Mark F. Kennedy born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1994, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, Charleston Division; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1974); Syracuse University (J.D., 1977). Author: Defense Pretrial Preparation, Chapter 9 in Crim. Antitrust Lit. Manual, at 155 (ABA Press 1983). Law Clerk to Hon. Robert B. Krupansky, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio, 1978-1979. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Denver, Colorado, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations. (1952-2009). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.
PARTNERS
Malcolm E. Wheeler (Partner) born Berkeley, California, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, California; 1992, Colorado. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1966); Stanford University (J.D., 1969). Member, Board of Editors, Stanford Law Review, 1968-1969. Co-Author: with Mickus, "Choice of Law: Little-Recognized Punitive Damages Issues," Leader's Prod. Liab. L. & Strategy, March 1999, at 1. Author: "Product Liability Aspects of the Risks of Technological Change," 25 Can.-U.S. L.J. 137 (1999); "How Now, Daubert: Dilemma About Application," Leader's Prod. Liab. L. & Strategy, April 1997, at 1; "Honda Motor Co. v. Oberg: A Guide for Punitive Damages Reform," Prod. Liab. Advisory, August 1994, at 8; "Defendants Confront Onerous Pretrial Tactics," Leader's Prod. Liab. L. & Strategy, January 1993, at 1; "Strict Liability in Design-Defect Cases: A Doctrinal Structure in Need of a Foundation," Wash. Legal Found. Legal Studies Division, November 16, 1990; chapter, "The Need for Narrow Tort Reform: Abolishing Strict Liability," Product Liability Reform: Debating the Issues, K. Chilton, 1990; "A Proposal for Further Common Law Development of the Use of Punitive Damages in Modern Product Liability Litigation," 40 Alabama Law Review 919,1989; "Pre Dismissal Notice and Statutes of Limitations in Federal Class Actions After American Pipe & Construction v. Utah," 48 S. Cal. L. Rev. 771 (1985); Comment on, "Landes' and Posner's Positive Economic Analysis of Products Liability," 14 Journal of Legal Studies 575, 1985; "The Use of Criminal Sanctions to Regulate Product Safety," 13 Journal of Legal Studies 593, 1984; Co-author: with K. Kress, "A Comment on Recent Developments in Judicial Imputation of Post-Manufacture Knowledge in Strict Liability Cases," 6 Journal of Products Liability 127, 1983. Author: chapter, "Manufacturers' Criminal Liability," Products Liability, L. Frumer and M. Friedman, 1983; "The Constitutional Case For Reforming Punitive Damages Procedures," 69 Virginia Law Review 269, 1983; "Product Liability: Civil or Criminal," 17 Forum 250, 1981; "In Defense of Economic Equal Protection," 22 U. Kan. L. Rev. 1, 1974; "Antitrust Treble-Damage Actions: Do They Work?" 61 California Law Review 1319, 1973. Co-Author, with Jones "The Statute of Limitations for Antitrust Damage Actions: Four Years or Forty?" 41 University of Chicago Law Review 72, 1973. Author: "Some Observations on Tie-Ins, the Single-Product Defense, Exclusive Dealing and Regulated Industries," 60 California Law Review 1557, 1972; "Toward a Theory of Limited Punishment: An Examination of the Eighth Amendment," 24 Stan. L. Rev. 838, 1972; "Toward a Theory of Limited Punishment II: The Eighth Amendment After Furman v. Georgia," 25 Stan. L. Rev. 62, 1972; "A Reexamination of Antitrust Law and Exclusive Territorial Grants by Patentees," 119 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 642, 1971. Member, Products Liability Advisory Council. Former Professor of Law, University of Iowa College of Law, 1978-1979. Former Professor, University of Kansas Law School, 1971-1974, 1981-1983. Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Law Enforcement Undercover Activities of Components of the Department of Justice, 1982. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Malcolm E. Wheeler
John R. "Jack" Trigg (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1961); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1963). Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Chairman of the Board, 1996-1997; President, 1995-1996; President-Elect, 1994-1995; Secretary-Treasurer, 1993-1994; Regional Vice-President, 1989-1990 and Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1998. Lawyers for Civil Justice, President, 2000-2001 and Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2001. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1999); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Trial Attorneys of America. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Colorado Civil Justice League; International Directory of Product Liability Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Toxic Torts Litigation; Mass Torts.Email: John R. "Jack" Trigg
Michael L. O'Donnell (Chairman) born Chicago, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1976); University of Denver (J.D., 1979). Member, Board of Directors, Colorado Judicial Institute, 2004-2005. Member: Denver (Vice-President and Member, Board of Trustees, 1990), Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1991) and American (Chairman, Issues Affecting the Legal Profession, 1983-1984; Young Lawyers Section Liaison to Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, 1984-1986) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Master); Judge William E. Doyle's Inn of Court; Defense Research Institute (Member, Professional Liability Committee); The Network of Trial Law Firms (Vice-Chairman, 2004-2005); Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Denver Law Club; Faculty of Federal Advocates (Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2005); Colorado Judicial Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 2004-2005). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. (Chairman). Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation; Mass Torts.Email: Michael L. O'Donnell
