Get to Know WLPP Law
WLPP Law was formed in 1979, as there was a need for HOA attorneys in Denver and throughout the State of Colorado who could focus on community association law.
Over the last 40+ years, we’ve built a practice known for its institutional knowledge, experience, and skillset. As much as we care for our clients, we also care for our team, and we are a learning and training ground for some of the best HOA attorneys in Denver and the state.
We see ourselves as a firm that is focused on elevating, innovating, and adapting to today’s modern world, while remaining rooted in meeting the needs of the communities we serve.
Our Mission
To represent and advocate for community associations throughout the State of Colorado.
Our Vision
To elevate the practice of community association law and communities across the State of Colorado.
Our Values
To be ethical and have integrity, to be trustworthy, to possess skill, and to provide stability.
Meet the WLPP Law Team
We are a women-owned community association law firm filled with some of the brightest and most diligent, experienced, and down-to-earth attorneys you could work alongside.
Suzanne M. Leff
Suzanne Leff is the managing partner at WLPP Law, where she provides general counsel to community associations and focuses on general business representation, document drafting and interpretation, contract review, covenant enforcement, and governance practices.
To reach Suzanne, you can email her at sleff@wlpplaw.com.
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Suzanne received her law degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law, where she served on the Board of Editors of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. She earned her B.A. in English and professional writing, with distinction, from Purdue University, where she worked in the Writing Lab.
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Suzanne has acted as program chair for numerous CBA-CLE full-day seminars for attorneys, covering community association, responsible governance policies and practices, and issues communities face during economic downturns and stalled development. She presents educational seminars to property managers, board members, and other attorneys who work with community associations.
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Suzanne has contributed to The Colorado Lawyer and writes articles on topics including changes to legislation affecting community associations, fiduciary duties of board members, the practical application of laws affecting associations, and alternative dispute resolution.
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Suzanne served as Chair of the Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association from 2019 to 2020. As a former Americorps member who worked with truant students and their families, Suzanne has devoted time outside of her law practice to volunteer activities supporting public schools, including co-chairing a community committee that developed recommendations to improve schools in North Denver.
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Suzanne enjoys spending time outdoors and regularly participates in the annual Courage Classic bike ride as a member of the Wheels of Justice cycling team. She has lived in a co-housing community for over 20 years.
Lindsay S. Smith
Lindsay Smith is a partner at WLPP Law, where she practices in general community association and real estate law. She provides legal representation in covenant enforcement, document amendment, and general association litigation; contract and document drafting and review; general business and governance advice for association clients; and meeting protocols.
To reach Lindsay, you can email her at lsmith@wlpplaw.com
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A Colorado native, Lindsay received her undergraduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001, magna cum laude. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 2004, with honors, and served on the American Indian Law Review.
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She is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and the Douglas and Elbert County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in Colorado courts.
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Lindsay regularly teaches on topics such as governance and litigation, and writes for industry magazines. She has presented to attorneys at the Colorado Bar Association Real Estate Symposium and the CAI Law Seminar. She works on legislation impacting associations and is the former Chairman of the Community Associations Institute’s Colorado Legislative Action Committee.
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Lindsay enjoys spending time with her husband and children.
Molly A. Foley-Healy
Molly A. Foley-Healy is of counsel at WLPP Law, has been an attorney since 1989, and moved to Colorado in 2007 to practice community association law. Molly provides general counsel to community associations, including the review and amendment of governing documents; drafting and revising Responsible Governance Policies; reviewing, amending, and negotiating contracts; providing legal opinions on maintenance and insurance responsibilities; and assisting directors in understanding and carrying out their fiduciary duties
To reach Molly, you can email her at mfoley-healy@wlpplaw.com
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Molly graduated from Central Michigan University in 1986, earning a B.A.A. with a double major in Political Science and Interpersonal and Public Communications. She graduated from the University of Denver, College of Law in 1989.
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Molly is one of fewer than 200 lawyers admitted to CAI’s prestigious College of Community Association Lawyers and is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.
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Molly frequently teaches classes to managers and board members on topics ranging from legislative updates to complying with CCIOA to effective governance.
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Following her time as Senior Vice President for Government & Public Affairs and General Counsel for CAI National, Molly served as Chair of CAI’s Colorado Legislative Action Committee for three years and also served as the Legislative Liaison for the Committee for several years. While serving as Chair, Molly drafted legislation, worked with legislators on drafting amendments to legislation, participated in stakeholder meetings, testified in hearings, and authored the Capitol Chronicles column in the Common Interests magazine. Molly is currently the face at the Colorado State Capitol for the Colorado Coalition for Responsible Associations and works with legislators to promote fundamentally fair and balanced legislation for HOAs.
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Molly serves on the Board of Hope Communities, is active in Christ the King Episcopal Church in Arvada, enjoys spending time traveling with her husband Larry to Ireland and other European destinations, and loves spending time with their beloved dogs, including Donegal!
