Thomas L. Roberts' CV
Insurance bad faith and insurance coverage law firm in Colorado
ROBERTS LEVIN ROSENBERG PC
1660 Wynkoop Street, Suite 800
Denver, Colorado 80202
T: 303.575.9390
F: 303.575.9385
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Iowa (1966) (English and Psychology)
J.D., University of Denver College of Law (1974)
Honors and Activities
Member, Board of Editors, Denver Law Journal (1972-74)
Member, Order of St. Ives (Honors)
American Jurisprudence Awards: Torts, Civil Procedure, and Conflicts
Foundation Press Award: Best Student Writing, Denver Law Journal
LEGAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
June 2001 - Present |
ROBERTS LEVIN ROSENBERG PC |
January 2000 - June 2001 |
ROBERTS LEVIN ZBOYAN & |
October 1995 - December 1999 |
ROBERTS & ZBOYAN, P.C. |
February 1979 - August 1995 |
PRYOR CARNEY & JOHNSON, P.C. |
October 1975 - February 1979 |
WALBERG & PRYOR |
May 1975 - October 1975 |
JONES, MEIKLEJOHN, KEHL & LYONS |
March 1974 - May 1975 |
THE HONORABLE SHERMAN G. FINESILVER |
MILITARY DUTY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
May 1967 - September 1971
Aircraft Maintenance Officer
Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
As Field Maintenance Officer, directed 120 military and civilian personnel
Rank at Discharge: Captain
COURT ADMISSIONS
Colorado Supreme Court (1974) (Registration No. 5304)
United States District Court, District of Colorado (1974)
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1976)
United States Supreme Court (1979)
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1990)
Pro Hac Vice Admissions: Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Wyoming
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
AV (Highest) Martindale-Hubbell Peer Rating
The Best Lawyers In America® (Bad Faith Insurance Law, elected for the past 10 years)
Member The Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions (1996 to Present)
American Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association:
- CBA Fellow
- Amicus Committee (1988 to 1994) (Chairperson 1992-93)
- Judiciary Section (1988 to 1998) (Chairperson 1995)
- Member, Board of Governors (1996 to 2000)
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Federal Magistrate Merit Selection Panel (1991)
Lecturer/Chairperson of Supreme Court-approved CLE Seminars
LECTURES AND SEMINAR PAPERS
Speaker/Panelist, "When Coverage is Denied: Bad Faith and CCPA remedies," April 2005, CTLA (Denver, CO)
Claim/Speaker, "Disability Insurance Claims and Bad Faith in Colorado," June 2002, Lorman Education Services (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Insurance Policy Structure, Interpretation and Other Considerations," February 1999, CTLA (Denver, CO)
Sole Presenter, "Liability Insurance: Duty to Defend/Reservation of Rights," November 1998, Rocky Mountain RIMS (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Bad Faith-What Is It?" June 1998, Pro Note, Allmerica Financial (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "The Unreasonable Liability Carrier: Third-Party Insurance Bad Faith," December 1997, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Liability Insurance: Policy Structure, Interpretation, Duty to Defend," February 1997, CTLA (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Bad Faith Claims," April 1997, Executive Enterprises (New York, NY)
Speaker/Panelist, "Third-Party Bad Faith: Breach of the Duty to Defend," March 1996, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (Denver, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1995, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Panelist, "Appellate Advocacy Skills," October 1995, CES of Colorado (Aspen, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "Colorado Appellate Practice," May 1995, Lorman Education Services (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Colorado," May 1995, Lorman Education Services (Denver, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1994, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Speaker, Retirement Ceremony, The Hon. Sherman G. Finesilver, December 1994, (Denver, CO)
Chair/Speaker, "Colorado Appellate Practice," March 1994, Lorman Education Services (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Interface of Trial and Appellate Process," January 1994, CTLA Seminar (Denver, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1993, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Panelist, "Rag and Bone Shop News," August 1993, CTLA Seminar (Vail, CO)
Speaker, "'Oh, Dry the Starting Tear': The Origins and Function of Insurance," May 1993, Colorado Appellate Staff (Denver, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1992, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Sole Presenter, "Insurance Defense-Ethical Issues," February 1992, Colorado Appellate Staff CLE (Denver, CO)
Lecturer, "Insurance Bad Faith," December 1994, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Moderator/Chair, "Professionalism," November 1991 CLE (Englewood, CO)
Sole Presenter, "Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract," November 1991, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Ethical Issues in Insurance Defense Litigation," October 1991, CTLA Seminar (Denver, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" October 1991, CTLA Seminar (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Insurance Coverage for Pollution Claims: The Insurer's Perspective," August 1991, CTLA Commercial Law Program (Keystone, CO)
Moderator/Chair, "Zen and the Practice of Law," June 1991, (Englewood, CO)
Chair/Lecturer, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" May 1991, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Analyzing Insurance Policies," February 1991, Colorado Appellate Staff (Denver, CO)
Sole Presenter, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1990, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Anatomy of Comprehensive General Liability Policies," December 1990, CBA and CLE of Colorado (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Determining Coverage: Policy Structure and Coverage Principles" and "Ethical Issues in Insurance Litigation," November 1990, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract in Colorado," January 1990, Colorado Appellate Staff CLE (Denver, CO)
Sole Presenter, "The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing: When Is Its Breach a Tort?" December 1989, International Practicum Institute (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Insurance Issues in Jury Selection," October 1988, CTLA Seminar (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Bad Faith Breach of Insurance Contract in Nebraska," April 1988, NTLA Seminar (Grand Island, NE)
Speaker, "The Duty to Warn and Confidentiality Regarding the Provision of Mental Health Care," October 1987, Kaiser Permanente (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Insurance Bad Faith," February 1987, CTLA Seminar (Denver, CO)
Speaker/Panelist, "Insurance Bad Faith" and "Comprehensive General Liability Coverage," September 1985, CLE of Colorado (Denver, CO)
Speaker, "Credentialing Process and Medicare Investigation," September 1985, Colorado Medical Society (Colorado Springs, CO)
Speaker, "Physicians Peer Review in Colorado," November 1984, Combined Medical Staff Retreat, Porter/Swedish Hospitals (Vail, CO)
Speaker, "Colorado's New Attorneys' Fee Statute," September 1984, Colorado Judicial Conference (Vail, CO)
Speaker, "Insurance Bad Faith," various claims associations and insurance company claims departments
PUBLICATIONS
Creator/Columnist, Lex Haiku, "Trial Talk" (CTLA publication) (1995/96)
Roberts, "Civil Rights-Title VII-Arbitration Is No Bar To Employee's Right To Trial De Novo in Federal Court In Employment Discrimination Suit Based On Same Claim," 52 Denver L.J. 351 (1975)
Comment, "Wills-Revocation and Revival-No Revival of Prior Will By Revocation of Subsequent Revoking Will," 49 Denver L.J. 593 (1973)(the article earned Foundation Press Award for Best Student Writing)
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