Robert A. Lees & Associates is a full-service Colorado law firm specializing in mental health law and regulatory law, particularly matters involving the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). Established in 1983, the firm has built a reputation as a premier professional licensure firm, known for its innovative approach to protecting licensed professionals through unique corporate structures and deep regulatory insight.
The firm prioritizes client relationships and proactive legal strategies, leveraging over 40 years of experience and cultivated partnerships with regulatory bodies to defend and advise clients. It focuses primarily on serving licensed mental health professionals, nurses, nurse practitioners, counselors, therapists, and religious or nonprofit institutions, offering both defensive representation and growth-oriented consultation. A key differentiator is its restructuring to safeguard client-attorney privilege, ensuring that mental health professionals on its consulting team avoid conflicts with DORA reporting duties.
Services Offered
- Mental Health Law and Regulatory Law (DORA)
- Counselors and Therapists Representation
- Nurses & Nurse Practitioners Representation At All Administrative Levels
- DORA Representation for Other Licensed Professionals
- HIPAA Consultation & Risk Management Advisement
- Risk-Management Child-Protection Measures and Protocols
- Co-Responder Programs & Representation
- Grievance & Subpoena Defense For All Licensed Professionals
- Civil Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation
- Administrative Law Defense
- Investigation and Complaint Defense
- Cease and Desist Orders, Protection Orders
- Office of Administrative Courts Administrative Law Hearings
- Business Formation and Sale for All Professionals
- Corporate Law and Business Formation For Licensed Professionals
- Non-Profit Entities & Religious Institutions Formation, All IRS Filings & Maintenance
- Asset Protection for Licensed Professionals and Nurse Practitioners
- Risk Management, Consultation, Training and Education for All Licensed Professionals
- Business Practice Reviews and Consultations
- Federal State Audits Defense
- Defense of Medicaid, Medicare Audits
- Defense of Provider Insurance Audits
- License Protection
- Consultation and Continuing Education Courses for Professionals
The firm serves clients throughout Colorado and is panel-approved by most major insurance companies. Its team includes attorneys, paralegals, and DORA-licensed therapist consultants, and it has achieved notable legal victories, including a precedent-setting reversal against DORA from the Colorado Court of Appeals.
