Attorney Profiles

Education:

• Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College, 2011
• University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1981
• Eastern Michigan University, B.S., cum laude, 1974

• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1994-2008 and 2009-present; Executive Committee, 1994-1995)
• The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA) (National Advisory Board, 2009-present)
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum: Life Member
• Colorado and Denver Bar Association (Co-Chair, Interprofessional Committee, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, and 2008 through 2011; Member, Litigation Section)
• American Association for Justice
• American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section)
• Colorado Bar Foundation

• 1981, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
• 1993, U.S. Supreme Court

• Author: chapter “Trucking Litigation and Department of Transportation Regulations,” Colorado Auto Litigator's Handbook, CTLA, 2011.
• Author: chapter "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in Colorado", Colorado Auto Litigator's Handbook, CTLA, 1995, Update and Supplement, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2011.
• "Regarding Interest – Be Aware of Bowen and Beware of the Bogus Bowen Interpretation," Trial Talk, December, 1996.
• "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Claims in Colorado," Trial Talk, March and April, 1994.
• Book review of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, Trial Talk, 1993.

• Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations
  Lorman Education Services
  Denver, CO 9/8/2006; 9/11/2007; and 10/10/2008
• Pre-Trial Practice: Pointers and Tips
  National Business Institute
  Denver, CO 10/24/2007
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims in the Post No-Fault Era
  Lorman Education Services
  Denver, CO 4/22/2005
• Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality of Medical Records
  Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2004
• Basics of Handling an Auto Accident Case
  Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
• Twelve Steps to Recovery in UM/UIM Cases
  Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
• UM and UIM Cases – Special Considerations
  Effective Resolution of Clients' Claims with Insurance Companies
  Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
• New Tools of Persuasion in Auto Cases Involving Soft Tissue Injury
  Auto Litigation Seminar
  Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
• Medical Legal Interaction: Guidance from “The Interprofessional Code,” Second Edition
  Lorman Education Services
  Denver, CO 1997
• The Interprofessional Code, 1987
  University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

• Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (1998-present)
• Best Article of the Year, Trial Talk, 1994