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(Main Office) Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., takes great pride in its reputation for both excellence and cost effectiveness. The shareholders and senior associates specialize in substantive areas of the law in order to provide clients with the greatest expertise in managing claims and litigation. Individual lawyers practice before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies and specialize in areas such as class actions, mass tort, pharmaceutical products liability, construction law and construction defect, employment law, first-party losses, bad faith litigation, errors and omissions liability, coverage analysis, umbrella and excess claims. In this regard, the firm's representative clients include contractors, lending institutions, employers, manufacturers, developers, corporations and private individuals. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial Practice, Corporate, Real Estate, Class Action, Mass Torts, Commercial Construction, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Product Liability, Commercial Litigation, Lender Liability, Labor and Employment, Counselor/Therapist Liability, Environmental and Chemical Hazard and Exposure, Oil and Gas Law, Natural Resources, Pharmacy Liability Law, Regulatory and Government Affairs. Firm Size: 32
Representative Clients:EMCOR Group, Inc.
Adolphson and Peterson Construction, Inc.
The Kroger Company
Trautman & Shreave, Inc.
Address40 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112, (Arapahoe Co.)
PhonePhone: 303-792-5595
Fax: 303-708-0527
Websitehttp://www.burgsimpson.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesCincinnati, Ohio: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 2090, 45202. Telephone: 513-852-5600. Fax: 513-852-5611.
Cody, Wyoming: Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC, 1135 14th Street, P.O. Box 490, 82414. Telephone: 307-527-7891. Fax: 307-527-7897.
Michael S. Burg (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1976, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990, Nebraska and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1972); University of Denver (J.D., 1975). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Selected: Best of U.S. attorney in the Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Practice areas, 2006; Best Lawyers in America, 2007, 2008 and 2009, 2010 (in Mass Tort Litigation). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Conflict of Laws. Coordinated Legislative Internship Program, University of Denver, 1972 and University of Denver College of Law, 1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Denver College of Law, 1991. Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1994. Selected, Best Lawyers in Colorado, Denver Business Journal, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), 1999 (Sustaining Member). Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Participating Faculty Member, ABOTA Masters in Trial Program in Denver, Nashville, Des Moines and Kansas City. Member: Plaintiff Steering Committee for Zyprexa Multidistrict Litigation. Member: State Liaison Committee for Vioxx Multidistrict Litigation. Presenter, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations' CLE on Pharmaceutical Torts Cases in Colorado, November, 2005. Named: Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; Top 50 Super Lawyer 2007. Plaintiffs' Co-Lead and Liaison Counsel in the Ortho Evra Products Liability Multidistrict Litigation. Top 100 Attorney, American Trial Lawyer Association 2008 Lawyer of the Year, Colorado Law Week 2009 Barristers' Best, Best Personal Injury Attorney, Colorado Law Week Trustee, Board of Directors, Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Member: Denver, Arapahoe County and Colorado Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Member, Presidents Club; Co-Chair, Zyprexa Litigation Group); American Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Arapahoe County Bar Association Foundation (Emeritus); Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Mass Torts; Natural Gas Explosions; Personal Injury Law; Professional Malpractice; Securities.Email: Michael S. Burg
