The Denver Post-
The once-fierce legal battle between Attorney General John Suthers’ office and Denver’s biggest foreclosure law firms trying to protect themselves from investigative subpoenas is rustling from a slumber.
Denver District Judge Edward Bronfin last week ruled that a 62-page agreement attorney Wayne Vaden — who you’ll recall was Denver’s public trustee when he served as the city’s appointed clerk and recorder under then-mayor, now-Governor John Hickenlooper — has with Bank of America to handle its foreclosure cases isn’t subject to the protection of attorney-client privilege.
As such, Vaden and his Vaden Law Firm, must turn over the agreement to Suthers’ crew as part of the AG’s investigation into billing practices of foreclosure attorneys. Bronfin reviewed the agreement in camera and said it was akin to a “boiler-plate claims-handling-procedure-manual.” But did agree it was subject to trade-secret protection for Bank of America.
Vaden has until Friday the 13th (hmmm?) to hand it over to Suthers’ office.