Admitted: 1982, Colorado
Law School: University of Colorado at Boulder, J.D.
Member: Boulder County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1984-1990; President, 1988-1989) and The Colorado (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1994; Vice President, Third District, 1996-1997) Bar Associations; Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991; Executive Committee 1994-2005; Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1995-1996; Chair, Boulder Division, 1994-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; Secretary, 1998-1999; Vice President, 1999-2000; President Elect, 2000-2001; President, 2001-2002); Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Association; Boulder County Bar Foundation (President, 2004-2005); Colorado Bar Foundation.
Biography: Recipient: Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Case of the Year Award, April 2001 for Rice v. Home Depot. Listed, Colorado Superlawyer, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Law Clerk to Judge Murray Richtel, Colorado District Court, 20th Judicial District, 1981-1982. Co-author: 1991 Revision to Colorado Products Liability, by Emily M. Calhoun, published by Harrison Company. Author: Chapter 1 of Colorado Auto Litigator's Handbook, (No Fault Insurance) and Chapter 3, (Pre-Filing Preparation and Settlement), published by Colorado Trial Lawyers Association; Article, Bringing the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Case, 26 Colo. Law III (Nov. 1997); Chapter 3, Colorado Courts Handbook for Civil Trials, Jury Selection. Mediator and Arbitrator. Fellow, International Society of Barristers (Co-Chair, Commission on Judicial Performance for the 20th Judicial District, 2002-2009).
Born: Rochester, New York, May 31, 1953
Languages: Spanish