Peter W. Burg (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1980, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pomona College (1973-1976); University of Michigan (B.A., 1976); University of Denver (J.D., 1980). Recipient, Edward M. Sait Prize in Government. Contributing Author: "Litigating Head Trauma Cases," Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1989. Lecturer: Closed Head InjuryEvaluating the Unknown, 1990; Arson, Fraud and Insurance Bad Faith, 1991, Colorado Claims Association; Fraud and Arson, 1991; Appraisal, 1992, Rocky Mountain Property Claims Association; Investigating and Litigating Large Fire Loss Claims, 1991, Fire Seminars, Inc. President, Rocky Mountain Property Claims Association, 1991-1993. Seminar Presentations: Mold: Insurance Coverage, Claim Handling and Bad Faith, November 2002; Emerging Issues in Colorado Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold Litigation, May 2003. Board of Directors: Anti Defamation League; Member, Board of Directors and Member, PUSH for a Cure Committee, Craig Hospital. Past Faculty, Federal Advocates. Presenter: Pharmaceutical Torts 101, Arapahoe County Bar Association, November, 2005; Colorado and Denver Bar Associations CLE on Pharmaceutical Torts Cases in Colorado, November, 2005. Member, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales Practices and Product Liability Multi-district Litigation. Co-Chair, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, Appointed by the Honorable Daniel J. Polster, Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Product Liability Multi-District Litigation, Northern District of Ohio. Named: Super Lawyer, 2006; Super Lawyer 2007, Super Lawyer 2008. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2008 and 2009 (in Mass Tort Litigation). Panelist: "Working with Experts 101The Do's and Don'ts Every Young Lawyer Should Know," ABA Environmental, Mass Torts and Products Liability Seminar, January 2009. Member: Denver, Arapahoe County (Member, Board of Directors; Member, Judicial Liaison Committee); Colorado (Member, Judicial Liaison Executive Council) and American Bar Associations; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ). Fellow: Emeritus, Arapahoe County Bar Association Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury; Construction Defects; Construction Law; Mass Torts; Personal Injury; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Securities.Email: Peter W. Burg
Alan K. Simpson (Partner) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1958, Wyoming, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1954); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1958). Author: "Right in the Old Gazoo: A Lifetime of Scrapping with the Press," William Morrow and Co., New York City, 1996. Visiting Lecturer, Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, 1997-2000. Director, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1998-2000. Member, 1965-1977, Wyoming State Legislature, 1965-1978, Assistant Majority Leader, Majority Leader and Speaker Pro Tem, Wyoming State Legislature. Member: U.S. Senate, 1979-1997; Finance Committee, 1994-1996; Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 1979-1997; Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1997 Assistant Republican Leader, 1984-1994; Chairman: Subcommittee of Immigration and Refugee Policy of Senate Judiciary Committee, 1980-1984; Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee of Environmental and Public Works, 1980-1984; Chairman, Veterans Affairs Committee, 1980-1984, 1994-1996. Assistant Attorney General, State of Wyoming, 1959. City Attorney of Cody, 1959-1969. Shareholder: Firm of Simpson & Simpson (Milward L. Simpson); Simpson Kepler & Simpson, 1960-1978. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming. Former Member: Advisory Board, Folger-Shakespeare Library; Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1994-1996; Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1996; Emeritus Trustee, Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson, Wyoming; Screen Actor's Guild, 1994; Independent Board of Directors: Formerly American Express Funds, now RiverSource Funds, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1997-2006; Pacificorp, 1997-2000; Board of Directors, Biogen Corporation (now BiogenIDEC Corporation), Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1997-2004. Member, Commission on Presidential Debates. Co-Chair, Continuity of Government Commission. Co-chair with Senators Bill Bradley, Warren Rudman and Bob Kerry of Americans for Campaign Reform. Member, Congressionally appointed Iraq Study Group, Co-chaired by Lee Hamilton, Former Member of Congress from Indiana and James Baker, Former Secretary of State and Treasury. Member, External Advisory Council, BP America Inc. Member: Park County (Founding Member) and American Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar (Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1971); Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ). [U.S. Army, 1st Lieutenant, 12th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels," Assistant Adjutant of the 10th Infantry Regiment of the 5th "Red Diamond" Division, U.S. Armed Forces, Germany]. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Governmental Law; Immigration Law; Partnership Law; Regulatory Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills.Email: Alan K. Simpson
