Marni Nathan Kloster, a native Coloradan, grew up around the law. She comes from a line of attorneys and is very proud to follow in her father's and grandfather's footsteps. While being an attorney is in her genes, hard work, dedication and passion are the guiding principles of her legal practice today.
Marni graduated, with honors, from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. She received her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law, again graduating with honors, including the Order of St. Ives. She completed her Juris Doctorate in May of 2003 and was admitted to the Colorado Bar in October of 2003.
Marni worked for this firm for more than two years as a law clerk during law school. She became an associate in 2003 and was made a Shareholder of the firm in January, 2007. During her tenure with the firm, Marni has specialized in representing governmental entities across the state in a wide variety of matters, although she also does work on other matters as an insurance defense lawyer. She has engaged in the defense in a vast number of different types of claims, including but as a few examples, civil rights claims, auto and premises liability claims, land use claims, and numerous employment related matters, including but not limited to First Amendment, Title VII, ADEA, ADA, due process and CADA actions. Marni has experience in state District Court, the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Federal District Court, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court and administrative agencies such as the EEOC and CCRD. Marni also has experience in performing employment investigations for employers based upon complaints received from employees and in defending employers during disciplinary hearings. Marni is an AV Preeminent rated attorney through Martindale-Hubbell and has been a Super Lawyer Rising Star three different years.
Beyond prevailing in trials, the following are a handful of some examples of court decisions Marni has been involved in obtaining on behalf of her clients: Along with several other attorneys in this firm, Marni defended the City of Littleton in City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L.L.C., 541 U.S. 774 (2004). Specifically, she assisted with the appeal to the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in a 9-0 decision in favor of the City of Littleton. Marni has also been involved in obtaining summary judgment or dismissal with respect to claims against her clients on a number of occasions during her career, such as in Musick v. Pickering, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25611 (D. Colo. 2005); Rose v. City of Lafayette, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9839 (D. Colo. 2007); Wilson et. al. v. City of Lafayette et al., 2010 WL 1380253 (D. Colo. 2010); Duran v. City of Monte Vista, 2012 WL 764458 (D. Colo. 2012); Benton v. Town of South Fork et. al., 2013 WL 1324385 (D. Colo. 2013); Lester v. City of Lafayette, 2015 WL 881677 (D. Colo. 2015); Fisher v. Koopman, 693 F. App'x 740, 747 (10th Cir. 2017); Wilk v. St. Vrain Valley Sch. Dist., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117414 (D. Colo. July 27, 2017); Tonello v. City of Grand Junction, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177788 (D. Colo. Sep. 28, 2020); 2701 Mt. Glen Court, Ltd. Liab. Co. v. City of Woodland Park, 856 F. App'x 141, 146 (10th Cir. 2021); and Pace v. Town of Paonia, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 251967 (D. Colo. Dec. 29, 2021).
