L. Tyrone Holt, Esquire is the Managing Principal of THE HOLT GROUP LLC, Attorneys & Counselors at Law and WESTERN NEUTRAL SERVICES LLC, in Denver, Colorado.
Ty has over thirty-five years of experience as a construction transaction and trial attorney with more than twenty-five years of experience as a mediator and arbitrator. His clients include owners, general contractors, design professionals and construction managers. He serves as a "first chair" trial and counseling attorney for many construction industry clients. His experience extends from the simple to the most complex multi-party construction disputes. He practices in the Federal and State trial and appellate courts, before various Federal, State and local agencies and administrative claims tribunals. Mr. Holt also has extensive experience with arbitrations, mediations and other customized ADR procedures. He frequently serves as "local trial counsel" for clients with complex construction disputes.
Ty has been a frequent speaker on American Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, Design Build Institute of America, Practicing Law Institute and other national programs. Mr. Holt is a Member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry; a member of the Board of Visitors of the Stanford Law School; a Fellow and Member of the Board of Directors of the College of Construction Arbitrators; a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; and a member of the American Arbitration Association's Construction Arbitration Master Panel. Ty is a nationally recognized construction mediator and is certified Mediator by the International Mediation Institute.
Ty is Co-Editor of Design Professional/Construction Manager Liability Law, Copyright ABA Press, January 2007, co-author of "Large, Complex Construction Disputes: The Dynamics of Multi-Party Mediation", Dispute Resolution Journal, Copyright 2007, and the author of "Whither Arbitration? What Can Be Done to Improve Arbitration and Keep Out Litigation's Ill-Affects?" The DePaul University Business & Commercial Law Journal, Spring 2009.
Ty is admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado, and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Los Angeles County Superior Court (Pro Hac Vice), United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Tenth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. He was a law clerk to the Honorable Preston Devine of the California Court of Appeals in 1974.
About L. Tyrone Holt
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Areas of Law
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Construction Law 2
- Construction Litigation
- Mechanics Liens
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Alternative Dispute Resolution 2
- Arbitration
- Mediation
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Litigation 1
- Complex Litigation
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Other 8
- Construction Contracts
- Deal Structuring
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Municipal Finance Transactions
- Construction Insurance Defense
- Copyright Infringement
- Design Professionals Errors and Omissions
- Design Professionals Liability
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Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1974, Colorado
MembershipsProfessional Licenses: Admitted to the Bar: Colorado, 1974
Professional Associations: 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers - Construction Litigation
Supreme Court of Colorado and all subordinate Courts
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth, Ninth & Tenth Circuits
The United States Supreme Court
Superior Court, Los Angeles County, California (Pro Hac Vice)
Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii (Pro Hac Vice)
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Pro Hac Vice)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Pro Hac Vice)
United States District Court for the District of Utah (Pro Hac Vice)
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (Pro Hac Vice)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Pro Hac Vice).
Fellow - College of Commercial Arbitrators (Past President)
American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on the Construction Industry (Past Member, Governing Committee, 2007-2010)
International Mediation Institute (IMI) Certified Mediator
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (Member)
AAA, National Construction Mega Project Arbitration Panel
Member, Mediator Panel, Resolute Systems, LLC, Insurance Coverage Disputes
The Stanford Law School (Dean's Advisory Council)
American and Colorado Bar Foundations (Life Fellow)
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society (Delta of Georgia Chapter)
Board of Directors, Colorado Golf Association
Board of Directors, Common Ground Golf Course, Denver, Colorado
Formerly Member and Chair, Litigation Council, Colorado Bar Association.Publications: (12/2019) Practising Law Institute, Building Better Construction Contracts 2019, “The 'Neutral' Neutral"
(1/2019) ABA 2019 Forum Mid-winter Meeting Perspectives from the Mediator and Coverage Counsel, "Claims and Disputes Against a State or Local Government Owner: A Brief Discussion of Salient Points Related to Public Projects that Construction Attorneys Should Know"
(12/2018) PLI Institute's Building Better Construction Contracts December 2018 Seminars, New York, NY, "Above All, Do No Harm: The Mediator's Ethical Obligation to Both the Parties and the Professions"
(2018) Construction SuperConference 2018, Las Vegas, NV, "Evidence in Arbitration: From the Arbitrator's Perspective Arbitration Hearing – 'Burn Rates' – 'Time really is money – don't waste it"'
(10/2013) American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, "Fundamentals of Construction, Second Edition, Chapter 2 - The Design Professional"
(9/2013) American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Construction ADR Handbook Chapter 32 - "The Design Professional's Perspective on ADR"
(9/2009) DePaul University Law School, Arbitration Symposium Chicago, Illinois "Whither Arbitration – What Can Be Done to Improve Arbitration and Keep Out Litigation's Ill-Affects?"
(3/2007) Practising Law Institute, New York NY, "Making Construction Arbitration 'Better, Cheaper and Faster
(1/2007) ABA Press, co-editor/chapter co-author, Handbook on “Design Professional and Construction Management Liability Law”. -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolStanford University
Class of 1974
J.D.
Other EducationMorehouse College
Class of 1971
B.A.
summa cum laude
Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy
Class of 1997
M. Theology
University of Ghana, West Africa
Special Study
University of Ghana, West Africa
Summer 1969
University of Madrid, Spain
Class of 1970
Special Study
University of North Carolina
Class of 1970
Summer School
Keble College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK
Class of 2009
The Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration
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Attorneys FAQs
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What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?L. Tyrone Holt was admitted in 1974 to the State of Colorado.
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How many attorneys are in this law firm?The Holt Group LLC has 3 attorneys at this location.
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What law school did this attorney attend?L. Tyrone Holt attended Stanford University.
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What year was this attorney's law firm established?The Holt Group LLC was established in 2003.
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Is the law firm that this attorney is affiliated with minority owned?Yes, the firm L. Tyrone Holt is affiliated with is a minority owned business.