Areas of Practice

• Construction Law
• Business Organizations
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Litigation and Appeals

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1961
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1961
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1992

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado
  L.L.B.
  Honors: Order of St. Ives - Honorary Scholastic Society, 1960
  Honors: E.V. Dunlelee Award "Most Promissing Freshman Law Student", 1958 to 1959
  Law Review: University of Denver Law Review, Dicta Staff
  
  
• University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
  B.A.
  Honors: Distinguished Military Graduate
  Major: Policitcal Science/Speech
  
  

Published Works

• "Evidentiary Issues in Drug and Medical Cases," Products Liability Pharmaceutical Drug Cases, (Co-Author), Shepard's McGraw Hill, Inc., 1988
• "Estate Administrative Expenses and The Personal Representative", The Colorado Lawyer, September, 2000
• "Mexico's Maquiladora Program: Isues for Colorado Manufacturers", The Colorado Lawyer, August, 1992
• "The Court Appointed Master in Civil Litigation", The Colorado Lawyer, October, 1981
• "What to Tell Your Children About Your Estate Plan", The Denver Business Journal, June, 2000
• "Your Estate Plan: Disclosure Reduces Discontent", Colroado Mature Lifestyles, April, 2000
• Passionate Landscape: The Painting Journeys of Buffalo Kaplinski, Sunstone Press, 2006
• "Opinions and Interpretations", Comment in Walking with Beauty, The Art and Life of Gerard Curtis Delano, R. G. Bowman, Publishers Press, Inc., 1990
• "The Art Collector and The Tax Collector", Art Journal, Summer, 1973

Representative Cases

• Alliance Construction Solutions, Inc. v. Department of Corrections v. The American Insurance Co., 54 P.3d 861 (Colorado Supreme Court 2002)
• Kingston v. Brussat, 698 F.S. 215 (U.S. District Court, Colorado 1988)

Representative Clients

• T.A. Pelsue Company
• Barber Nichols, Inc.
• MITI Manufacturing, Inc.
• Searle & Co.

References

• Colorado State Bank & Trust, 1600 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80202

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Free Trade with Mexico: Its Foundations, Benefits and Legal Considerations", Managing Counsel U.S. Corporations, 1993
• "Miller Act", Lorman Educational Services, 1980
• "Limited War & Nuclear Policy", U.S. Army Public Information Program, 1957

Honors and Awards

• Who's Who-Attorneys, Denver Business Journal, 2000 - 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Bar Association
  
  
• American Bar Association
  
  
• Denver Bar Association
  
  
• Global Energy de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., 1992 - 2001
  Director of Legal Affairs
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association, 1969 - 1973
  Interprofessional Committee and Medico-Legal Screening Panel
  
  
• Glenmoor Homeowners Association, 1993 - 1994
  President
  
  
• Cherryvale Sanitation District, 1972 - 1976
  President, Member of Board of Directors
  
  
• Arapahoe County Fair Ground, 1980 - 1981
  Member, Board of Directors
  
  
• Douglas Society, a Supporting Arm of the Native Arts Department of the Denver Art Museum, 1998 - 2003
  President and Board Member
  
  
• First Annual Fall Antiquities and Art Show, Denver Art Museum, 1998
  Chairman
  
  
• Colorado Bar Association, Trust and Estate Section
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Army, 1955 - 1958
• U.S. Army, 1st Lt Infantry, Served with Mountain and Cold Weather Training Command, Camp Hale, Colorado, 1956
• U.S. Army, 7th Infantry Division in Korea, 1956 - 1957
• Tilly & Graves, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Officer, Director, Shareholder, 1961 - 2001

Pro Bono Activities

• Denver County Court Probation Counselor, 1965 - 1966

Languages

• Spanish

Fraternities/Sororities

• Sigma Nu

Birth Information

• 1934, New York, New York, United States of America