Wendy Weigler
Wendy Weigler is an attorney at WLPP Law and the head of the firm’s collections practice. She has focused much of her community association practice on litigating, mediating, and arbitrating numerous types of foreclosure, collection, covenant enforcement, and contract issues for community associations. In addition to handling disputes for clients, Wendy has a robust transactional side to her community association practice, handling contract negotiations, document drafting, and advising on governance and general business matters.
To reach Wendy, you can email her at wweigler@wlpplaw.com
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Wendy received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Albany in 1991. She received her law degree from the University of Miami in 1994.
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Wendy has handled numerous appeals in both state and federal courts, and has several published opinions.
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Wendy is a member of the Colorado, Denver, and Florida Bar Associations.
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Wendy is a past President of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association and the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court. She has served on the Board of Trustees of the Denver Bar Association and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation. Wendy has also been appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Board Pool.
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Wendy loves to travel and do yoga, sometimes at the same time! She enjoys reading, cooking, doing crossword puzzles, and spending time with family and friends.
Travis B. Keenan
Travis Keenan is of counsel at WLPP Law, where he focuses on all aspects of community association representation, including corporate governance, drafting and amending governing documents, covenant enforcement, contract review and negotiation, collections, foreclosure, and general litigation.
To reach Travis, you can email him at tkeenan@wlpplaw.com
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Travis received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003. He received a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2009, where he served on the staff of the University of Denver Water Law Review and received numerous Scholastic Achievement Awards.
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Travis is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in Colorado state and federal courts.
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Travis enjoys teaching attorneys and other industry leaders about legal issues related to community associations in Colorado.
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Travis skis and bikes in his free time, and occasionally has the need to dispute a speeding ticket.
Mike Lamb
Mike Lamb is of counsel at WLPP Law. A native of Arizona, Mike has been a commercial litigator in both Arizona and Colorado for over 15 years. He began his practice in construction law, then transitioned to representing homeowners associations in consumer debt collection, foreclosure litigation, and insurance defense. After spending three years emphasizing commercial and bankruptcy litigation, Mike’s practice now focuses on all aspects of community association representation, including corporate governance issues, drafting governing documents, covenant enforcement, contract review and negotiations, bankruptcy issues, and general litigation.
To reach Mike, you can email him at mlamb@wlpplaw.com
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Mike received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, where he graduated cum laude in 1998. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2001.
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Mike is admitted to practice in both Arizona and Colorado.
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Mike enjoys spending time with his wife, son, and dog. He is an avid traveler, runner, and cyclist, mountain and road. Mike is a three-time Ironman finisher.
Rich Johnston
Richard Johnston is of counsel at WLPP Law, where he focuses on all aspects of community association representation, including general counsel, transactional matters, contract, covenant, and rule enforcement, mediation, general litigation, foreclosure, and collection. Rich first worked with common interest communities as an associate with WLPP Law, and then as a shareholder with Tobey & Toro, P.C. He continued to focus his practice on community association law as sole shareholder for Richard W. Johnston, P.C. in April 2003, and maintained that focus with Tobey & Johnston, P.C. from June of 2010 through 2024 before returning to WLPP Law.
To reach Rich, you can email him at rjohnston@wlpplaw.com
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Rich is a graduate of the University of Denver and received his law degree with merit from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark in Portland, Oregon, in 1990.
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Rich was admitted to practice in Colorado in the fall of 1990 and is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.
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Rich occasionally teaches classes for the CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter, as well as directly to managers and Board members.
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Rich is a former Board Member and past President of the CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter. Rich served as Chair and Co-Chair of the attorneys’ committee of the CAI Rocky Mountain Chapter for over 20 years.
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Rich enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and adult daughters.
Marci Achenbach
Marci Achenbach is an attorney at WLPP Law, where she practices general community association law. Prior to joining the firm, Marci spent many years representing homeowners and homeowner associations in construction defect matters.
To reach Marci, you can email her at machenbach@wlpplaw.com
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Marci received her law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law, where she was a member of the University of Colorado Law Review and the environmental moot court team. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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She is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations and is licensed to practice in both Colorado and federal courts.
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In her free time, Marci enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors with her husband and son.
Zachary Goldberg
Zachary Goldberg is an attorney at WLPP Law, where he specializes in advising and advocating on behalf of community association clients to promote their success in all operational aspects. He also has experience in insurance defense litigation, handling construction defect, personal injury, and general liability matters.
To reach Zach, you can email him at zgoldberg@wlpplaw.com
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A Colorado native, Zach received both a B.A. and his law degree from the University of Colorado.
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He is admitted to practice in Colorado and federal courts and is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.
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Zach is a former heavy metal bass player, but now spends his time headbanging with his children.
Carey S. Smith V
Carey Smith is an attorney at WLPP Law, where he works in the firm’s collections and enforcement practice. Carey’s practice focuses on litigation, mediation, arbitration, foreclosure, and general collection matters for community associations. Carey has prior experience representing Colorado water rights holders, metropolitan districts, and taxpayers.
To reach Carey, you can email him at csmith@wlpplaw.com
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Carey earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2011. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School in 2014.
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Carey is admitted to practice in Colorado and federal courts and is a member of the Denver Bar Association.
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Carey enjoys spending time outdoors and playing pickleball.