Scott J. Eldredge (Shareholder) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1983, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1978); University of Denver (J.D., 1983). Best Lawyers in America 2009 (Medical Malpractice); People's Court Best Medical Malpractice Attorney, Colorado Law Week, 2009; named Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1990. Presenter: Colorado and Denver Bar Associations' CLE on Pharmaceutical Torts Cases in Colorado, November, 2005; CTLA Annual Conference, August 2009, Lecture on Expert Witnesses in Product Liability Cases; AAJ Annual Conference, San Francisco, Lecture on Birth Trauma, July 2009. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA); American Association for Justice (AAJ). Fellow: Colorado Bar Association Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury Law; Mass Torts; Product Liability.Email: Scott J. Eldredge
David P. Hersh (Shareholder) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado; 1993, Wyoming; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Bob Jones University (B.S., 1981); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1983). Named: Super Lawyer, 2006; Super Lawyer, 2007; Super Lawyer, 2008, Corporate Counsel 2009. Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Member, National Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Best Oral Advocate. Order of the Barristers. Member, Craig Hospital PUSH for a Cure Fundraising Committee, Brain Injury Association of Colorado. Instructor, Advocacy Training Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), American Bar Association. National Students Conference Delegate. Member: Judicial Facilities Review Commission, 18th Judicial District; Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 18th Judicial District. Inactive Member, American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Member: Denver, Arapahoe County (Member, Judicial Facilities Review Commission), Colorado (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Law), American and Federal Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar; Faculty of Federal Advocates; Colorado Judicial Institute (Member, Board of Directors); American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA); American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA). Fellow: Emeritus, Arapahoe County Bar Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Legal Malpractice; Pharmacy Malpractice; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Psychiatric Malpractice; Psychology Malpractice; Psychotherapy Law; Toxic Torts.Email: David P. Hersh
Kerry N. Jardine (Shareholder) born Moses Lake, Washington, June 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Washington; 1989, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983; M.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1987). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation, 2008, 2009; Top 100 Attorney, American Trial Lawyer Association (ATLA). Member: Arapahoe, Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA); American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA); American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Fire and Explosion Litigation; Investment Fraud; Mass Torts; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Pharmacy Law; Professional Malpractice; Securities Arbitration; Toxic Torts.Email: Kerry N. Jardine
Thomas W. Henderson (Shareholder) born Newport Beach, California; admitted to bar, 1987, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Whitman College (B.A., 1983); University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Procedure. Lectures on insurance bad faith, insurance coverage and other litigation topics. Member: Denver, Arapahoe County and Colorado (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Coverage; Explosions; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Defect; Engineering Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Recreational Law.Email: Thomas W. Henderson
