Samuel J. Stoorman & Associates, P.c. v. Brian Todd Dixon

Summary

The court held that Colorado’s attorney’s charging-lien statute permits a lien to attach to a client’s award of spousal maintenance because the statute covers any judgment an attorney helped obtain. It rejected arguments based on maintenance-payment exemptions, legislative history, and public policy because the statute’s plain language resolved the issue. The court reversed the court of appeals, vacated the attorney-fee award, and remanded for further proceedings.