Position:
Managing Litigation Partner at Sawaya & Miller, General Counsel and Member of the Board of Directors at Teaching Humane Existence, Inc.
Work:
Sawaya & Miller
- Greater Denver Area since Nov 2011
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Managing Litigation Partner
Teaching Humane Existence, Inc.
since 1996
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General Counsel and Member of the Board of Directors
Sawaya & Miller
- 1600 Ogden Street, Denver, Colorado 80218 Nov 2011 - 2011
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Special litigation counsel
Qwest
May 2006 - Apr 2011
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Associate General Counsel
Colorado Civil Rights Division
2007 - 2007
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Interim Director
King & Greisen, LLP
2002 - 2006
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Special Litigation Counsel
Miller, Lane, Killmer & Greisen, LLP
1996 - 2002
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Partner
ACLU of Colorado
1983 - 1996
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Legal Director
Education:
University of Denver - Sturm College of Law 1974 - 1977
JD, law
Duke University 1969 - 1973
B.A., Latin and Classical Studies
Skills:
Litigation Management, Employment Law, Litigation, Risk Management, FLSA, Class Actions, Legal Issues, Wage & Hour, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Governance, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Corporate Law, Mediation, Licensing, Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Internal Investigations, Privacy Law, Legal Writing, Securities Regulation, Legal Compliance, Legal Research, Civil Rights, Courts, Trade Secrets
Interests:
Hiking, fly fishing, golf, trap shooting
Honor & Awards:
Named Colorado SuperLawyer for the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 (Civil Rights and Employment and Labor Law).
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association “Case Of The Year Award Winner,” for outstanding work in the case of Montez v. Owens, May 2004 (co-recipient).
Liberty Bell Award, Denver Bar Association, 1998.
Colorado Legal Initiatives Project Special Award (for civil rights work), 1996.
Sherman Civil Rights Award, American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, 1995.
1994 Annual Civil Rights Award, Anti-Defamation League, CO.