Hugh Q. Gottschalk (Partner) born Fremont, Ohio, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1975); University of Colorado (J.D., 1979). Articles Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1978-1979. Lecturer, University of Colorado Trial Advocacy Program, 1985-1986. Sustaining Member, 1988-1992, Executive Committee, 1991-1992, Product Liability Advisory Council. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Denver, Colorado (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; American Civil Liberties Union. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Hugh Q. Gottschalk
Raymond W. Martin (Partner) born Riverside, California, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Morningside College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Denver (J.D., with honors, 1977). Order of St. Ives. Co-Author: "Employee Benefits and the 101st Congress," 19 Colo. Law. 1825, September 1990; "Tax Consequences of Employment Discrimination Settlements," 12 Colo. Law. 1804, November 1983. Author: "Labor Law," Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, 1982. Faculty Member, Continuing Legal Education Programs, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; The Faculty of Federal Associates. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Class Actions; ERISA Litigation.Email: Raymond W. Martin
John M. Vaught (Partner) born Texarkana, Texas, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas (inactive); 1979, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., 1969); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal. Law Clerk to Hon. Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1978-1979. Author: "Will Rule 23 Stand in the Way of An Otherwise Fair Class Action Settlement," Tort & Ins. L.J., ABA, 1998. Frequent Lecturer on Trial Advocacy and Multidisciplinary Practice Issues. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992. Member, Tenth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1984. Member: 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. Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: John M. Vaught
John M. Fitzpatrick (Partner) born Portsmouth, Virginia, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana; 1986, District of Columbia; 1988, Virginia; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2007, Colorado. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S. 1974); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Senior Medical Malpractice Attorney, U.S. Army, 1986-1988. Chief Prosecutor, 8th U.S. Army, 1983-1985. Prosecutor, 4th Infantry Division, 1981-1983; Airborne Ranger; Partner, Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum, Richmond, VA, 1988-1995; Partner, LeClair Ryan, P.C., Richmond, VA, 1996-2006. Member: The Network of Trial Law Firms; Virginia and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Asbestos Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Mass Tort Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Products Liability Litigation; Civil Litigation Defense; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: John M. Fitzpatrick
Kevin J. Kuhn (Partner) born Wiesbaden, Germany, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma; 1978, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1981, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., 1974); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Colorado Supreme Court Nominating Commission, 1995-2001. Faculty of Federal Advocates, Board of Directors. Member: Arapahoe, Aurora (President, 1995-1996), Denver, Colorado, Oklahoma and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers Colorado Bar Foundation. [Capt., USAF, JAG, Active Duty, 1977-1981; Retired Colonel, USAFR, 1981-2006]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Physician Licensing Matters; Professional Liability Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Kevin J. Kuhn
Gwen J. Young (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of St. Ives. Assistant Editor, Administrative Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Gwen J. Young
Edward C. Stewart (Partner) born North Kansas City, Missouri, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Wisconsin (inactive); 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Note and Comment Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Colorado and Illinois State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation; ERISA Litigation.Email: Edward C. Stewart
Habib Nasrullah (Partner) born Bombay, India, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, District of Columbia; 1993, Colorado; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Aga Khan Scholar. Co-Author: "Mississippi Adopts 'Tort Reform'," LJN's Prod. L. & Strategy, Apr. 2003, at 1; "Pretrial Depositions and Interrogatories May No Longer Be Private," LJN's Prod. L. & Strategy, Jan. 2003, at 1; "Protecting Confidential Settlement Agreements from Third Party Access," LJN's Prod. L. & Strategy, Feb. 2002, at 1; "To Beep or Not to Beep: The Optional Equipment Defense," LJN's Prod. L. & Strategy, Apr. 2001, at 4; "Protecting the Defendant: Challenging 'Other Acts' Evidence in Product Liability Cases," LJN's Prod. L. & Strategy, June 2000, at 1. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority Corporate Law Firms); Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Habib Nasrullah
James E. Hooper, Jr. (Partner) born Griffin, Georgia, 1962; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia (inactive); 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1995, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Associate Editor, 1990-1991 and Executive Note Editor, 1991-1992, Michigan Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. J.L. Edmondson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1992-1993. Author: "Bright Lines, Dark Deeds: Counting Convictions Under the Armed Career Criminal Act," 89 Mich.L.Rev. 1951 (1991). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. [U.S. Army, 1984-1989, Capt.]. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.Email: James E. Hooper, Jr.
