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Education

• A.B., Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (1977) (American Studies)
• J.D., Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California (1980) (Top 15%)

Honors and Activities

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Department Honors in American Studies
• Washington Lobbyist, Stanford-in-Government Board of Directors
• Lecturer, Stanford Speakers' Workshop
• Editor-in-Chief, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly
• Instructor, Civil Procedure Review Section
• Faculty Curriculum Committee

Legal Experience Summary

Court Admissions

• California Supreme Court (1980)
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (1981)
• Colorado Supreme Court (1983)
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado (1984)
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California (1991)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1992)

Professional Organizations/Activities

• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice
• American-Israel Friendship League, Board of Directors (1989-1991)
• American Trial Lawyer Association
• Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
• Chair, Membership and Development Committee (2004-present)
• Chair Board of Directors (2003-2004)
• Chair-elect, Board of Directors (2001-2002)
• Denver Bar Association
• National Commissioner (2001-Present)
• Associate National Commissioner (2000-2001)
• Management Committee (2000-2001)
• National Legal Affairs Committee (1999-Present)
• Board of Directors (1985- Present)
• Board of Directors, Hillel Council (1988-1991)
• Executive Committee, (1986-1989, 1991)
• Co-Chair, ADL Council (1986-1988)
• Co-Chair, International Affairs Committee (1988-1990)
• Co-Chair, Hispanic-Jewish Connection (1990-1992)
• Co-Chair, Missionaries & Cults Task Force (1995-1997)
• Co-Chair, Civil Rights Committee (1997-1999)
• Recipient of Fred Silverberg Young Leadership Award (June 1998)
• Membership and Development Committee (1996-Present)
• Colorado Head Injury Foundation, Board of Directors (1992-1995)
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
• Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions (1999-present)
• Colorado State Commission on Judicial Performance (2000-present)
• The Best Lawyers in America® (2005-2006 edition)
• Board of Directors, Faculty of Federal Advocates (2007-2010)
• Board of Directors, National Jewish Health (2009 to present)
• President, Green Gables Country Club (2008-2010)
• Capital Campaign Co-Chair, Arapahoe House (2011)
• Board of Directors, Colorado Lawyers Committee (2011)

Colorado Bar Association:

