Terence M. Ridley
Terence Ridley
Denver
Colorado (CO)
Insurance Coverage
Class Action/Mass Torts
Business Litigation
Profile
Terence Ridley focuses his practice on civil litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of class actions, personal injury, employment, and environmental matters. He has defended numerous bad-faith claims made against insurance companies, resolved multimillion-dollar bad-faith life insurance class actions, and defeated numerous attempts to certify class actions against insurance companies.
Selected To
Colorado Super Lawyers 2011
Colorado Super Lawyers 2010
Colorado Super Lawyers 2009
Colorado Super Lawyers 2008
Colorado Super Lawyers 2007
Colorado Super Lawyers 2006
About Terence Ridley
Admitted: 1985, Colorado
Professional Webpage: www.wtotrial.com/bios.aspx?id=151
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Colorado Bar Association, Board of Governors; Denver Bar Association, Executive Committee of Young Lawyers' Division, Treasurer; University of Denver College of Law Alumni Council, Vice-Chair; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, 2004-present, Colorado State Representative, 2005-present and Vice Chair of Membership, 2009; Colorado Defense Lawyers Association; Tenth Circuit Historical Society.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Big Brothers of Metropolitan Denver, Big Brother; Muscular Dystrophy Certificate of Exceptional Commitment.
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of subcontractor in environmental case involving the Summitville, Colorado gold mine. Defeated numerous attempts to certify class actions against insurance companies. Resolved multimillion-dollar bad-faith life insurance claim. Defended bad-faith claim made by financial services firm facing $100M Liability.
Representative Clients:
- EnCana
- Travelers
- GeoSyntec Consultants
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Best Lawyers : Insurance Law 2010-2011
- AV Peer-Review Rated By Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background:
- University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1985; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1981.
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