Stuart Ollanik was representing clients in Court even before graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center summa cum laude in 1984, working on behalf of indigent clients and juveniles in Washington D.C. through Georgetown’s legal clinics. After graduating, he worked for the Alaska Court System and Alaska’s premier litigation firm. He moved to Colorado in 1987 and served as court appointed defense counsel with Michael Bender, now a Colorado Supreme Court Justice, on a high-profile criminal defense trial. He worked for the State of Colorado as an Assistant Attorney General, serving as lead counsel in Superfund litigation and as the state’s negotiator in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Site Natural Resources Damages lawsuit.  Ollanik Law LLC handles a small number of high quality personal injury cases, using a team approach and working with excellent lawyers around the country.  Mr. Ollanik is also Of Counsel to The Gilbert Law Group, PC (formerly Gilbert, Ollanik, and Komyatte) and has been with the firm for 20 years serving as  lead counsel in complex litigation, particularly product liability cases. He has co-authored a book on tactics to counter discovery abuses and has written book chapters and numerous magazine articles on complex litigation issues. He frequently lectures to attorney organizations throughout the country including the American Bar Association, National College of Advocacy, and state trial lawyer associations. He serves on the board of directors of a public interest law firm. Mr. Ollanik has been designated a Colorado “Super Lawyer” by 5280’s poll of Colorado attorneys for 2006-2012. Mr. Ollanik is profiled in a chapter in the book, Beyond the Big Firm (Aspen Publishers 2007), a Stanford University Law School project.  Stuart Ollanik is an outdoor and adventure travel enthusiast. He and his wife, an environmental attorney who consults with the National Park Service, live with their two sons in Boulder, Colorado. They enjoy scuba diving, hiking, biking, playing music, and attending their sons’ sporting events and musical performances.