Admitted
1976, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Claims Court
Law School
Syracuse University, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Denver (Member, Professionalism Committee, 1990-1996), Colorado (Member, Ethics Committee, 1981-1993; Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1991; Member, Professionalism Committee, 1991-1993; Member, Supreme Court Committee for Effective Juries, 1998) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Member, Justinian Society. Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1975-1976. Author: Participation, Vesting and Joint and Survivor Annuities, in Pension Reform Act of 1974, Policies and Problems, 26 Syracuse Law Review 539, 1976. Co-Author: The Rights of Older Persons, Avon Press, 1979; Arbitration in Commercial Cases, Trial Talk, Vol. 41, September, 1992; Due Diligence in Life Insurance Selection, Probate & Property, March/April, 1994. Legal Writing Instructor, Syracuse University, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Justice Donald E. Kelley, Supreme Court of Colorado, 1976-1977. Member and Lecturer, 1984—, Board of Governors, 1994— Chairman, Commercial Law Section, 1994-1997 and 1998-1999, Treasurer, 2000-2001, Secretary, 2001-2002, Vice President, 2002-2003 and President-Elect, 2003-2004 Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education, Inc., 1989—; Lorman Education Services, 1993-1998; International Association of Financial Planners, 1986-1988; Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association, 1986; University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, 1991-1992. Appointed Federal Court Receiver, 1994.