Admitted
1980, New York, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Law School
St. John's University, J.D., with honors, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Chaminade University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974
Memberships
Colorado (Co-Chair, Labor Law Committee, 1997-1999) and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Employment Lawyers Association; Plaintiffs Employment Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2001—).
Biographical
Chief Justice, Moot Court. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Administrative Law; Constitutional Law. Lecturer: ERISA for the General Practitioner, CTLA Convention, Colorado, 2003; The Use and Perils of Sample Forms; From Client Intake to Jury Instructions, NELA 13th Annual Convention, Orlando, 2002; Arbitrating an Employment Law Case, Denver, 2002; Employment Law Conference-Attacking the RIF, Denver, 2001, 2002; Severance Pay and ERISA, Denver, 2002; Use of the Economist and Psychiatrist as Experts, Denver, 2002; Employment Law Update-Sex/Race Harassment Update, Denver, 2000; Management Conference-Mastering the Skills, Denver, 2000; CBA 102nd Annual Convention-Employment Law Issues, Denver, 2000; Presenting a Discrimination Case in the Courts, Denver, 2000; Employment and Labor Law for Public Employers in Colorado, Denver, 2000; Employment Law 2000-Protecting the Employer and the Employee, Denver, 2000; Employment Law Institute: Nuts & Bolts Strategies for a Reduction in Force, Denver 2000. Co-Author: Federal Employment Jury Instructions, Supplements 2000-2003; Federal Employment Jury Instructions, 1999; EEOC Procedures Regarding Timely Issuance of Notices of Right to Sue, Colorado Lawyer, 2000; Go the Distance - Maximizing Your Recovery of Attorneys Fees and Costs, Trial Talk, 1998; Recent Developments in the Law of Wrongful Discharge, Colorado Lawyer, 1983. Member, Board of Directors: Association for Retarded Citizens, 1983-1984; Mile High Down Syndrome Association, 1985-1986; Association for Community Living-State of Colorado, 1995; Association for Community Living-Arapahoe County, 1995. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1988-2003. Member, Panel of Mediators, American Arbitration Association, 1993—. Listed, Chambers Americas Leading Lawyers.