Terence M. Ridley (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1988, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Denver (J.D., 1985). Co-Author: chapter, "Arbitration," Employment Law in Colorado, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1998. Author: chapter, "Duty of Employers and Employees," Employment Law in Colorado, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1998. Co-Author: chapter, "Labor and Employment Law: 1998," 1998 Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1998; chapter, "Labor and Employment Law: 1996/97," 1996/97 Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1997; chapter, "Labor and Employment Law: 1995/96," 1995/96 Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1996; chapter, "Labor and Employment Law: 1994," 1994 Annual Survey of Colorado Law, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., 1995. Author: "The Good Faith Exception: The Seventh Circuit Limits the Exclusionary Rule in the Administrative Context," 61 Denv. L.J. 597, 1984. Law Clerk to Hon. Luis D. Rovira, Colorado Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Issue Editor, Denver University Law Review, 1984-1985. Vice-Chair, University of Denver College of Law Alumni Council. Member: Denver (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers' Division; Treasurer) and Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1992) Bar Associations; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts Litigation; Class Actions; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: Terence M. Ridley
Sean D. Baker (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1992); Arizona State University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Articles and Symposium Editor, Arizona State University Law Journal, 1994-1995. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Intellectual Property Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Sean D. Baker
Mark T. Clouatre (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1996, U.S District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1998, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1992); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1995). President, SMU Law Review Association. Author: "The Legacy of Continental Airlines v. American Airlines: A Re-Evaluation of Predatory Pricing Theory in the Airline Industry," 60 J. Air L. & Com. 869 (1995). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Appellate Practice Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.Email: Mark T. Clouatre
Carolyn J. Fairless (Partner) born Saigon, Vietnam, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Tulane University School of Engineering (B.S.C.S., cum laude, 1992); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 1998). President, Rothgerber Moot Court Board. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Professional Liability Committee). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Litigation; Employment Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Carolyn J. Fairless
Craig R. May (Partner) born Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2000, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1990); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Virginia Law Review. Author: Note, Taking Action - Rejecting the Passive Disposal Theory of Prior Owner Liability Under CERCLA, 17 Va. Env'tl. L.J. 385 (1998). Law Clerk to Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and Hon. Sven Erik Holmes, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Craig R. May
Julie M. Walker (Partner) born Rochester, New York, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Muhlenberg College (A.B., 1987); University of Denver (J.D., 1994). Contributor, Denver University Law Review, 1992-1994. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court; Judge William E. Doyle's Inn of Court (Member, Executive Committee; Vice President; Historian). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Construction Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Julie M. Walker
Michael D. Alper (Partner) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2002, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., with high honors, 1995); Stanford University (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; American and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Michael D. Alper
Andrew C.S. Efaw (Partner) born Gallipolis, Ohio, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., Distinguished Military Graduate, 1989); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1997). Associate and Articles Editor, Comparative Labor Law Journal, 1995-1997. Judge Advocate General's School, Military Law, Distinguished Leader Award, 1998. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. [Lieut. Col., U.S. Army; U.S. Army Reserve, JAGC]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Franchise Litigation.Email: Andrew C.S. Efaw
Michael T. Williams (Partner) born Dearborn, Michigan, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); Yale University Law School (J.D., 2000). Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Senior Editor, The Yale Law Journal, 1999-2000. Law Clerk to Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2000-2001. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions; Professional Liability Litigation; Appellate Practice Litigation.Email: Michael T. Williams
Marsha M. Piccone (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., with honors, 1982); University of Colorado, School of Law (J.D., 1985). Former Colorado Court of Appeals Judge; Member, Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions; Member, University of Colorado Law Review. Member: Denver (Member, Board of Trustees), Colorado (Member, Board of Governors), and American Bar Associations; Thompson Marsh Inn of Court; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Arbitration Association. Fellow: Colorado Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts; Torts Litigation.Email: Marsha M. Piccone
