Member

Representative Matters

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Obtained a $20 million jury verdict, including $9 million in punitive damages, for a general contractor on an airport runway construction project at the Denver International Airport.
• Lead counsel for City in litigation against general contractor and pipe manufacturer involving a high pressure water pipeline. $19.5 million settlement obtained for City; general contractor received no compensation on its $10 million differing site conditions claim against City.
• Claim preparation and litigation through trial of $5.5 million claim by a general contractor for delays and cost overruns on a railroad tunnel ventilation project. $5.5 million judgment obtained for the general contractor.
• Claim preparation and successful mediation of $9 million in claims for general contractor on San Francisco high-rise retirement home.
• Successful mediation of $8 million claim for general contractor on steel manufacturing facility.
• Represented general contractor in successful negotiation of a $6 million claim on a resort hotel project.

CONTRACT PREPARATION AND NEGOTIATION

• Prepared CMGC contract documents for $90 million water treatment plant expansion.
• Prepared $17 million design-build agreement for owner renovating downtown Denver high-rise and $10 million design-build agreement for owner on an operations center.
• Negotiated and prepared joint venture agreements for contractors on multi-million dollar construction projects.
• Prepared design services agreement and construction contract for public owner on $30 million justice center complex and for numerous small projects.
• Prepared construction documents and related agreements for quasi-governmental entity on multi-million dollar public-private construction project and for contractor on public-private buy-design-build-operate water treatment facility.

Professional Activities

• Member, American Arbitration Association's Construction industry panel of arbitrators and mediators
• Member, American Bar Association's Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• Frequent lecturer to numerous construction industry groups and professional organizations on construction law matters and has authored articles on construction issues.

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 1977
  
  • Order of the Coif
  • Member, University of Denver Law Journal
• Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, College of Idaho, 1971

Honors and Awards

• BTI Client Service All Star, Super All Star and MVP, 2011
• Best Lawyers' 2011 and 2012 Construction Lawyer of the Year, Denver, CO
• Ranked in Chambers USA - Real Estate: Construction Colorado
• Best Lawyers in America - Construction
• Colorado Lawyers Committee Individual of the Year 1993 and 2004