MEMBERS
Edward J. Godin (Member) born Holyoke, Massachusetts, July 14, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1976); New England School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Managing Editor, New England Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to Justice Luis D. Rovira, Supreme Court of Colorado, 1981-1982. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation.Email: Edward J. Godin
Stephen James Baity (Member) born Denver, Colorado, September 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., 1978); The Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; The Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., 1983). The Cornelius Honor Society. Member, Environmental Law, 1982-1983. National Finals Mock Trial Competition, 1983. Law Clerk to Chief Justice William H. Erickson, Colorado Supreme Court, 1983. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Computer Law; Personal Injury; Litigation.Email: Stephen James Baity
Steven L. Heisdorffer (Member) born Sigourney, Iowa, March 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Colorado. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., with high honors, 1983); University of Iowa (J.D., with high honors, 1990). Associate Editor, The Iowa Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Construction Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Defense.Email: Steven L. Heisdorffer
Jerome M. Joseph (Member) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, August 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1981; J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Recipient, DeConcini Award for Highest Academic Achievement, 1985. Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1984-1985. President, Cherry Creek North Business District, Denver, Colorado, 1995-1996. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Surety Bonds; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Bankruptcy.Email: Jerome M. Joseph
Daniel E. Evans (Member) born Arnhem, The Netherlands, March 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1987); University of Denver (J.D., 1993). Natural Resources Moot Court, Regional Team. General Editor, University of Denver Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Litigation; Construction Law.Email: Daniel E. Evans
Carolyn Smith Lindvig (Member) born Toms River, New Jersey, January 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Lehigh University (B.A., 1990); Temple University (J.D., 1996). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defects Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Computers and Software; Litigation.Email: Carolyn Smith Lindvig
ASSOCIATES
Kevin G. Ripplinger (Associate) born Quincy, Illinois, April 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Denver (B.A., Environmental Science, 1999); University of Wyoming (J.D., 2002); The George Washington University (LL.M., International and Comparative Law, 2003). Articles Editor and Editorial Board Member, Wyoming Law Review, 2001-2002. Finalist, Client Counseling Competition, 2002. Law Clerk to Hon. John N. McMullen, Denver District Court, Colorado's Second Judicial District, 2004-2005. Member: Denver and The Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Kevin G. Ripplinger
Thomas L. DeVine, Jr. (Associate) born Harlingen, Texas, August 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2000); University of Denver (J.D., 2004). Member, Board of Editors, University of Denver Law Review. Author: "The Critical Effect of a Pretext Jury Instruction," 80 Denv.U.L.Rev. 549 (2003). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; First Party Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Casualty Insurance Defense; General Liability Defense.
Peggy E. Kozal (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, December 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., Journalism and Spanish, 1998); University of Denver (J.D., 2001). Survey Editor, Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. Member: Denver, Colorado, and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Premises Liability; Personal Injury.
Matthew B. Drexler (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado; 2008, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1997); Western New England College, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Bar Association of Denver; State Bar of Colorado; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Matthew B. Drexler
Bradley J. Levang (Associate) born Billings, Montana; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2007, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2000); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Colorado; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bradley J. Levang