Bar/Professional Activity: American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Defense Research Institute - Professional Liability Committee; Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

Pro bono/Community Service: Presents continuing legal education programs on preventing legal malpractice., Carolyn supports charitable organizations that benefit animals.  She has three rescue dogs that she adopted from animal shelters and each year she helps to organize a firm team for the Denver Dumb Friends League fundraising event., Does pro bono trademark workd for the Eating Disorder Foundation., Serves as counsel on a pro bono basis, along with the Stanford University  Center for Law & Society, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of certain copyright laws., Serves as a moot court judge for the University of Denver and as a mentor to DU law students., Works with the Colorado Women's Bar Association Judicial Committee.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Presenter, Alternative Dispute Resolutions/Mediation Settlement Strategies, CNA Continuing Education Program, 2008, Presenter and Panel Member, Preventing Legal Malpractice, Colorado Bar Association, 2008, Presenter, The Litigation Process, Denver Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association, 2006, Interviews With Former Employees: Strategies and Pitfalls, The Prac. Litigator, 2005, Non-Liability to Non-Participants: A Manufacturer's Duty Should End at the Playing Field, and Not Extend to Criminal Acts, Mealey's Prod. Liab. & Risk, 2002

Verdicts and Settlements: Carolyn has obtained complete summary judgment and an award of attorney's fees in a legal malpractice case where the plaintiff sought $7 million in damages; Obtained complete summary judgment an an award of attorney's fees in a legal malpractice case where the plaintiff claimed $4 million in damages; Successfully obtained a Rule 12 dismissal on behalf of five attorneys sued for extreme and outrageous conduct, civil conspiracy, defamation, and abuse of process; Represented the Vancouver Canucks organization in a lawsuit brought by Colorado Avalance player Steven Moore as a result of injuries sustained by Mr. Moore during a hockey game, successfully obtained a dismissal of the lawsuit on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens, and also obtained an award of attorney's fees and costs in favor of the Canucks organization and against Mr. Moore; Obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of a large national law firm that had been sued for malpractice, aiding and abetting, conspiracy and violations of RICO, reducing the damage claim from over $150 million to less than $2 million, and paving the way for a favorable settlement of the case; Won complete summary judgment in a $5 million legal malpractice case one week before a two-week trial was scheduled to begin

Representative Clients: Law Firms; PepsiCo; Vancouver Canucks National Hockey Team

Other Outstanding Achievements: AV Peer-Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell., Serves on Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell's Recruiting Committee., Advises Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell on matters pertaining to professional ethics.

Educational Background: J.D., University of Colorado Law School, 1998, B.S., cum laude, Tulane University - Computer Science, 1992