Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Property Insurance Claims, First-Party Insurance Bad Faith Defense● In-house supervisory staff attorney for major national property and casualty insurance company.● Supervise retained defense counsel in the western region, who represent the company and the insured in high value litigation.● Oversee and manage high value litigation and provide direction and feedback on litigation strategy to work with retained counsel to provide representation to insureds and the company.● Advise and counsel company business partners and claims professional staff on various issues related to claims handling and litigation.● Provide settlement authority and work with retained counsel to negotiate settlement of cases and appear at mediation and settlement conferences.

Practice Areas: First Party Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Commercial Property Insurance Claims, Insurance Coverage, Complex Litigation● Represented major auto and property insurance companies in Colorado State and Federal District Courts on personal injury cases.● Prepared key court documents, including case scheduling orders, discovery motions and pleadings, dispositive motions, and trial management documents, including jury instructions.● Argued key discovery motions before the Court to advocate for the client’s best interests.● Ensured routine and frequent communication with insured clients, claims professionals, and institutional contacts regarding lawsuits.● Counseled claims professionals on Colorado law, evaluations of claims, Fisher related issues, and other claims handling issues and processes.● Drafted and served Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents and respond to discovery served by opposing party.● Negotiated settlement of matters through communication with counsel and appearance at mediation.● Special emphasis in first party bad faith claims, Fisher payment issues, and discovery issues under Schultz.

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation., Personal Injury Litigation, Insurance Bad Faith Defense, Premises Liability, and Wrongful Death Litigation● Represented major auto insurance and car rental companies in Colorado State and Federal District Courts on personal injury cases.● Represented major insurance companies in Colorado Courts on premises liability and wrongful death cases.● Appeared in Colorado State and Federal Courts on behalf of clients in trial, court mandated trial management conferences, and to argue dispositive and evidentiary motions at hearing.● Conducted depositions of opposing party and key witnesses as well as defended depositions of represented clients and corporate representatives.● Drafted and served Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents and responded to discovery served by opposing party.● Prepared and filed dispositive motions on a wide variety of cases, including obtaining a favorable ruling on summary judgment in Jenny Ramos v. The Hertz Corp., No. 17-cv-02576-CMA-NRN (currently pending appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals).● Negotiated settlement of matters through communication with counsel and appearance at mediation.● Extensive research and use of the Colorado Revised Statutes, Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Colorado Rules of Evidence.● Reviewed medical records and billing records from opposing party and summarized for analysis of claim and preparation of case strategy.● Implemented and utilized clear organizational structure to ensure compliance with all court mandated and statutorily mandated deadlines.● Delivered prompt case management reports to the supervising partner and ensured prompt hourly billing of all matters.

Practice Areas: Business Law, Contracts• Collaborated with staff attorneys to research various legal, commercial and environmental issues pertaining to Fortune 500 Company engaged in midstream natural gas industry.• Reviewed business-related contracts and legal documents associated with land procurement, joint venture creation, insurance, and contract indemnification.• Drafted various memoranda for in-house use, addressing changes in construction law, contractual limitations, insurance provisions, and jury trial waivers.