Howard Buchalter is a shareholder with Sender & Wasserman, P.C. Howard has been with the firm since 1988. His practice consists of commercial collections, insurance subrogation, landlord-tenant and homeowners' association disputes (representing individuals only).
Howard's clients have included trade creditors, leasing companies, financial institutions, insurance companies and motor vehicle financing affiliates. Howard has represented trade and financial creditors in disputes over contracts involving goods sold and delivered and/or services rendered, insurance companies in automobile property claims, and landlords in subsidized housing (HUD Section 8) disputes over breach of lease covenants. He has also helped resolve disputes over community covenants between individuals and homeowners' associations.
Howard has participated in numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) panels on landlord-tenant relations, homeowners' association law and creditor-debtor law. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, American Bar Association and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Prior to entering the legal profession, Howard achieved significant career experience in land use planning (for Ventura County, California) and economic development (for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development). He served one year as Planning Commissioner for the City of Westminster in Colorado, and along the way won the Haligman and Lottner Real Estate Writing Award.
A native of New York City, Howard was born in 1950. He obtained his B.A. in economics from New York University in 1972 and an M.A. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1973. He earned his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1985.
Howard has been married for 36 years. He and his wife have two grown daughters.
M.A., Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara , 1973
J.D., University of Denver College of Law, 1985
ISLN: 90870682
I enjoy the difficult nature of creditor-debtor representation which provides an exposure to a diverse range of industries. In many cases, the same problem persists, namely a dispute over the failure to pay for goods and services that have been provided. Similarly, homeowners' association representation is a vastly under-represented field from the standpoint of individual homeowners. I find it satisfying to assist individuals and homeowners who are up against frequently more powerful and well-financed associations. In landlord-tenant cases, I typically represent landlords who depend on federally- subsidized housing, which has its own very specific and interesting body of law over and above state law.
What Is Your Approach to Practicing Law?
I try to take an approach that will lead to an expeditious resolution of the client's problem in an economical manner. I try to fully explore every possibility of settlement and dispute resolution. I view trial only as a very last resort.
What Is Your Unique Contribution to Your Practice?
I am able to understand different businesses, their practices and their finances for the purposes of analyzing the case and translating that into an effective resolution of the client's legal problem.
Why Do You Like Living and Working in Colorado?
The diverse recreational opportunities in all four seasons (e.g., golf, skiing, bicycling, hiking) make Colorado ideal as a place to raise a family and as a continued place of residence.
Howard's clients have included trade creditors, leasing companies, financial institutions, insurance companies and motor vehicle financing affiliates. Howard has represented trade and financial creditors in disputes over contracts involving goods sold and delivered and/or services rendered, insurance companies in automobile property claims, and landlords in subsidized housing (HUD Section 8) disputes over breach of lease covenants. He has also helped resolve disputes over community covenants between individuals and homeowners' associations.
Howard has participated in numerous Continuing Legal Education (CLE) panels on landlord-tenant relations, homeowners' association law and creditor-debtor law. He is a member of the Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, American Bar Association and The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Prior to entering the legal profession, Howard achieved significant career experience in land use planning (for Ventura County, California) and economic development (for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development). He served one year as Planning Commissioner for the City of Westminster in Colorado, and along the way won the Haligman and Lottner Real Estate Writing Award.
A native of New York City, Howard was born in 1950. He obtained his B.A. in economics from New York University in 1972 and an M.A. in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1973. He earned his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1985.
Howard has been married for 36 years. He and his wife have two grown daughters.
Education
B.A., Economics, New York University, 1972M.A., Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara , 1973
J.D., University of Denver College of Law, 1985
Licensure
Admitted to practice in:
- Colorado (since 1986)
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
ISLN: 90870682
Professional & Community Activities
- Member, Denver Bar Association
- Member, Colorado Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Board of Directors, Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District
- Board of Directors, Cherry Creek Vista South Homeowners Association
Attorney Q & A
What Attracts You to These Areas of the Law?I enjoy the difficult nature of creditor-debtor representation which provides an exposure to a diverse range of industries. In many cases, the same problem persists, namely a dispute over the failure to pay for goods and services that have been provided. Similarly, homeowners' association representation is a vastly under-represented field from the standpoint of individual homeowners. I find it satisfying to assist individuals and homeowners who are up against frequently more powerful and well-financed associations. In landlord-tenant cases, I typically represent landlords who depend on federally- subsidized housing, which has its own very specific and interesting body of law over and above state law.
What Is Your Approach to Practicing Law?
I try to take an approach that will lead to an expeditious resolution of the client's problem in an economical manner. I try to fully explore every possibility of settlement and dispute resolution. I view trial only as a very last resort.
What Is Your Unique Contribution to Your Practice?
I am able to understand different businesses, their practices and their finances for the purposes of analyzing the case and translating that into an effective resolution of the client's legal problem.
Why Do You Like Living and Working in Colorado?
The diverse recreational opportunities in all four seasons (e.g., golf, skiing, bicycling, hiking) make Colorado ideal as a place to raise a family and as a continued place of residence.