Law School
University of Denver, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Michigan State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1975
Memberships
Denver (Member, Board of Trustees, 1986-1987; Inter-Professional Committee, 1981 and 1987; Drafting Committee for Revision of Joint Medico-Legal Plan for Arbitrating Professional Liability Cases, 1987; Chair, DBA Young Lawyers Executive Council, 1986; Chair, Sports Committee, 1989-1992), Sam Cary and American Bar Associations; William E. Doyle's American Inns of Court (President, 1993; Executive Committee, 1987-1994); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1994-1995; Co-Chair Professionalism Committee, 1993-1994; Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1989; Long Range Planning Committee, 1988; Legislative Subcommittee on Statute of Limitations, 1988); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Listed in: Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2004; Who's Who in American Law; America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals; The Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation and Personal Injury Law, 1995—. Recipient: Moot Court Barrister's Cup. 1980; Best Amicus Brief, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Award, Colorado Counties, Inc. v. Davis, 817 P.2d 521 (Colo. 1991); Pro Bono Counsel Award, The Legal Center Serving Persons with Disabilities, 1989. Lecturer: Evidence Oops: Inadvertent Production and Spoliation, Colorado Bar Association, CLE's Litigation Institute, 2002; Spoliation, Inadvertent Disclosure and Recent Evidentiary Opinions, Colorado Judicial Conference, 2002; Evidentiary Problems in Litigation, 2001 Colorado Judicial Conference; Twenty Things to Do Before Taking an Expert's Deposition, Colorado Bar Association CLE's Litigation Institute; The Corporation in Litigation: Developing the Appeal of David Using the Strength of Goliath, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, General Counsel Forum, 2001; Evidence in the High Tech World: Applying the Old Rules to the New Issues, 2000 Colorado Judicial Conference; Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses, National CLE Conference, 2000; 10 Fatal Flaws of Expert Witnesses, 1999 Litigation Support and Valuation Conference, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants; The New Rules; Not Everyone is an Expert; Not Everything is Expertise, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999; From Velcro to Laser Disk: Demonstrative Evidence in a Commercial Jury Trial, presented to the Colorado Attorney Regulation Council, 1999; Recovering Large Sums Through Litigation: A Case Study, presented to the National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Associations, 1999; Trial Practice Basics: The Basic Commercial Trial Case, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999; Chair, Commercial Litigation Lectures, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999, Colorado Bar Association; Federal Traps for the Unwary, 1999; Trial Strategies and Tactics That Wor