Admitted: 1981, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Denver, J.D.
Member: Arapahoe County (President, 1999-2000; Representative to CBA Board of Governors, 2006-2011) and The Colorado (President, 2003-2004; Member: Legal Fee Arbitration Committee, 1982; Labor and Employment Law Section, 1988; Co-Chairman, 1989-1992; Board, 1997-2000, 2001-2011) Bar Associations. Colorado Women's Bar Association (Member, 2001-2008, 2010-2011; Board, 2004-2007; Membership Co-Chair, 2006-2007); National Employment Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1997-2000); Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association Colorado Chapter (Board, 1986-2002 and 2006; President, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2011); Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
Biography: Recipient: University of Denver Law Stars Alumni Professionalism Award, 2003; Award for Academic Achievement, 1981; Trial Talk Editorial Excellence Award, 1994, 1998, 2002; Arapahoe County Bar Association President's Award, 1996; Charles B. Dillion Award of Merit for Outstanding Public Service, 2005. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Colorado Labor and Employment Law, 1989; "Super Lawyers," 2006. Business Editor, The Denver Law Journal, 1979-1980. Co-Author: chapter, "Professionalism and Ethics," Employment Litigation Handbook, ABA; chapter, Litigation of Employment Cases in the CBA-CLE in Colorado manual titled "The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Employment Law." Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law, 1992-1993, 2011. Part-Time Faculty, Chapman University, Denver Center. Editor: Trial Talk Magazine, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1994-2003. Member, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2001. Member, American Arbitration Association Employment Arbitration Panel, 2003. Chambers USA, Employment and Labor Law in Colorado, Ranked No. 1, 2003-2004. Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates (Mentoring Committee, 2000-2007, 2003-2006; Court Liaison Committee, 2001-2003; Treasurer, 2006). Served: Working Group drafting the American Arbitration Association Model Sexual Harassment Claims Resolution Process. Fellow: The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2001); Colorado Bar Foundation (2000-2010); Arapahoe County Bar Foundation (2009).
Born: Chicago, Illinois, 1948