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Miro Kovacevic's practice focuses on representing entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies in complex litigation involving focusing on real estate and homeowners association/common interest community disputes. He is an experienced trial attorney who has represented clients throughout the State of Colorado, as well as various federal courts across the country. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Kovacevic is a part of the firm's Real Estate practice group and represents clients in a wide array of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development, and financing of residential and commercial property acquisitions. His clientele comes from a variety of industries including real estate, financial services, construction, software development, information technology, business consulting, hotel, construction, restaurant, agriculture, alcohol manufacturers, and non-profit organizations.
Before joining Goodspeed Merrill, Mr. Kovacevic was a commercial litigator with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP (now Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP), clerked for the Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and interned with the Honorable Boyd N. Boland, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Before joining Goodspeed Merrill, Mr. Kovacevic was a commercial litigator with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP (now Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP), clerked for the Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and interned with the Honorable Boyd N. Boland, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Education
- University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado
- J.D. - 2004
- Honors: Managing Editor, Denver University Law Review; Chairman, Honor Board
- Denmark International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1996
- Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, England
- 1997
- DePauw University
- B.A. - 1997
- Major: Biology
- Minor: English Literature
- The Pennsylvania State University
- M.S. - 2000
- Major: Biology
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Real Estate
Professional Associations
- Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, Member
- Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Section Executive Council (2022-2025)
- Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program (COBALT), Graduate (2013)
- COBALT Executive Council and Alumni Committee, Co-Chair (2016-2018)
- COBALT Alumni Committee, Member (2014-2015)
- Colorado Bar Association, Board of Governors, Member (2014-2016)
- Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors, Public Member (2019-2020)
- Colorado Fifth Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission, Member (2013)
- American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter, Volunteer (2014-2017)
- Colorado and Wyoming Region for the American Red Cross, External Relations Section Chief (2015-2016)
- "SWARM" Division of the American Red Cross, Data Reporting Task Group, Volunteer Member (2016-2018)
- Continental Divide Land Trust Board of Directors, Member (2010-2013)
Publications
- Kovacevic, Removing Common Interest Community Association Board Members, 51 Colo. Law. 38 (February 2022)
- Chapter Author, Evidence in Colorado: A Practical Guide, 3rd Ed. (Jake C. Eisenstein ed., CLE in Colo. Inc., 2021)
- Kovacevic, M., The False Claims Act: Government Employees as Qui Tam Plaintiffs in the Tenth Circuit, 80 Denv. U. L. Rev. 625 (2003)
Bar Admission
- Colorado, 2004
- Texas, 2022
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2006
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2005
Pro-Bono Activities
- Colorado Bar Association Leadership Training Program (COBALT), Graduate, 2013 to 2013
- COBALT Executive Council and Alumni Committee, Co-Chair, 2016 to 2018
- COBALT Alumni Committee, Member, 2014 to 2015
- American Red Cross, Mile High Chapter, Volunteer, 2014 to 2018
- Colorado and Wyoming Region for the American Red Cross, External Relations Section, Chief Volunteer, 2015 to 2016
- "SWARM" Division of the American Red Cross, Data Reporting Task Group, Volunteer Member, 2016 to 2018
- Continental Divide Land Trust Board of Directors, Member, 2010 to 2013
Past Positions
- Honorable Hilda G. Tagle, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Law Clerk, 2004 to 2005
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the Honorable Boyd N. Boland, United States Magistrate Judge, Judicial Intern, 2004 to 2004
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Brian J. Day, Ph.D., Research Associate, 2000 to 2001
- Colorado Fifth Judicial District Judicial Performance Commission, 2013 to 2013
- State Board for Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors, Member, 2019 to 2019
- Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, Commercial Litigator
Current Employment Position
- Partner and Litigation Department Chair