or camping. She is proficient in conversational Spanish and is an avid world traveler.

FOCUS AREAS

Commercial & Intellectual Property Litigation

Employment Law

Articles

Employment Law

Colorado Legislature’s Changes to the Employment Landscape in 2023

2023 saw Colorado’s legislature pass a series of new employment laws that have continued to shore up employee-friendly laws across the state. These include changes to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA), the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplace Act (CHFWA), and the Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Act. As a result of these changes, Colorado employers should take a look at their employment policies, agreements, handbooks, and other employment-related documents to ensure compliance with new laws and regulations. While we will not cover all of the changes here, we will review a couple of key changes. For additional questions or guidance, please reach out to employment attorneys Amanda Milgrom and Jason Fisher at Milgrom & Daskam.

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Business & Corporate Law

Do Colorado Courts Still Enforce Liquidated Damages Provisions?

Do Colorado courts still enforce liquidated damages provisions? When are such provisions enforceable? As a litigator, I notice this is a frequent topic of conversation among my transactional attorney friends when they are drafting contracts with no real consensus. So, what does Colorado law say?

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