Admitted
1977, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Denver, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Purdue University, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Denver, Colorado, Federal and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1981-1982); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Aviation & Space Law Committee, 1999-2000; Trial Academy Director, 2002); Defense Research Institute; Faculty of Federal Advocates.
Biographical
Co-Author: “How to Find the Junk Science: Are Rule 706 Panels the Answer?”, For the Defense, Vol. 41, No. 12, December 1999; Co-Author: “Science and Expert Opinion: A Response to the Attack Upon Judge Jones and the Hall Opinion,” Mealey's Publications, 1998; Co-Author: “Empowering the Gatekeeper in the Post-Daubert Regime: Court Appointed Experts and Special Masters,” Expert Evidence: A Practitioner's Guide to Law, Science and FJC Manual, Eds. Bert Black and Patrick W. Lee, West Group, 1997; Co-Author: “Pillage and Plunder in Aircraft Accidents: Potential for Spoliation, The Defense Journal, Vol. 60, No. 2, April 1993; “Federal Preemption of Strict Liability Claims in Aviation Litigation: A Fresh Look,” American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law Journal, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, Services, Inc., 1992; Co-Author: “Federal Rules of Evidence Self-Assessment Program,” Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., and Professional Evaluation and Publication Services, Inc., 1985. Member: U.S. District Court Peer Review Board, 1982-1989; Colorado Supreme Court Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Committee; Product Liability Advisory Council (Executive Committee, 1994-1997; Case Selection Committee, 1999—).