Holly Baer Kammerer (Shareholder) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1989); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1992). Listed in: Top 100 Trial Lawyer, American Trial Lawyers Association; 2009 Woman of Accomplishment, Colorado Law Week. Member: Colorado, Boulder and Arapahoe County Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA); American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Defective Drugs; Defective Medical Devices; Defective Products; Diseases; Professional Malpractice.Email: Holly Baer Kammerer
Rosemary Orsini (Shareholder) born New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado; 1994, Nebraska; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1976); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of St. Ives. Listed: Super Lawyer, 2009; Corporate Counsel, 2009. General Editor, University of Denver Law Review. Member, Moot Court Board, 2004-2005. Judge, AAJ Trial Team Competitions. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Administrative Law, Criminal Procedure and Trusts and Estates. Listed in: Who's Who in American Lawyers; Who's Who of American Women. Plaintiffs' Employment Lawyer's Association Officer (Treasurer) and Member, EEOC Liaison Committee. Member: National Employment Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Sons of Italy; Alzheimer's Association. Member: Denver, Arapahoe County and Colorado (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Member: Military Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act; Employment Discrimination; Non-Compete Agreements; Sexual Harassment Litigation; Wrongful Termination.Email: Rosemary Orsini
Diane Vaksdal Smith (Shareholder) born Joliet, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1984). Recipient, Outstanding Honors, University of Wisconsin-Superior. Member: Arapahoe County (Chair, Legal Fee Resolution Committee), Denver (Member, Legal Fee Arbitration Committee, 1995-2003) and Colorado (Past Chair, Legal Fee Arbitration Committee; Member: Ethics Committee, 1995-2000; Grievance Committee, 1995-1997) Bar Associations. Fellow: Colorado Bar Association Foundation. Member, Colorado Judicial Institute, 1995. Law Clerk, Hon. Karen S. Metzger, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, 1987-1988. Magistrate Judge, Seventeenth Judicial District, 1996-2002. Member, 25 Colorado Law 12,71 Denver Law Review 27,6, Lincoln Quarterly 51. Mentor, Peace Jam Attorney Regulation. Authorships by Diane Vaksdal Smith, Esq.: "Trends Regarding Housing Issues," 2001; "Hostile Workplace Claims: The New Battleground," 2006; (with Kathryn E. Miller, Esq.), "Ethics and Professionalism Issues in Employment Law Cases," 2001; "Finality of Judgment-Issue Preclusion, Claim Preclusion, and Law of the Case," 2006 (This Article was originally published in The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 35, Issue No. 7 (July 2006); Small Claims Handbook-A Guide for Non Lawyers, 2001 Reported Cases: Hynes v. Energy West, Inc. 211 F3d 1193 (10th Cir 2000); Hildalgo v. Fagen, Inc. 206 F3d 1013 (10th Cir 2000); Powers v. MJBAcquisition Corp., 184 F3d 1147 (10th Cir 1999); Slack v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 5P3d 280 (Colo. 2000); Titan Indem. v. Sch. Dist. No. 1., 129 P3d 1075 (Colo. App. 2005); Moreland v. Alpert, 124 P3d 896 (Colo. App. 2005); Lin v. City of Golden, 97 Ped 303 (Colo. 2004); Abraham v. Great Western Energy, LLC, 101 P3d 446 (Wyo. 2004). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Employment.Email: Diane Vaksdal Smith
Joseph J. Branney (1938-2001).
David K. TeSelle (Shareholder) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania (Inactive) and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1998, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Columbia College of Columbia University, New York, N.Y. (B.A., 1991); Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University (J.D., 1994). Listed in Top 100 Attorney, American Trial Lawyers Association. Member: Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Ameican Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA). Practice Areas: Business; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Corporate; Limited Liability Company; Mass Torts; Partnership Disputes; Personal Injury; Pharmaceutical and Toxic Torts; Securities.Email: David K. TeSelle
