Admitted
1979, Colorado and Florida; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Stetson University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1978; New York University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Denver, B.A., cum laude, 1976
Memberships
Colorado Bar Association; The Florida Bar.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Research Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: Case Note, Insurance Law: Excess Liability for Wrongful Refusal to Defend Absent a Settlement Offer and Bad Faith, 7 Stetson Law Review 205, 1978. Instructor: Preretirement Planning Institute, 1982—; Colorado Society of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, 1991—; The People's Law School, 1991-1992; Public Accountants Society of Colorado, 1992-1993; The Colorado Society of Enrolled Agents, 1993-2000; Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1994; Colorado Division of Insurance, Continuing Education, 1998-2000. Lecturer: Legal Affairs and Estate Planning, Fire and Police Pension Association, 1989—; Colorado Probate: Beyond the Basics, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, January 1989; The Complete Will and Trust Short Course, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado October, 1994; Estate Planning, University of Colorado at Boulder, August 1994; Women's Financial Information Program, Colorado State University, 1997-2000; Estates, Wills and Trusts, Metropolitan State College, 1998—; Your Money - Financial Planning, The Association of National Park Rangers, Annual Rendezvous, Arizona, December 1998; Allmerica Strategic Distribution Institute, The Seven Levels of Estate Planning and the Two Systems of Taxation, May 2002; Tax and Estate Planning in a Rapidly Changing Political Environment: Planning in Uncertain Times, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, May 2003; Fundamentals Estate Planning Law and Practice in Colorado, Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, May 2003.