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| | Address | | 1900 Wazee Street, Suite 203 | | Denver, Colorado 80202 | | (Denver Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Yates Law Firm, LLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation including Commercial Disputes, Construction Litigation, including Construction Defects, Construction Claims and Professional Errors and Omissions, Insurance Defense including Coverage, Bad Faith Claims and Subrogation, and Employment Litigation and Labor Law. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Factory Mutual Insurance Co.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; CNA d/b/a Continental Ins. Company; American RE; Continental Excess & Select; Louis L'Amour Trust; U.S. Liability Insurance Co.; First Data Corp.; Commonwealth Insurance Company. | | MEMBERS | | Russell E. Yates (Member) born 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Colorado; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1981, Pennsylvania; 1987, U.S. Claims Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Fort Lewis College (B.A., 1968); University of Denver (J.D., 1970). Phi Alpha Theta. Dean's List. Author: "Interpretation of 48 CFR 52.212-11, Variation in Estimated Quantity Clause," Construction Law Advisor, 1992, No. 7, July 1992; "Defense Against Toxic Torts and Citizen Suites for Federal Facilities and Contractors," Environmental Management Review, Government Law Institute, No. 30, Fourth Quarter, 1993; "Mitigating Construction Claims—Build It and the Claims Will Come," Preventive Law Reporter, National Center for Preventive Law, Vol. 14, No. 4, Winter 1995; Chapter on Colorado Law, "Design/Build Deskbook," American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, Dallas, Texas, May 1996; Chapter on Colorado Law, "Design/Build Deskbook," American Bar Association Construction Law Section, 2nd edition, 2000; Chapter on Colorado Law, "Design/Build Deskbook," American Bar Association, Construction Law Section, 3rd Edition, 2002. Lecturer: "The New Defense Missions—Defense Against Toxic Torts and Citizen Suits," Federal Facility 1993 Environmental Update Seminar, Government Institutes, Inc.; "Rule 11, Ethics and Sanctions, The Impact of Recent Changes in Federal Civil Procedure," April 1994, sponsored by the Practicing Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado; "The New Defense Mission—Defense Against Toxic Torts and Citizen Suits," Fundamentals of Colorado Environmental Law Compliance Course 1994, Government Institutes, Inc.; "Build It and the Claims Will Come," Claims Mitigation for the Project Owner Seminar presented by URS Consultants, Inc., 1995; "Overview of the Problem, Handling Mold Infestation Scenario, and Ways to Minimize or Avoid Risk of Mold Claims," The Mold Challenge in Colorado, National Business Institute, June 2003; "Overview of the Problem, The Present State of Mold Litigation, and Insurance Coverage for Mold Claims," The Mold Challenge in Colorado, National Business Institute, April 2004. Member: 1988-1993 and Panel Chairman, 1990-1993, Committee on Conduct, United States District Court, District of Colorado; 1985-1990, Vice Chairman, 1987 and Chairman, 1988-1990, Colorado Highway Commission. Other: Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, College of Business; La Plata County Attorney, 1977-1979; Colorado Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990-1991; President, Southwest Colorado Bar Association, 1983-1984. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Reported Cases: Reddick v. Durango Herald, et al., 719 P.2d 340 (Colo. Ct. App. 1986); Burnett Construction Company v. United States, 26 Ct. Cl. 296 (1992); Organic Chemical Site PRP Group v. Total Petroleum Inc., 6 F. Supp.2d 660 (W.D. Mich. 1998); Organic Chemical Site Group v. Total Petroleum Inc., 58 F. Supp.2d 755 (W.D. Mich. 1999); Lyon Metal Products, LLC v. Protection Mut. Ins. Co., 254 Ill.Dec. 455, 747 N.E.2d 495 (Ill.App.Ct. 2001); Agritrack, Inc. v. DeJohn Housemoving, Inc., 25 P.3d 1187 (Colo. 2001); Wausau Business Ins. Co. v. U.S. Motels Mgmt., Inc., 341 F.Supp.2d 1180 (D. Colo. 2004); Continental Casualty Company v. Landmark Hotels, LLC, 184 Fed.Appx. 649 (2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Law. Email: Russell E. Yates | | Matthew S. Mersfelder (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1997); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 2001). Best Brief and Overall Winner, Moot Court-Appellate Advocacy. Law Clerk, Honorable Henry E. Nieto, Colorado Court of Appeals, 2001-2003. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Reported Cases: Wausau Business Ins. Co. v. U.S. Motels Mgmt., Inc., 341 F.Supp.2d 1180 (D. Colo. 2004). Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Matthew S. Mersfelder | | OF COUNSEL | | William E. Dorigan (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, July 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Colorado. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1971); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with honors, 1975); St. Mary's University (M.A., 2005). Author and Research Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1974-1975; Comment: "The Potential Competition Doctrine: The Justice Department's Antitrust Weapon Under Section 7 of the Clayton Act," 8 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 415, 1974-1975; "A Proposed RICO Pattern Requirement For the Habitual Commercial Offender," 15 William Mitchell L. Rev. 1, 1989; "Admissibility of Similar Occurrence Evidence," Minnesota Trial Lawyer, p. 20, Winter 1990; "The Proposed Restatement on Products Liability: Implications for Suppliers of Raw Materials and Component Parts," Product Safety and Liability Reporter, Vol. 26, n.16, April 17, 1998). Member: Colorado Bar Association. [Captain, U.S. Army Reserves, 1970-1980]. Reported Cases: State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Grain Belt Breweries, Inc. , 245 N.W.2d 186 (Minn. 1976); No Power Line, Inc. (NPL), et al. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality Counsel, et al. , 262 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. 1977); Floodwood-Fine Lakes Citizens Group, et al. v. Minnesota Environmental Quality Counsel, et al. , 287 N.W.3d 390 (Minn. 1979); Blaine B. Chase, et al. v. Dow Chemical Company , 875 F.2d 278 (10th Cir. 1989); Lawrence G. Brown v. Shimano Industrial Company, Ltd. , 960 F.2d 152 (9th Cir. 1992)(unpublished). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Intellectual Property; Business Litigation. Email: William E. Dorigan | | ASSOCIATE | | Ashley Mills Geyer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, Colorado; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Board Member, The Chanda Plan Foundation. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Business; Estate Planning. Email: Ashley Mills Geyer | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Lisa Rockers Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.S., 1991); Community College of Denver (A.A.S., 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Lisa Rockers | | Elizabeth Sferrazza (Paralegal) born Springfield, Missouri, December 3, 1960; (Admission pending). Education: Community College of Denver (Paralegal Certificate, 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Elizabeth Sferrazza | Other Office Addresses:
Newport Beach, California Office: 2424 S.E. Bristol Street, Suite 300, 92660. Telephone: 949-263-4995. Facsimile: 949-852-8510.
Chicago, Illinois Satellite Office: 191 N. Wacker Dr., Suite 2400, 60606. Telephone: 312-762-3100. Facsimile: 312-762-3200.
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