Erik D. Nadolink (Partner) born San Diego, California, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2007, Colorado. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1992); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member: Virginia and American Bar Associations; The Lewis F. Powell, Jr. American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Steven M. Kelso (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado, U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.S., 1994); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Article Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. [Major, U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps, 1997-2004; Circuit Trial Counsel, 2001-2004]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Steven M. Kelso
OF COUNSEL
Paul F. Hultin (Of Counsel) born Midland, Michigan, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1967; J.D., 1973). Law Clerk to the Hon. Donald E. Kelley, Colorado Supreme Court, 1973-1974. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; The Network of Trial Law Firms. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Securities Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.Email: Paul F. Hultin
Joseph B. Valentine (Of Counsel) born New York, New York, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: St. Louis University (A.B., 1967); Fordham University (J.D., 1976). Commentary Editor, Fordham Law Review. Member: Nassau County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Joseph B. Valentine
Tamera D. Westerberg (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Whittier College (B.A., 1992); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1998). General Editor, Law Review. Member: American, Colorado, Denver, and Colorado Women's Bar Associations; Denver Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(100%).
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Bryan D. Cross (Special Counsel) born Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1997, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2002, Texas. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1995). Associate, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Bryan D. Cross
Kimberly A. Smiley (Special Counsel) born Albany, Georgia, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; 1999, Colorado; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Tulane University, Newcomb College (B.A., 1991); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Associate Editor, 1994-1996, and Legislation Co-Editor, 1995-1996, Georgia State University Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Kimberly A. Smiley
ASSOCIATES
Galen D. Bellamy (Associate) born Manhasset, New York, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado; 2001, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2004, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Colorado. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1996; J.D., with high honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Board Member, Florida Law Review, 1998-1999. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Edward E. Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Member: The Colorado Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation.
Miko Ando Brown (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; Colorado Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2001). Law Clerk to Hon. John L. Kane, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Holme Roberts & Owen, Associate. Snell & Wilmer, Associate. Member: The Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association; Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Japanese American Citizens League. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.
Pamela J. Butler (Associate) born Warwick, Rhode Island, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia, Supreme Court of Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; 2008, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., with distinction, 1999); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). McNeill Academic Honor Society. Member: The Colorado Bar Association; Virginia State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Pamela J. Butler
Renee A. Carmody (Associate) born Kingston, Jamaica, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Ilinois. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Stetson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International. Editor-in-Chief, The John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Chicago American Inn of Court; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.Email: Renee A. Carmody
Allison R. Cohn (Associate) born Plantation, Florida, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, New York; 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Articles Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Class Actions.
E. Martin Enriquez (Associate) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Michigan; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2007, Colorado. Education: Hillsdale College (B.A., 2001); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member, The Federalist Society. Assistant Editor, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Bobby R. Baldock, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Member: Denver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: E. Martin Enriquez
Diane Hellwig (Associate) born Parsons, Kansas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2007, Colorado. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., Business Administration, summa cum laude, 2002); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Note Editor, Notre Dame Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. J.L. Edmondson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Diane Hellwig
Megan A. Jones (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, New York. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Georgetown University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Article Solicitation Editor, Journal on Legislation. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.
