Practice Areas
Litigation
- Extensive trial experience in complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts.
- Defended national class actions, including cases for international airline and national gaming company
- Expertise in tort liability and enforcement of liability waivers for recreational providers
- Experience with bidder disputes regarding the awards of government contracts
- Defended both individual and class action employment discrimination and harassment lawsuits
- Defended patent infringement and product liability claims
Construction, Real Estate, and Environmental
- Extensive experience in both defending and prosecuting complex construction defect cases
- Insurance coverage disputes
- Environmental contamination cases including class actions
- Expertise regarding zoning disputes and project approval from municipalities
- Negotiation of complex construction contracts
Regulatory Licensing and Lobbying
- Extensive experience in licensing and compliance matters with state regulators in both the gaming and cannabis industries
- Lobbying experience with state and local governments
Experience
Chipman Glasser LLC
Of Counsel, 2019 – Present
Vail Resorts, Inc.
Vice President of Litigation and Assistant to General Counsel 2015-2018
Brownstein, Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Associate 2000-2003
Shareholder 2003-2015
Freeborn & Peters
Associate 1995-2000
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Associate 1993-1995
Education and Honors
J.D., University of Chicago, The Law School, 1993
B.S. Iowa State University (Economics and Minor in Philosophy), 1990
Community Involvement
Special Olympics Colorado – Emeritus Board Member and Trustee
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Denver
Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, Leadership Arts
The Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission – Executive Board Member
Alfred A. Arraj Inn of Court
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Admissions
Colorado, 1993