Honors and Awards:

• BV Rating, which is the maximum rating a lawyer can achieve after admission to the bar for five to nine years, indicating high to very high legal ability and the highest ethics.  The Peer Review Rating process, which evaluates lawyers in the United States and Canada, is solely based upon peer review.  A Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating attests to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics, and reflects the confidential opinions of the Bar and the Judiciary. , Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Rhone Brackett Inn of Court, American Inns of Court
• American Association for Justice, Member
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Denver Bar Association, Member
• Texas Bar Association, Member
• Colorado Bar Association, Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Former Director for The New Beginnings Center.
• Member of the Board of Directors for the Homeowners Association at Highlands Ranch Golf Club in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 2011
• School Advisory Council Member for Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 2011
• School Advisory Council Member for Mountain Ridge Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Damages In Accidental Shooting - A young man accidentally shot our client in the face.  The bullet went through our client's upper lip just below his nose and destroyed his maxilla, three front teeth, hard palate, and soft palate, before being lodged in the muscle tissue next to the C1 and C2 vertabrae in his spine.  We brought a civil action against the shooter.  The shooter vigorously contested the claims but, after considerable discovery and depositions, the shooter and his insurance carrier paid a confidential amount to resolve the case. , 2008
• Car Accident With Gravel Truck - This case involved a high speed collision between a commercial truck and a passenger car. Our firm represented the driver of the passenger car. The impact injured the passenger car driver’s lower back and right foot, and caused a traumatic brain injury. After months of conservative treatment, the driver ultimately had to have two of the discs in his lower back (L3-L4) fused. A brain MRI showed deficits in categories for attention, concentration, learning, and memory. The case was complicated because approximately thirteen years before the passenger/truck collision, the driver had sustained serious back injuries (resulting in surgery) in a helicopter crash while working in conjunction with the U.S. military. The insurance company settled the case shortly before trial for $400,000. , 2009
• Summit County, Colorado Jury Verdict for Plaintiff.  Our client, Natalie Sexton, was skiing at Copper Mountain in March 2009.  A snowboarder collided into Mrs. Sexton.  The force of the impact fractured both bones in Mrs. Sexton's lower left leg.  The fractures had to be repaired surgically, with internal fixation. Mrs. Sexton recovered well.  The snowboarder denied liability.  We tried the case in front of a jury in August 2010.  The jury rendered a verdict in the amount of $75,000 ($10,000 for disfigurement and impairment, $40,000 for economic damages, and $25,000 for non-economic damages.     , 2010
• Widow Sues for Jail House Suicide - The Colorado State Patrol arrested Terrance Jorenby for DUI.  The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office took custody and control of Mr. Jorenby in the Clear Creek County Jail.  The control technician in the jail failed to monitor the video feeds from inside the jail cell where Mr. Jorenby was being held. Mr. Jorenby tried unsuccessfully four times to hang the telephone cord around his neck and strangle himself after he was told that he could not have his psychiatric prescription anxiety and anti-depressant medication (Lexapro and Klonopin). He did hang himself on his fifth attempt, and he remained hanging with the cord around his neck for at least 15 minutes before he was finally observed on the monitors. Confidential settlement reached., 2010
• Nursing Home Wrongful Death - Widow brought suit against Alpine Living Center for negligence in late March and early April 2007. Her husband, aged 84, was in the care of the nursing home when it was discovered that his catheter was clamped for an extended period of time resulting in a UTI which ultimately killed him. The case settled the week before trial for a confidential amount., 2010
• Ourt client was a pedestrian.  A waste truck backed into him, causing him to fall over.  The waste truck continued backing, injuring our client's feet and shoulders.  Our client's shoulder was surgically repaired.  The case settled for $300,000.    , 2011
• Our client was skiing at Vail Ski Resort in Colorado in February 2011.  A snowboarder collided into our client, causing our client to suffer a left wrist fracture that had to be repaired surgically. We brought an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (Case #1:11CV00881-RPM-CBS) against the snowboarder.  The case settled for $73,750. , 2011
• Medical malpractice settlement on the eve of trial.  We respresented the widower, whose wife died after being prescribed a fentanyl patch following a tonsillectomy.  The cause of death was fentanyl intoxication as a result of the fentanyl patch.  Shortly before the case was scheduled to begin a jury trial, the doctor and medical malpractive insurance carrier resolved the claim for a confidential settlement amount.  , 2011

Educational Background:

• 1983, University of Texas, Austin, Texas - B.A. Philosophy, Minor in Accounting.
• J.D. from Texas Tech School of Law, 1986