Member

Representative Matters

• Representing a number of organizing groups in chartering state and national banks, and trust companies
• Representing various owners in the sale of banks and other financial institutions
• Representing organizers of bank holding companies and financial holding companies
• Representing bank holding companies in the acquisition of banks and other financial institutions
• Counseling directors and officers of financial institutions with respect to regulatory liability
• Participating in the drafting of the rules of the National Automated Clearing House Association (ACH Rules)
• Serving as counsel to the Denver Clearing House Association
• Serving as counsel to the Association of Colorado Trust Companies
• Serving as a director and chair of the Executive Committee of a major Denver bank
• Providing financial institutions with federal and state regulatory advice
• Representing financial institutions on matters involving corporate governance, uniform commercial code, Colorado uniform consumer code and consumer regulations

Professional Activities

• Admitted Colorado, 1951
• Admitted to practice before United States District Court, US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court
• Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section

Education

• Juris Doctor, cum laude, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1951
  
  • Order of St. Ives
  • Editor, Dicta - University of Denver Law Review
• Bachelor of Arts, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1947

Honors and Awards

• Recognized, Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law
• Who's Who in America
• Recipient, University of Denver, Outstanding Law Alumnus Award