Honors and Awards:

• • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Chair, Colorado State Committee 2010-12)  • Best of the Bar Award for Securities Law  • Best Lawyers' 2010 Denver Banking Lawyer of the Year • Listed since 1995 in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, Banking Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Bar/Professional Activity:

• • Admitted Colorado.  • Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  • Member, American Arbitration Association National Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators.  • Member, American College of Trial Lawyers Task Force on Discovery.  • Past President Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.  • Past Chair, Commercial Law Section, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.  • Past President, Colorado Chapter, International Network of Boutique Law Firms.  • Frequent lecturer, trial practice subjects, various bar associations

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker, 10th Circuit Bench and Bar Conference, August 2010, "Rethinking the Rules - Begin with the End in Mind" Co-author with Tobin Kern, Proportional Discovery: Making It the Norm, Rather Than the Exception - 87Denver University Law Review 513 (March, 2010) Frequent lecturer, trial practice subjects, various bar associations

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Successfully tried and obtained verdicts, judgments and arbitration awards in wide variety of complex commercial cases including 8-figure securities verdict, judgment valued at 8-figures relating to real estate dispute with one of Colorado's largest ski resorts, and 9-figure settlement of mining dispute.• Represented First Interstate Bank in remaining state court claims against Central Bank. After the United States Supreme Court determined that there was no claim for aider and abettor liability under the 1934 Securities Act, First Interstate refiled its claims for aider and abettor liability under state law. Several months before trial, was hired as co-counsel to try the case. The case settled one week before trial, with customers of the bank receiving proceeds in excess of 100% of their investments.  • Defended individuals and affiliated entities regarding large mountain real estate venture in connection with claims of breach of fiduciary duty, declaratory relief, interference with contract, interference with prospective relations, etc. The plaintiff asserted damages claims for $500,000,000. Judgment against plaintiff and in favor of our clients for $0.  • Represented major Denver law firm in defense of multimillion dollar claims filed against it by its client when firm had to withdraw from representation of client during client's IPO. The law firm was exonerated after a three-day hearing.  • Numerous other cases including shareholder and bondholder suits and class actions, representation of officers and directors in corporate investigations and lawsuits, representation of investors against brokerage firms, representation of various parties in disputed estate matters, oil and gas disputes, disputes among professionals, defense of Resolution Trust Corporation and FDIC litigations, service as court-appointed discovery and special master.Represented major Denver law firm in defense of multimillion dollar claims filed against it by its client when firm had to withdraw from representation of client during client's IPO. The law firm was exonerated after a three-day hearing. • Defense counsel to bank directors in administrative proceedings by FDIC relating to largest bank failure in Colorado history. Defense of bank officers and directors on FDIC investigations and administrative claims, including civil monetary penalties and industry bars.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Regularly serves as arbitrator and mediator, as member of American Arbitration Association's complex commercial case arbitration and mediation panels.

Educational Background:

• • Juris Doctor, with honors, Syracuse University, 1976 (Articles Editor, Syracuse Law Review) • Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1970