Practice Areas - Civil Litigation
- Construction Defect Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
| - Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
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| University | California State University, Sacramento, B.A., Criminal Justice, 1987 |
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| Law School | University of San Diego, J.D., 1990 |
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| Admitted | 1990, California; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, Colorado; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty). |
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| Born | Sacramento, California |
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| Biography | Dean's Honor List, California State University, Sacramento, 1983-1987. Recipient, Academic Merit Scholarship, University of San Diego School of Law, 1987-1988; Secretary of Labor's Exceptional Achievement Award, 2000. Professor, Legal Skills, Whittier Law School, 1997-1998. Formerly with Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, CA, 1990-1998; Trial Attorney, Office of the Solicitor U.S. Dept. of Labor, Denver, CO, 1998-2000; Hall & Evans, LLC, 2001-2007. Chair, Construction Practice Group, American Law Firm Association, 2006-2007. Founding Member, The Nelson Law Firm, LLC, 2007.
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| Reported Cases | Secretary of Labor v. Higman Sand & Gravel, Inc., 20 FMSHRC 1096 (1998); Secretary of Labor v. Sweetman Const. Co., 21 FMSHRC 101 (1998); Secretary of Labor v. L&T Fabrication & Const., 21 FMSHRC 71 (1999); Secretary of Labor v. Anderson Sand & Gravel, 21 FMSHRC 186 (1999); Midwest Minerals, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, 21 FMSHRC 301 (1999); Secretary of Labor v. K. R. Wilson Contractory, 21 FMSHRC 448 (1999); Bowie Resources, Ltd. v. Secretary of Labor, 22 FMSHRC 153 (2000); Secretary of Labor v. Kennecott Barney's, 22 FMSHRC 419 (2000); Central Sand & Gravel Co. v. Secretary of Labor, 22 FMSHRC 778 (2000); Secretary of Labor v. Higman Sand & Gravel, 2001 WL I003327 (2001); Secretary of Labor v. Safeway Bread Plant, 2000 WL 1086718 (OSHRC 2000); Secretary of Labor v. Colorado Lava Inc., 2001 WL 578334 (2001); Secretary of Labor v. Western Industrial, Inc., 2002 WL 338136 (FMSHRC 2002). |
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| ISLN | 901735766 |
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