LaMar F. Jost (Associate) born Rock Springs, Wyoming, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Comment Editor, Wyoming Law Review, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to: Hon. Bobby R. Baldock, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; Hon. Clarence A. Brimmer, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability Litigation.Email: LaMar F. Jost
Ramona L. Lampley (Associate) born Monroe, North Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2006, Colorado. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1999; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Associate Chief Justice, Moot Court. Articles Editor, Wake Forest University Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to Hon. Harris L Hartz, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 2007-2008. Member: North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Ramona L. Lampley
Christopher P. Montville (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, New York; 2009, Colorado. Education: Rutgers College, Rutgers University (B.S., 2000); Duke University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Duke Law Journal. Author: "Reforming the Law of Proprietary Information, 56 Duke L.J. 1159, 2007. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Christopher P. Montville
Jeremy A. Moseley (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2009, Colorado. Education: Pensacola Christian College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Executive Articles Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy. Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 2004 National Symposium Issue. Author: Note, "The Fourth Amendment and Remote Searches: Balancing the Protection of 'the People' With the Remote Investigation of Internet Crimes," 19 Notre Dame J.L. Ethics & Pub. Policy 358, 2005; "Company Stocks can be an Improper Investment for Employee Investment Programs," Kansas Employment Law Letter, Vol. 11, No. 5, Aug. 2004; "Christian School Alert: Worker's Compensation," Legal Alert, Christian Law Association, Seminole, Florida, 5 Oct. 2001. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: Jeremy A. Moseley
Andrew H. Myers (Associate) born Charleston, South Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado, Boulder (B.A., summa cum laude with distinction, 1999); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Andrew H. Myers
Joel S. Neckers (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2009, Colorado. Education: Hope College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Executive Notes Editor, Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Employment Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Joel S. Neckers
Stephen E. Oertle (Associate) born 1977; (Admission pending). Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1999); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Law Clerk to Hon. William F. Downes, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1999-2004]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
Kara J. Rosenthal (Associate) born Buffalo, New York, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, Colorado and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.
Sean G. Saxon (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1965; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2003, District of Columbia; 2004, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2005, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, University of Memphis Law Review. Law Clerk to: Hon. Diane K. Vescovo, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1997-1998; Hon. Richard S. Arnold, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1998-1999. Member: Los Angeles County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: Sean G. Saxon
David J. Schaller (Associate) born Springfield, Massachusetts, 1969; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1991); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2003). Order of St. Ives. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation.Email: David J. Schaller
Jessica Goneau Simbalenko (Associate) born Visalia, California, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Humboldt State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, California Criminal Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. Andrew J. Kleinfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Member, Boalt Hall's Death Penalty Clinic Alumni Board. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; The Federalist Society. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Jessica Goneau Simbalenko
Russell J. Sprague (Associate) born 1981; (Admission pending). Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 2003); Colorado State University (M.A., 2005); University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D., with highest distinction, 2008). Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Nebraska Law Review; Law Clerk to Hon. William J. Riley, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.
Evan Stephenson (Associate) born Alexandria, Virginia, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: George Mason University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member, Rex E. Lee Law Society. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Law and Politics. Law Clerk to the Hon. John Marshall Rogers, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation; Toxic Torts Litigation.
John P. Streelman (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 2003); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of St. Ives. Minoru Yashui Inn of Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Senior Editor, Denver University Law Review. Legal Intern to Hon. Angela R. Arkin, Douglas and Elbert County District Court, Colorado. Intern with Colorado Attorney General's Office. Member: Colorado, Denver and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.Email: John P. Streelman
Andrew M. Unthank (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S.B.A., Marketing, 2001); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of St. Ives. Intern to Hon. John N. McMullen, Denver District Court. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Nathan B. Coats, Colorado Supreme Court. Member: Denver, Colorado, and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Andrew M. Unthank
Christina J. Valerio (Associate) born Summit, New Jersey, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.S., 1994); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of St. Ives. Judicial Clerk to: Hon. Jerry Jones, Colorado Court of Appeals; Judge William E. Doyle's Inn of Court. Managing Editor, Denver, Journal of International Law and Policy. Member: American and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability Litigation.
Theresa R. Wardon (Associate) born 1981; (Admission pending). Education: Boston College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Order of the Coif; Senior Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review; Phi Beta Kappa; Law Clerk to Hon. Neil M. Gorsuch, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.