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Representative Matters

• Obtained a $14 million award for a multinational energy company in an international arbitration demanding a reinsurer fund legal settlements arising out of a catastrophic accident. Subsequently defended the international arbitration award against a challenge filed in the United States District Court, which resulted in a settlement for the client paying it the full arbitration award, interest and all attorneys' fees incurred in the defense of the arbitration award.
• Represented a medical practice in its claims that its design-builder failed to account for expansive soils, leading to a settlement in excess of $1.5 million.  Pursued the general contractor's assigned claims against its insurance carrier, resulting in additional negotiated settlements for the client. 
• Successfully prosecuted claims on behalf of a general contractor in a two-week arbitration resulting in an award in excess of $1.2 million against the owner for wrongful termination.
• Represents physicians in disciplinary hearings before the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners.

Professional Activities

• Admitted Illinois, 2001; Colorado, 2005
• Admitted to practice before the District Court of Colorado, Northern District of Illinois and the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals

Publications and Presentations

• Arbitration of Insurance Coverage Disputes - Key Issues For The Coverage Lawyer. Paper presented/published at the ABA TIPS Annual Meeting in Chicago on 7/30-8/3/09.

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude, University of Michigan Law School, 2001
  
  • Book Review Editor, Michigan Law Review
  • Rockwell T. Gust Advocacy Award for excellence in trial advocacy
• Bachelor of Arts in History, Yale University, 1995

Honors and Awards

• Recognized in Colorado Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation and Construction Litigation, 2009-2010