John A. Purvis

Personal Injury, Mediation
The Exeter Building, Suite 501, 1050 Walnut Street
Boulder, Colorado 803025144


Personal Injury

Admitted

1968, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Law School

University of Colorado, J.D., 1968

Law School Graduation Year

1968

College

Harvard University, B.A., cum laude, 1965

Memberships

Boulder County, Colorado (Member, Litigation Section Executive Council, 1991—, Chair, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1979, 1989-1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Society of Barristers; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1998-2000); International Academy of Trial Lawyers; Faculty of Federal Advocates (Member, Board of Directors, 1999—); Colorado Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation.

Biographical

Recipient: Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Colorado Bar Association, 1978; Distinguished Achievement Award, University of Colorado School of Law Alumni Association, 1997. Director, Legal Aid and Defender Program, University of Colorado School of Law, 1969. Visiting Lecturer, Evidence and Advanced Trial Advocacy, University of Colorado School of Law, 1981, 1984-1988. Deputy District Attorney, Boulder County, 1968. Public Defender, Boulder, 1970-1972. Acting Colorado State Public Defender, 1978. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1984-1990. State Chairman, Supreme Court Historical Society, 1998—. Member and Chairman, 1980-1989, Colorado Public Defender Commission. Member, 1991-1997 and Chairman, 1996-1997, U.S. District Court Committee on Conduct.

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