• Appellate Practice Subcommittee

Lectures/Written Works

• High Court Judgment Changes Claim Process, with Daniel Patterson, Denver Business Journal, March 4-10, 2005
• Annual Tort Law Update 2011, Insurance Bad Faith, Colorado Bar Association CLE, September 22, 2011
• Malpractice Insurance Coverage:  What’s in Your Policy? Colorado Bar Association CLE, April 15, 2011
• Colorado Construction Defects:  What Impact Will General Security Have on Coverage?  Willis Construction Safety & Claims Summit, December 16, 2009
• Blood v. Qwest:  Ruling a First for Exemplary Damages Statute, Colorado Law Week, July 13, 2009
• Appellate Practice Hot Topics:  Amicus Briefs, Colorado Bar Association CLE, October 10, 2008
• Prejudgment “Bashor” Agreements Following Old Republic Ins. Co. v. Ross:  How Liability Insurers Won the Battle but Lost the War, Trial Talk,Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, April/May 2008
• Prejudgment “Bashor” Agreements:  Where Are We Going and Where Have We Been?” Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, February/March 2008
• Preventing Legal Malpractice, Colorado Bar Association CLE, January 31, 2008
• Preventing Legal Malpractice, Colorado Bar Association CLE, January 25, 2007
• Preventing Legal Malpractice, Colorado Bar Association CLE, February 17, 2005
• Insurance Issues, Autism Society of Colorado,January 24, 2008
• Developing Trends in First Party Claims:  Bad Faith, Disability and Other Insurance Claims, Lorman Education Services, November 13, 2007
• Colorado Coverage and Economic Loss Issues, Mc2 Seminar, October 20, 2007
• Contributing Author, Lawyers’ Professional Liability in Colorado, CLE in Colorado, Inc., January 2007
• Tackling Insurance Company Misconduct, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, August 5, 2006
• Current Claims Issues Panel, Rocky Mountain Property Claims Association WYCE, May 11, 2006
• How to Maximize Insurance Coverage and Minimize Subrogation, Boulder County Bar Association, March 13, 2006
• Professional Liability Insurance, Colorado Bar Association CLE, January 26, 2006
• Keys to Litigating Colorado Bad Faith Cases, National Business Institute, December 2, 2005
• The Significant Public Impact Requirement in Colorado Consumer Protection Act Claims Following Coors v. Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, August/September 2005
• High Court Judgment Changes Claim Process, Denver Business Journal, March 4-10, 2005
• Developing Trends in First Party Claims in Colorado: Bad Faith, Disability and Other Insurance Claims, Lorman Education Services, November 11, 2004
• Essentials of Colorado Insurance Coverage, CLE in Colorado, Inc., August 27, 2004
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, November 19, 2003
• Litigating the Bad Faith Claim, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, May 30, 2003
• Discovery in Colorado Bad Faith Litigation, National Business Institute, April 4, 2003
• Insurance Coverage Law in Colorado, National Business Institute, September 12, 2002
• Disability Insurance Claims and Bad Faith in Colorado, Lorman Education Services, June 25, 2002
• The Vast World of First-Party Insurance Claims: An Overview, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, August 11, 2001
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, June 12, 2001
• The Vast World of First-Party Insurance Claims: An Overview, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (August 2001)
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute (June 2001)
• Torts & Damages Update, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (October 26, 2000)
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute (May 2, 2000)
• Torts Update, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (November 4,1999)
• Colorado Employment Practices Risk Management: Insurance Coverage and Beyond, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (October 15, 1999)
• Colorado Insurance Bad Faith Law & Practice, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (May 20, 1999)
• Colorado Attorney's Professional Liability Handbook, Contributing Author, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (March 1999)
• Insurance Bad Faith, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (February 19, 1999)
• Preventing Legal Malpractice '99: Client Management and Communications, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (January 15, 1999)
• Year 2000 Insurance Coverage: Coverage and Protection, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (November 12, 1998)
• Liability and Property Insurance: The Litigator's Perspective, CLE in Colorado, Inc. (April  2, 1998)
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, Inc. (February 19, 1998)
• Colorado Insurance Bad Faith Law & Practice, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (December 10, 1997)
• Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, International Practicum Institute (October 7, 1997)
• Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Colorado, Lorman Business Center, Inc. (March 7, 1997)
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, Inc. (February 11, 1997)
• Insurance Bad Faith Claims in Colorado: When the Insurer Fails to Honor the Insured's Rights and Interests, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (November 22, 1996)
• Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, International Practicum Institute (September 12, 1996)
• Unreasonable Failure of the Liability Insurer to Defend or Settle: The Consequences, Professional Education Systems, Inc. (March 22, 1996)
• Bad Faith Litigation in Colorado, National Business Institute, Inc. (November 17, 1995)
• Update on Colorado Contract Law, International Practicum Institute (October 26, 1995)
• Update on Colorado Contract Law, International Practicum Institute (October 11, 1994)
• Insurance Claims Handling, Colorado Claims Committee (September 1994)
• Bashor and Beyond, with John L. Breit, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (July 1994)
• Bad Faith Considerations in Third-Party and Uninsured Motorist Claims, Lorman Education Services (March 17, 1994)
• Update on Colorado Contract Law, International Practicum Institute (September 28, 1993)
• The Changing Picture of Builders' and Contractors' Liability, Association of Builders and Contractors, Inc. (October 29, 1986)
• Backfence Gossip and the First Amendment: Is Non-Media Defamation Protected?  Student Note, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly (1979)
• The Role of the State Department in the Establishment of Israel, Senior Honors Thesis, Stanford University (1977)