Member

Representative Matters

• Buswell v. Navopache Electric Co-Op, Inc., 2008 WL 4182987 (Ariz.App. Div. 1 2008), as amended (Sep 16, 2008), review denied (Feb 10, 2009) (Arizona wrongful discharge and tort claims case) 
• Adams v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., 149 F.3d 1156 (10th Cir. 1998) (ERISA benefits case)
• McCarty v. Kaiser-Hill Co., L.L.C., 15 P.3d 1122 (Colo. App. 2000) (state tort claim - outrageous conduct case)
• Adkins v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., 181 F. Supp. 2d 1189 (D. Colo. 2001) (sex and age discrimination and ERISA retaliation case)
• Steinbach v. Dillon Companies, Inc., 253 F.3d 538 (10th Cir. 2001) (labor law preemption case)
• Exum vs. United States Olympic Committee, 389 F.3d 1130 (10th Cir. 2004) (race discrimination case under 42 U.S.C. § 1981)
• Fordjour v. Intel Corp., 158 Fed.Appx. 826 (9th Cir. 2005) (ERISA, race discrimination and contract claim case)
• Young v. Dillon Companies, Inc., 468 F.3d 1243 (10th Cir. 2006) (race discrimination and employee handbook contract claim case)

Professional Activities

• Former Member, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado Board of Directors
• Former Member, Denver Health Foundation Board of Directors
• Former Member, Blue Ribbon Commission for Denver Court Childcare Center

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Chicago School of Law, 1996
• Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of North Carolina, 1988
• Masters of Arts, University of North Carolina, 1985
• Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, Purdue University, 1983

Honors and Awards

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Phi Beta Phi
• Charlotte Newcomb Fellow (1987-88)