Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Treasurer, 2019-2020
Secretary, 2018-2019
Regent, 2012-2016
Regent Liaison for ACTL Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice,
2013-2015
Sandra Day O'Connor Award Committee, 2013-2015
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, 2013-2015
Regent's Nominating Committee
Chair, 2016
Special Problems in the Administration of Justice Committee, Vice
Chairman, 2011-2012
Adjunct State Committee, 2011-2012
Colorado State Committee, Chairman, 2008-2010
Chairman-Elect, 2007-2008, Vice Chairman, 2006-2007
Code of Conduct Committee, 2007-2008
Complex Litigation Committee 2004-2005
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
Member
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Member, Diversity Law Institute
Member, Trial Law Institute
International Association of Defense Counsel
Member
Chambers USA
Product Liability - Nationwide, 2015-2019
Commercial Litigation - Colorado, 2009-2019
BTI Consulting
Client Service All-Star, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America
Denver Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Lawyer of the Year, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020
Denver Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2015, 2018
Denver Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year, 2012-2013, 2019
Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2005-2020
Commercial Litigation, 2005-2020
Legal Malpractice Law, 2005-2020
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, 2017-2020
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, 2005-2020
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2005-2020
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, 2017-2020
The Legal 500 United States
Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, 2007, 2009-2011,
2013
Benchmark Litigation
Commercial Litigation - Colorado, 2011-2018
Product Liability - Colorado, 2013-2018
Professional Liability - Colorado, 2013-2018
Colorado Super Lawyers
Ranked #1 in Colorado, 2013-2019
Top 10, 2007, 2009-2019
Personal Injury Defense: Products, 2009-2019
Class Action/Mass Torts, 2006-2008
Law Week Colorado
Lawyer of the Year, 2016
"People's Choice" Best Overall Litigator, 2017
"People's Choice" Civil Litigator, 2016
"Barrister's Best" Best Overall Litigator, 2015, 2019
"People's Choice" Class Action Defense Lawyer, 2014
"Barrister's Best" Best Class Action/Mass Tort Defense Lawyer, 2012
Lawyers of the Decade, 2011
"Barrister's Best" Best Trial Lawyer, 2010 5280 Magazine
Top Lawyer
Personal Injury Defense, 2015-2019
Civil Litigation, 2015-2019
Commercial Litigation, 2017-2019
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Outstanding Alumni Award, 2012
Euromoney's Expert Guides - Litigation and Product Liability
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
The International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers, 2011, 2014-2017, 2019
The International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers, 2014, 2017
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
ACTL Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice, member
2015 Rebuilding Justice Award
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Award for Competency, Ethics, and Professionalism, 2008
The American Lawyer
Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers, 2006
Corporate LiveWire
2014 Lawyer of the Year - Litigation & Dispute Resolution (Denver)
Best of the Bar, Denver Business Journal
Colorado Bar Foundation
Fellow
The Network of Trial Law Firms
Chairman, 2005-2006
Denver Bar Association
Vice President, Board of Trustees
Colorado Bar Association
Member, Board of Governors
American Bar Association
Chairman, Issues Affecting the Legal Profession
Young Lawyers Section Liaison to Standing Committee on
Professional Discipline
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
Judge William E. Doyle American Inn of Court, Master
Denver Law Club
Faculty of Federal Advocates
Board of Directors, 2004-2005
Defense Research Institute
Member, Professional Liability Committee
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
USDC Colorado Committee on Conduct, 2012
Who's Who in Law, Denver Business Journal
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Co-Chair of Reunion Committee, 2004
Colorado Judicial Institute
Board of Directors, 2004-present
Judicial Awards Committee, 2006-present
IAALS Law Firm Council
Founding member
National Center for State Courts
Lawyers Committee Member