The Van Dusen Law Firm LLC, Longmont CO

William Van Dusen

The Van Dusen Law Firm LLC

About Us

Bill is an attorney with over 25 years of legal experience in both the public and private sectors. He is experienced in a broad range of legal fields including federal, state, and local tax matters, criminal matters, litigation, administrative hearings, contract and business agreement drafting, and estate planning and probate. Bill has also assisted clients in forming business entities, including limited liability companies, corporations, and non-profit corporations in Colorado.
Bill has worked as a deputy district attorney, an assistant city attorney, and assistant attorney general. He teaches classes in professional ethics including business ethics, continuing education courses for attorneys, and has written and lectured on FERPA issues. His publication on student record privacy rights (FERPA) is used by university advisors, administrators, and faculty throughout the country.
After Bill earned an advanced degree in tax law (LLM) from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, he has devoted a majority of his practice to representing clients in tax compliance and controversy matters. He has successfully represented over 500 clients with IRS and state tax issues. Bill has also assisted hundreds of business clients in setting up their businesses and in providing a broad array of legal services that include entity formation and document drafting.

How We Got Started

Mr. Van Dusen earned a Juris Doctor Degree in Law and an advanced Master’s Degree in Law in Taxation from the University Of Denver Sturm College Of Law. He has more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors, as well as experience in tax law, criminal matters, litigation, municipal law, contract and legislation drafting and several other legal fields. Bill has served as an Assistant Attorney General, Deputy District Attorney and Assistant City Attorney in the state of Colorado, and he has represented clients in court, including jury trials. Mr. Van Dusen has assisted many businesses in restructuring, and he excels in representing clients in audit hearings before the IRS Examination and Appeals Division as well as the US Tax Court.

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The Van Dusen Law Firm represents clients in business and tax litigation.  Mr. Van Dusen is a member of the United States Tax Court bar, the Distri...
The Van Dusen Law Firm drafts contracts and revises formation documents for business clients.  The Van Dusen Law Firm negotiates on the client’s be...
The Van Dusen Law Firm has helped business clients structure their businesses in order to maximize their business profits while minimizing their bu...
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William from The Van Dusen Law Firm LLC Answered this on February 08, 2019
First of all, I would assume that you had a rental agreement with him.  Typically, a rental agreement mandates the upfront payment of first and last months rent, damage deposit (usually at least the amount of one month's rent), and various extra charges such as pet fees where applicable.  This... (more) First of all, I would assume that you had a rental agreement with him.  Typically, a rental agreement mandates the upfront payment of first and last months rent, damage deposit (usually at least the amount of one month's rent), and various extra charges such as pet fees where applicable.  This agreement must be signed by both the renter and the landlord.  I would also highly recommend that you obtain references, especially since it is well known that, though unfortunate, people do tend to prey on the elderly in these situations.  Once this agreement is in place, it has full force and affect and if the tenant breaches any of the covenants in the lease agreement, you can begin collection and/or eviction proceedings against him/her.  I would also highly recommend that you ALWAYS keep the relationship one that is based on business solely.  I would NOT offer to do any of the personal work that you stated you did for him unless there was an agreement for extra charges besides renting the apartment.  Best practices here would be to have your tenant just be a tenant and if he/she needs these additional personal services performed such as cleaning, laundry, etc... done, they hire third party contractors to do these things; fully separate from the rental agreement.  At this point, I would begin eviction proceedings and have law enforcement notified as your tenant might not take kindly to nor be used to not being able to take advantage of you any more.  Be careful but be firm in getting this tenant to vacate your apartment and to be held accountable for the full amount that he owes you.

William from The Van Dusen Law Firm LLC Answered this on January 24, 2019
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