Seth A. Katz (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., September 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2005, Colorado; 2006, Wyoming, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming and U.S. Supreme Court; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction and class honors, 1990); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Paul J. Liacos Scholar; Edward Hennessy Scholar. Assistant District Attorney, Bronx County, 1993-1996. Presentations: HarrisMartin's "Hot Topics in Pharmaceutical Litigation Conference," June 7-8, 2007, Miami Beach, FL; Working with Experts in Pharmaceutical Cases, Teleconference, sponsored by Mealey's, March 28, 2006; Birth Control Patch Litigation Conference, Marina del Rey, California, March 6, 2006; Pharmaceutical Torts, 23rd National CLE Conference on Civil Litigation, Snowmass Village, Aspen, Colorado, January 3-7, 2006. Listed in: Marquis Who's Who of Emerging Leaders 2007; Top 100 Lawyer, American Trial Lawyer Association. Member: Arapahoe County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ) (Co-Chair, Ortho Evra Litigation Group); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA); American Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Dacey v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., 263 F.Supp.2d 706 (S.D.N.Y. 2003); Lester v. Percudani, 2003 WL 22132790 (Sept. 15, 2003 M.D. Pa.); Namer v. America Networks Int'l., 2001 WL 30663 (Jan. 12, 2001 S.D.N.Y.); Funrise Canada (HK) Ltd v. Zauder Bros., Inc., 1999 WL 1021810 (July 2, 1999 E.D.N.Y.); Manavazian v. ATEC Group, Inc., 2001 WL 951779 (Aug. 23, 2001 E.D.N.Y.); In re Starlink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 211 F.Supp.2d 1060 (N.D. Ill. 2002); In re Starlink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 212 F.Supp.2d 828 (N.D. Ill. 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Class Action; Multi-District Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Securities Litigation.Email: Seth A. Katz
John M. Restaino, Jr. (Shareholder) born Newark, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California. (Not admitted in Colorado). Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1974); The California College of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M., 1978; Postdoctoral Training: Residency, 1978-1980, Podiatric Surgery); Western State University College of Law (J.D., 1986); The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (M.P.H., Epidemiology, 2008). Named Super Lawyer, 2008. Best Lawyers in America, 2009 (in Mass Tort Litigation). Publications: "Medical Malpractice and the Standard of Care," Foot Surgery, Nov.-Dec., 1988; 27(6):576-80. Reviews: "The Teaching of Legal Medicine: A Void in the Podiatric Medical Education," J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc., Sept., 1988; 78(9):478-81; "AIDS: Professional Liability Implications for the Podiatrist," J. Am.Podiatr. Med. Assoc., Feb., 1988; 78(2):92-7; "Informed Consent and Surgery of the Foot and Ankle," J. Am. Podiatr. Med. Assoc., May, 1987; 77(5):235-42; "Informed Consent: Should It Be Extended to 12-Year-Olds? A Surgeon's View," Med. Law., 1987; 6(2):91-8. American Association for Justice, 2000; Chicago Annual Convention Papers; "Anorexigens and Pulmonary Hypertension: Recent Developments and Observations," 2000; "Diet-Pill Litigation: The Fen-Phen-Redux Debacle: A Medical-Legal Perspective in Drug Injury," 2nd Ed. (Ed. James T. O'Donnell), Chapter 17, 2005; Selected Presentations: Mealey's Birth-Control Patch Litigation Teleconference; Mealey's VIOXX Litigation Conference; Mealey's Pharmaceutical Litigation 101 Conference; Mealey's Hormone Therapy Litigation Conference (Plaintiff-Only); Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices Conference For Plaintiff Attorneys; Mealey's PPA Conference, Chair and Speaker; Introduction and Opening Remarks, Mealey's Baycol Litigation Conference, 2003; Medical Monitoring Conference; Mealey's Daubert Conference; Mealey's Conference on Baycol Litigation; Mealey's PPA & Ephedra Litigation Conference; Co-chair, Mealey's Zyprexa Litigation Conference (Plaintiff-Only); Mealey's Mass Tort Litigation Tools for Paralegals; Mealey's Baycol Litigation Conference; Mass Tort Litigation Skills for Paralegals; Mealey's Rezulin & Propulsid Litigation Conference. LexisNexis: Emerging Drugs & Devices Conference for Plaintiff Attorneys - "Use of Adverse Event Reports and Medical Literature to Establish General Causation," State of the Medicine, 2004; LexisNexis Litigation: "Sudden Cardiac Death vs. Arrhythmia Cases," Vioxx, 2005; "Mass Torts Made Perfect: The Science of Vioxx: Generic and Case Specific" - Cardiology, 2005; Teleseminar, "Ortho Evra: The Science and Causation" American Association for Justice, 2006. American Association for Justice (AAJ); International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice.Email: John M. Restaino, Jr.
