Owner
Education:
Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyer College, 2011
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1981
Eastern Michigan University, B.S., cum laude, 1974
Professional Associations and Membership:
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1994-2008 and 2009-present; Executive Committee, 1994-1995)
The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (APITLA) (National Advisory Board, 2009-present)
Member of Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, inception to present.
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum: Life Member
Colorado and Denver Bar Association (Co-Chair, Interprofessional Committee, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, and 2008 through 2011; Member, Litigation Section)
American Association for Justice
American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section)
Colorado Bar Foundation
Bar Admissions:
1981, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Publications:
Author: Trucking Litigation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations chapter in Colorado Auto Litigator’s Handbook, Third Edition, William Babich, editor, CTLA, 2015.
Author: chapter “Trucking Litigation and Department of Transportation Regulations,” Colorado Auto Litigator’s Handbook, CTLA, 2011.
Author: chapter “Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in Colorado”, Colorado Auto Litigator’s Handbook, CTLA, 1995, Update and Supplement, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2011.
“Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Claims in Colorado,” Trial Talk, March and April, 1994.
“Regarding Interest – Be Aware of Bowen and Beware of the Bogus Bowen Interpretation,” Trial Talk,December, 1996.
Book review of Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit, Trial Talk, 1993.
Seminar Presentations:
The Integration of Ferrer into the World of Trucking Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Denver, Colorado, Ferrer and Trucking Seminar, 2019
The Story in a Trucking Case
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Denver, Colorado, Blockbuster, 2016.
Developing a Trucking Case
Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
St. Louis, MO, Trucking Attorney Summit, 2015.
Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations
Lorman Education Services
Denver, CO 9/8/2006; 9/11/2007; and 10/10/2008
Pre-Trial Practice: Pointers and Tips
National Business Institute
Denver, CO 10/24/2007
Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claims in the Post No-Fault Era
Lorman Education Services
Denver, CO 4/22/2005
Protecting Privacy and Confidentiality of Medical Records
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 2004
Basics of Handling an Auto Accident Case
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
Twelve Steps to Recovery in UM/UIM Cases
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1999
UM and UIM Cases – Special Considerations
Effective Resolution of Clients’ Claims with Insurance Companies
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1998
New Tools of Persuasion in Auto Cases Involving Soft Tissue Injury
Auto Litigation Seminar
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, 1997
Medical Legal Interaction: Guidance from “The Interprofessional Code,” Second Edition
Lorman Education Services
Denver, CO 1997
The Interprofessional Code, 1987
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Awards and Honors:
Selected to Super Lawyers, 2014 to present
Graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College
Member of the Multi-Million Dollars Advocates Forum
Top 100 Trial Lawyer, The National Trial Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (1998-present)
Best Article of the Year, Trial Talk, 1994
