LCC Law

Luis pursued a legal career to serve the public good through the rules of law and equity. He did this throughout his legal career of diverse and quality experiences, involving many complex commercial and civil rights issues. He presided over trials as a state administrative law judge and litigated in trial and appellate courts. He served 6 years as an appointed federal administrative law judge, an appellate role wedged in between first-level administrative law judges and the U.S. Courts of Appeal. He served public and private sectors, businesses and individuals. He has real world experience as a manager in legal offices, city attorney offices (always rated “exceptional” or “outstanding”), and community organizations.

While finishing his fourth year as City Attorney in 2020, and the office closed during the pandemic, Luis worked on major city projects and governance issues, including: Thornton’s permitting/contracting efforts for a new 75-mile water pipeline; and urban development efforts addressing the blighted Thornton Shopping Center. He managed ten staff attorneys, at least six of which represented the City Attorney’s office in his place during frequent meetings with at least seven separate senior management teams: right-of-way team; city development; municipal court; water resources; purchasing/contracts; $11 million federal CARES program; and metro districts. Proudly, he achieved gender parity in the six leads for these meetings: 3 women /3 men. In 2021 and 2022, 7 former Thornton councilors provided written references and/or public verbal support (2 other supporters had passed away); 15 former or current City Attorney staff members wrote references or words of praise or worked for LCC Law LLC.