Admitted
1987, Colorado; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits
Law School
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., Philosophy, 1980; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Memberships
El Paso County, Colorado (Co-Founder and Member, Appellate Practice Subcommittee; Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section, 1998-1999) and American (Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section, 1998-2001; Member, Executive Board, ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Standing Subcommittee on Appellate Oral Argument, 1995-1997) Bar Associations; Colorado Legal Aid Foundation (Trustee, 1998—).
Biographical
John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics, Harvard Law School, 1987. Recipient, Olin Prize for outstanding writing in the area of law and economics, Harvard Law School, 1987. Articles Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 1986-1987. Author: Writing the Appellate Brief, in Colorado Appellate Practice (1995). Editor, The Appellate Practice Update (ABA Section of Litigation), 1995-1997. Contributing Author, Colorado Appellate Handbook (3d ed. 2000). Faculty Member, ABA Appellate Practice Institute, New Orleans, 2000.
Military
U.S. Air Force Officer, Active Service, 1980-1984; Captain, U.S. Air Force Reserves, 1987-1991