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As General Counsel, I oversee legal for a multi-state civil construction enterprise. Prior to joining HEI Civil and its family of companies, I achieved a high level of litigation success. In private practice, my focus involved construction and insurance defense litigation. In that role, I represented construction companies, insurance companies, other business entities and individuals. www.heicivil.comwww.mcgcivil.comwww.peabodygeneral.comwww.horsepowerss.com•Experienced litigation attorney with proven record of trial and appellate success.•Successfully defended numerous multi-million dollar construction defect lawsuits on behalf of general contractors and major subcontractors. Skills•Risk mitigation•Analysis/problem solving •Leadership•Contract review and negotiation•Mechanic's liens and lien foreclosure actions•Mergers and acquisitions•Liability and damages evaluation•Litigation•FinanceThroughout college, I worked as a construction laborer using sledgehammers, jackhammers, trowels and other construction equipment. Prior to law school I worked as a corporate financial analyst for Coldwell Banker Residential Group at its national headquarters. Honors and Awards• AV Preeminent Rating – Martindale Hubbell• Judicial Law Clerk - Judge Robert P. Fullerton and Justice George E. Lohr• Financial Management Association National Honor Society• Golden Key National Honor Society• Top Rated Lawyer-National Law Review, The American Lawyer, and Corporate Counsel• SuperLawyerAppellate CasesMichelle Parra et al., 2019SC324 (Colorado Supreme Court 2019).Michelle Parra et al., 2018CA800 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2019).David Dwyer et al., 14CA1744 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2015).Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Anderson, 260 P.3d 68 (Colo Court of Appeals 2010).Union Pacific R. Co. v. Martin, 209 P.3d 185 (Colorado Supreme Court 2009).Martin v. Union Pacific R. Co., 186 P.3d 61 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2007).Wagner v. Grange Ins. Assn., 166 P.3d 304 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2007).Vigil v. Franklin, 103 P.3d 322 (Colorado Supreme Court 2004).Vigil v. Franklin, 81 P.3d 1084 (Colorado Court of Appeals 2003).

Listed skills include Construction, Civil Litigation, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and 14 others.