Tamara S. Pester, LLC

Resilience is a powerful tool in overcoming difficult situations. When we encounter personal or professional catastrophe, there are two possible reactions: to dwell on the negativity, or to briefly analyze what went wrong and move forward. One of the reasons I chose transactional law rather than litigation is that I prefer focusing on future possibilities and helping clients reach their goals to spending a lot of time enmeshed in conflict. I believe a proactive, optimistic approach can get us much further than one that is woeful and resentful. I try to counsel my cl Read more »

Tamara spoke last week about "Building Value Through Intellectual Property" to the FastTrac Growth Venture participants at the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center.  Highlights included an extensive question and answer session about the ins and outs of copyright and trademark law, weighing risk vs cost, and an explanation of common law intellectual property rights contrasted against the benefits of federal protection.  Read more »

You have invested so much of yourself into it, you are reluctant to see it go. But despite all the time, effort, thought and emotion, it just is not working. You’ve put in more than you’ve gotten out. You’ve wasted one too many nights analyzing what went wrong. Finally, you decide, I will end it. I will just say goodbye, take what’s mine, and make a clean break. But when you sit down to have that conversation, you realize that you are ill-prepared. Read more »