Practice Areas - Class Actions
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
| - Investigations/Compliance
- Personal Injury Defense
- Appellate Practice
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| University | Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S., 1969 |
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| Law School | St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1978 |
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| Admitted | 1978, Texas (inactive); 1979, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Denver (Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1984; Member, Nominating Committee, 1989; Board of Governors, 1984), Colorado (Nominee, Young Lawyer of the Year, 1984; Founder and Former Chairman, Securities Litigation Subsection, 1993-1996; Member, Board of Governors, 2000-2002; Task Force on Multidisciplinary Practice, 1999—) and American (Colorado and Wyoming Representative to Executive Committee, Young Lawyers' Division, 1984-1985) Bar Associations. National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Faculty Member, 1992—; Appointed Member, International Faculty, 1999). Tenth Circuit Judicial Conference (Member, 1984—). University of Colorado Trial Advocacy Program (Faculty Member, 1990-1991). |
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| Military | Lieutenant, U.S. Navy |
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| Born | Texarkana, Texas, 1947 |
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| Biography | Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1978-1979. Faculty and International Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. St. Mary's University School of Law Alumni Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1994). Author: "Will Rule 23 Stand in the Way of An Otherwise Fair Class Action Settlement," Tort & Ins. L.J., ABA, 1998. Speaker, "Making Expert Witness Testimony Persuasive," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Aug. 1998. Speaker, "Opening Statements," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Aug. 1999. Speaker, "Jury Selection or Jury Exclusion: A Short Lesson in Effective Voir Dire," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Aug. 2001. Speaker, "Recent Developments Under Rule 23,"The Network of Trial Law Firms, Apr. 2003. Speaker, "Closing Arguments," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2001-2004 and 2006-2010. Speaker, "Top Ten Developments in Securities Litigation," Colorado Bar Association, Nov. 1998 and Oct. 2010. Speaker, "The Use of Arbitration Clauses to Prevent Class Certification," The Network of Trial Lawyers, 2010. Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation.
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| ISLN | 901836081 |
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