Brian K. Matise (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1998, New Mexico; 2002, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: University of Redlands (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); University of New Mexico (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, New Mexico Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Jessup Moot Court Team, 1996-1998; NACDL Mock Trial Team 1996. New Mexico Court of Appeals Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Champion, 1996. Author: "Implied Employment Contracts Based on Written Policy Statement Are Not Subject to Governmental Immunity," New Mexico Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 3. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Homeowner Association Law; Special District Law.Email: Brian K. Matise
——————————Steven D. Laman (Associate) born Weisbaden-Hesse, West Germany, March 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2001, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1990); St. Louis University (J.D., 1997; Health Law Certificate with honors). Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2009. Member: Arapahoe County (Former Co-Chair, Young Lawyer Section), Colorado (Former Member: Public Legal Education Committee; Mock Trial Committee), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Mass Torts; Product Liability.Email: Steven D. Laman
Reeves D. Whalen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 2002); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, Arraj Inn of Court. Member: Denver, The Colorado and Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Product Liability.Email: Reeves D. Whalen
Kevin M. Bemis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 2004); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Denver, The Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Bar Association (Vice President); American Association for Justice; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury.Email: Kevin M. Bemis
Jeffrey D. Pederson (Associate) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1998, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1991); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Colorado Bar Association; Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation and Arbitration; Mass Torts; Natural Gas Explosion Cases.Email: Jeffrey D. Pederson
Sarah Van Arsdale Berry (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1997); University of Colorado (J.D., 2001). Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Sarah Van Arsdale Berry
Stephen M. Johnson (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1980); Drake University (J.D., 1984). Member: Arapahoe County and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Collections; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Stephen M. Johnson
Max Yefimenko (Associate) born Izhevsk, Russia; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia (Pharmaceutical Chemist, 1991); University of Denver (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi (Honorary Member). Recipient, Dean's Highest Scholastic Achievement Scholarship (Honorary) and Dean's List (Moscow Medical Academy). Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ). Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Max Yefimenko
Jennifer L. Keel (Associate) born Towson, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2004, Maryland; 2005, Minnesota; 2006, California, District of Columbia and Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Monroe Community College (Paramedic Certification, 1995); Rochester Institute of Technology (B.S., summa cum laude, 2001); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 2004). Paramedic, New York, 1995-2001; Tissue Procurement Specialist and Procurement Team Leader, Rochester Eye and Human Parts Bank, 1999-2002; Anesthesia Technician, 1994; Hormone Therapy Litigation: Mock Trial Focus Group, September, 2004, Las Vegas, NV; National Coordinator for Discovery, Hormone Therapy Litigation, MDL-1507; Zyprexa Litigation: Presentation of CaseMap Database, May, 2005, Denver, CO; Hormone Therapy Litigation: HRT and Osteoporosis, February 2005, Portland, OR; Hormone Therapy Litigation: Theories of Liability, December 2005, New Orleans, LA; AAJ: Protecting the Public: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Seminar Panel Moderator, November 2006, Las Vegas, NV; Harris Martin's Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Conference, June, 2006, Charleston, SC; Human Tissue Litigation: Harris Martin's Pharmaceutical and Human Tissue Litigation Conference: An Insider's View of the Human Tissue Industry From a Procurer Turned Attorney; June 2006, Charleston, SC; AAJ Mid-Winter Meeting: Specialized Track, Protecting the Public: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation Panel Moderator, February 2006, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, August, 2008, Denver, Colorado, Colorado Bar Association CLE Presentation, Faculty: Medical Malpractice, From Soup to Nuts; June, 2009, Denver, Colorado, Colorado Bar Association CLE Presentation, Faculty: Tort Law Update. Member: Baltimore County, Maryland State, Minnesota State, Colorado and American Bar Associations; American Association for Justice (AAJ); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA); Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Jennifer L. Keel
Daniel E. McKenzie (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 2007, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Dean's List. Awarded high honors for thesis. Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition, runner up in both brief and oral advocacy competitions. Authorship: What Were They Smoking?: The Supreme Court's Latest Step in a Long, Strange Trip Through the Fourth Amendment, 93 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 153 (2002) (evaluating the Supreme Court's decision forbidding the warrantless use of thermal imaging technology in Kyllo v. United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001)); "Playing by the Rules, but Losing the Game: American in Low Income Families," Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute; New Federalism: Issues and Options for States No. A-42, available at http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/anf_a42.pdf; "On the Bottom Rung: A profile of Americans in Low-Income Working Families," Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute; New Federalism: Issues and Options for States No. A-42, available at http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/anf_a42.pdf; "Income and Hardship: Food Concerns and Affordability," Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute; Snapshots of America's Families No. A-5, available at http://www.urban.org/publications/900859.html. Member: The Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Class Action; Commercial Litigation; Defective Drugs; Defective Products; Personal Injury.Email: Daniel E. McKenzie
Meghan C. Quinlivan (Associate) born Denver, Colorado; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1997); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Hastings Public Interest Law Foundation Grant Recipient. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Products Liability.Email: Meghan C. Quinlivan
Stephen J. Burg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Wyoming (B.A., 2004); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Colorado Bar Association; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Defect; Personal Injury Law.
