RÉSUMÉ
Professional Summary
Colorado civil litigation and appellate attorney with First Amendment, property rights and economic liberty focus. Career began with federal judicial clerkship with the Judge Richard P. Matsch; retired as partner at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. National coordinating counsel for mass tort cases responsible for all aspects of very large litigation proceedings, including trial, trial preparation, science and Daubert strategy, settlement negotiations, and selection, management and coordination of regional and local counsel. Professional contributions include membership on the Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions, the faculty of the IADC Trial Academy, and the Faculty of Federal Advocates, as well published articles, legal texts, and presentations. Community service includes Boy Scouts of America.
Education
University of Michigan, J.D: 1984
Colorado College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa: 1981
Community and Foundation Leadership
Arapahoe County Open Space and Trails Advisory Board: 2016-present
District 1 Representative
City of Cherry Hills Village, Denver, CO: 2006-present
Mayor Pro Tem: 2008-2015
City Council: 2006-2015
Chair, Quincy Farm Committee: 2015-present
Cherry Hills Land Preserve, Inc., Cherry Hills Village: 2014-present
Delegate to the Highline Canal Working Group
Denver Council of Boy Scouts
Board: 2016-present
Frontier District Chairman: 2016-present
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 712, Denver, CO: 2008-present
Committee Chair: 2008-2016
Advancement Chair: 2016-present
Professional Experience
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Denver, CO: 1988-2014
Partner (including service as head of the Denver general litigation group, appellate practice group, legal personal committee, associate training and summer clerk writing programs): 1992
Associate: 1988
Represent clients in litigation matters ranging from commercial disputes to product liability and mass torts. Representative cases involving First Amendment, property rights or economic liberty include:
~ St. John's Church in the Wilderness v. Scott, 194 P.3d 475 (Colo. App. 2008); after remand, 296 P.3d 273 (Colo. App. 2012), cert. denied,133 S.Ct. 2798 (abridgment of right to free exercise of religion)
~ City and County of Denver v. L.C. Fulenwider, et al., 88-CV-24566 (Denver) (represented landowners in condemnation proceedings taking property for the Denver International Airport)
~ Save the Scenic Santa Ritas v. United States Forest Service, 4:11-CV-00094 TUC (D. Ariz. 2011) (Issue was whether the Federal Advisory Committee Act applies to NEPA review proceeding)
Conover McClearn & Heppenstall P.C. Denver, CO: 1986-1987
United States Judge Richard P. Mastch, Denver, CO: 1984-1986
Professional Activities
Colorado Supreme Court
Member, Committee on Jury Instructions: 2010-Present
International Association of Defense Counsel
Trial Academy Faculty, Stanford Law School: 2014
State Membership Chair: 2014-2015
Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Subcommittee: 2008-2010
Vice Chair, Class Actions and Multiparty Litigation Subcommittee: 2012-2016
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Board Member: 2014-Present
Professional Honors
"The Best Lawyers in America"
Selected for Mass Tort Litigation and Product Liability Litigation Categories: 2012-2014
Publications
American Bar Association: 2011
A Practitioner's Guide to Class Actions, Co-Editor
The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 40, No. 9: 2011
“Legal Trends and Best Practices in Class Arbitration”, Co-Author
Defense Counsel Journal, Vol. 76, No. 4: 2009
“CERCLA Contribution Claims and the Collateral Source Rule"
Presentations
International Association of Defense Counsel Member Meetings: 2007-2014
“Comcast v. Behrend, A Sea Change for Rule 23(b)(3)?”
“Arbitration of Federal Statutory Claims: The DOJ Weighs in on 'Effective Vindication' ”
“Managing the Global Law Firm”
“The Summitville Mine, CERCLA Contribution and the Collateral Source Rule”
“Recent Experience with Express Preemption Defenses Following Bates v. Dow”
Bar Admissions
State District Courts: Colorado, Wyoming (inactive), Kansas (inactive)
Federal District Courts: Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Texas
Federal Circuit Courts: Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
United State Supreme Court
