Office:
Berenbaum Weinshienk PC
370 17Th St, Denver, CO 80202
Specialties:
Complex Commercial Litigation, Land Development, Mining Law, Oil and Gas Law, Wildlife Law, Toxic Torts, Superfund, Environmental Law
Memberships:
Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association.
Admitted:
1976, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2000, U.S. Supreme Court
University:
Colorado State University, B.S., with distinction, 1972
Law School:
University of Denver College of Law, J.D., 1975
Reported:
Plains Metropolitan District v. Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District, 250 P.3d 697, (Colo.App.Div.1 2010); cert. denied, Colo. Sup. Ct. 10SC282, February 28, 2011; cert. denied, Colo. Sup. Ct. 13SC473, December 23, 2013); Cotter Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 90 P.3d 814 (Colo. 2004)(No. 02SC707), as modified on denial of rehearing (June 7, 2004); Cotter Corp. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 64 P.3d 886 (Colo.App. 2002) (No. 01CA1791), certiorari granted (March 3, 2003); Dodge v. Cotter, 328 F.3d 1212 (10th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1003, 124 S.Ct. 533, 157 L.Ed.2d 408 (2003); U.S. v. Friedland, 173 F. Supp. 2d 1077 (D.Colo., July 2, 2001)(NO. 96-N-1213); U.S. v. Friedland, 152 F. Supp. 2d 1234 (D.Colo., Mar. 31, 2001)(NO.CIV.A. 96-N-1213); Dodge v. Cotter, 203 F.3d 1190 (10th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 825, 121 S.Ct. 71, 148 L.Ed.2d 35 (2000); U.S. v. Valentine, 885 F. Supp. 1506, 25 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,423 (D.Wyo., Feb. 10, 1995) (NO. 93-CV-1005J); Boughton v. Cotter, 65 F.3d 823 (10th Cir. 1995); U.S. v. Pesses, 1994 WL 741277, 39 ERC 1951 (W.D. Pa., Nov. 7, 1994) (NO. CIV.A. 90-654); U.S. v. Valentine, 856 F. Supp. 627, 63 USLW 2063, 38 ERC 2090, 24 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,555 (D.Wyo., June 2, 1994)(NO. 93-CV-1005-J); U.S v. Valentine, 856 F. Supp. 621, 38 ERC 2086, 24 Envtl. L. Rep. 21,553 (D. Wyo., June 1, 1994) (NO. 93-CV-1005-J); Boughton v. Cotter, 10 F.3d 746 (10th Cir. 1993); Sandoval v. Simmons, 622 F. Supp 1174, 6 Employee Benefits Cas. 2161 (C.D. Ill., Aug 2, 1985) (NO. 83-1223); T.I.M.E.-DC, Inc. v. I.A.M. Nat. Pension Fund, 597 F. Supp 256, 6 Employee Benefits Cas. 2142 (D.D.C., Nov. 7, 1984)(NO. CIV. A. 84-3068).
Biography:
John Leonard Watson's commercial litigation practice spans nearly 40 years. He appears in Colorado state courts, federal courts throughout the country, and before federal, state and local administrati...