OF COUNSELDale J. Coplan (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1974, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Denver (B.S., 1971; B.A., 1971); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1974). Director, South Tech Metropolitan District. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Construction Disputes; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Restoration Contracting.Email: Dale J. Coplan
Perry L. Goorman (Of Counsel) born Englewood, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1977, Colorado; 2000, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., 1973); University of Denver (J.D., 1977). Recipient, Readers' Choice Award for Best of Business (individual attorney) for Colorado by Colorado Business Magazine, November 2004. Gubernatorial Appointment, Colorado Workers' Compensation Cost Containment Board, 1990-1991. Member: Denver, Maricopa County (Board Member, Employment Law Committee; Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation Section), Colorado and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Commercial Business Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Perry L. Goorman
Jerry R. Dunn (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1958; M.S., 1959); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 1964). Former Member: Board of Advisors, Attorney's Title Guarantee Fund; Board of Directors, Mental Health America of Colorado. Member: Honorary Board of Directors, Mental Health American of Colorado; Denver Law Club; Stanford Buck Club. Charter Member, Poets. Member: Colorado Bar Association. Practice Areas: Development and Acquisition Financing; HUD Registrations; Real Estate Development; Utility Districts; Work Out Projects.Email: Jerry R. Dunn
Michael J. Heydt (Of Counsel) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 1979, Colorado; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: El Paso Community College (A.A.); Colorado College (B.A., 1976); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., honor graduate, 1978); National Judicial College, University of Nevada at Reno. El Paso County Court Judge, 1987-1990. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge, 1990-1999. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. [Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Complex Commercial Litigation; Land Use Planning and Zoning; Mass Torts; Products Liability.Email: Michael J. Heydt
SPECIAL COUNSELSteven G. Greenlee (Special Counsel) born Casper, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1994, Colorado; 1994 Wyoming; U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1991; J.D., with honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Golden Key National Honor Society. Recipient: Thurman Arnold Scholarship; Legal Services Scholarship; American Jurisprudence Awards; President's Honor Roll; Dean's Honor Roll. Comment Editor and Staff Member, Law Review. Author: "XXVIII Land and Water," Law Review 289, 1993. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations; Wyoming State Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Catastrophic Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Products Liability.Email: Steven G. Greenlee
AFFILIATERick D. Wagner (Attorney) born Grand Junction, Colorado; admitted to bar, 1985, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1979); University of Colorado at Boulder, Fleming College of Law (J.D., 1982). Recipient, United States Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate, Advanced Dangerous Drug Law Enforcement. Certified Peace Officer, Colorado, 1995. Authorship: "Legalines," Monthly Column, Grand Valley Business Times. Speaker, General Legal and Law Enforcement Topics, County Sheriff's of Colorado, 1994 and 1998. Instructor, Criminal Procedures and Law, Colorado Institute of Law Enforcement and Training, 1995. Legal Analyst, NBC TV, KKCO, Grand Junction, Colorado. Member, Mesa County Law Enforcement Association, 1995. Former Deputy District Attorney, 18th Judicial District, 1986. Deputy District Attorney, 21st Judicial District, 1987-1991. Captain, Mesa County Sheriff's Department, 1991-1998. Member, Financial Crimes Task Force, Office of the District Attorney, 2005. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. (Also Practicing Individually, Grand Junction, Colorado). Practice Areas: Broadcasting Law; Business Law; Construction Law; Personal Injury.Email: Rick D. Wagner
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