Experience

Rating: 9.5 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Colorado Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers

1990

Who's Who in American Law, Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who and listed in Who’s Who in American Law, 1990 to Present

1976

Hornbook Award for Highest Grades Second Year of Law School, West Publishing Company

1976

General Editor, Board of Editors and Faculty, Denver Law Journal

1972

Rockefeller Foundation Scholar, Rockefeller Foundation

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Work Experience

2003 - Present

Adjunct Professor, University of Denver, University College

2000 - Present

Adjunct Professor, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

2012 - 2014

Attorney at Law, Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP

1995 - 2012

Shareholder and Director, Grimshaw and Harring, PC

1979 - 1995

Attorney and Partner, Berkowitz, Brady and Backus

1979 - 2002

Special Counsel, City of Littleton

1978 - 1979

Assistant City Attorney, City of Lakewood

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Associations

2008 - Present

Intersol, Paris, France, Comite Scientifique

Member

2000 - Present

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Faculty

Adjunct Professor

1978 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Member

1988 - 1994

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Environmental Law Task Force

Member

1988 - 1994

Colorado Municipal League Environmental Law Committee

Counsel/Member

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Sample of Legal Cases

Richard A. Voss, et al., v. AMI Mechanical, Inc.

Colorado Supreme Court denied certiorari, letting stand Court of Appeals' opinion that Defendant owed a duty of care to Plaintiff, and remanding case for trial as trial court had erroneously dismissed case .

Beneficial Living Systems, Inc. v. Transportation Insurance Company, et al.

Confidential settlements with the Plaintiff's first-party property carrier and the first contracting company defendant. Judgment in the amount of $1,044,005, including interest, was entered against the second contracting company defendant .

The Marianist Province of the United States v. ACE USA Insurance and Century Indemnity Co

Confidential Settlement

Coverage Dispute: Multi-National Mining Company and AIG

Policy buyout and coverage replacement

Christina Martinez v. Wendy's International, et al.,

Settlement

Henry Charles Wolf v. United States Department of Labor

Administrative Appeal of Radiation Exposure Denial

North River Ins. Co., US Fire Ins. Co., et al v. Bishop of Pueblo and the Marianist Province of the USA

Multiple Confidential Settlements

Cyprus Amax Minerals Corp. v. Lexington Insurance Co., et al.

Proceedings on Remand: Confidential Settlement

Dermody Properties v. Leareno Development Co., Silverlake Water Dist. Co., Moya Olsen Lear, et al.

Settlements with Multiple Insurers at Stead AFB

Compass Insurance Co., et al. v. City of Littleton

Cities won coverage for multi-million dollar environmental damages

Boryla v. Pash

Judgment for Plaintiff in excess of $500,000

The Lowry Landfill Superfund Administrative Action and associated contribution litigation

Multiple Settlements of Multi-Million Dollar Superfund Liabilities

Hecla Mining Company v. New Hampshire Insurance Company, et al

Case established ambiguity of pollution exclusion

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Education

1977

University of Denver College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1974

University of Denver

MA - Masters

1968

St John's University, New York

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2015

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Law of Hazardous Waste and Toxic Torts Course 2000 to Present Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances Law

2014

University of Denver, University College, Environmental Protection Law Course 2001 to 2006, 2012 to present Environmental Protection Law

2014

Intersol 2014, Lille, France: International Environmental Conference Extraction of Gas and Oil from Oil Shale: Contoversy Over Fracking and EU and US Regulations

2013

The Bridge Group (London, England) Conference, Dallas, Texas Navigating Uncertain Waters (Part II): Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation

2013

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, National Webinar, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis Navigating Uncertain Waters: Regulatory Developments in Clean Water Act Enforcement, Stormwater Permitting, and Hydraulic Fracturing

2013

Colorado Special District Association Seminar, Denver, Colorado When it Rains it Pours: Municipal and Govt. Liability Associated with Stormwater Events, Flooding, and Other Recent Water Developments

2012

Intersol 2012, Paris, France: International Environmental Coference Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation in the United States: The Laissez-Faire Approach of the Federal Government and Varying State Regulations

2011

Intersol 2011, Lyon, France: International Environmental Conference Dechets et sols : Etudes de cas aux Etats-Unis; assurance et jurisprudence.

2010

Intersol 2010, Paris, France: International Environmental Conference Déchets et Sols : Etudes de cas aux Etats-Unis et jurisprudence dans le cadre de l’assurance

2008

Intersol 2008, Paris, France: International Environmental Conference

European Union Environmental Directive and "Assurances Environnementaux"

2000

Colorado Special Dist. Ass'n Annual Seminar

Environmental Insurance Coverage

1999

CML Annual Seminar on Municipal Law

Municipal Law and Environmental Claims

1997

CML Annual Seminar on Municipal Law

Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims

1997

CLE in Colorado

Environmental Insurance Coverage--Key Issues and Answers

1996

NBI: Environmental Insurance Coverage Seminar

Environmental Insurance

1995

CLE in Colorado, Inc: Environmental Insurance Coverage

Environmental Insurance

1994

CTLA: Environmental Insurance Seminar

Environmental Insurance

1992

CTLA Environmental Insurance Seminar

Environmental Insurance

1991

IMLA Annual Conference

Superfund (CERCLA) and Insurance Coverage

1991

CTLA Environmental Insurance Seminar

Environmental Insurance

1984

The Liability of Psychotherapists

Mental Health Counselor Liability Exposures

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Publications

2015

Lexology Dirigibles Over Paris Skies

2015

Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Colorado Supreme Court Approves Ballot Measure Language Restricting Fracking, Part Two

2015

Spencer, Fane, Britt and Browne, LLP Environmental Law Solutions Blog Colorado Supreme Court Approves Ballot Measure Language Restricting Fracking

2015

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog New Study in the Journal Science Affirms Underground Injection from Fracking Causes Earthquakes, While Industry Cautions Reserving Judgment

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Colorado Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Reversal of "Lone Pine" Fracking Order

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog California Modifies Proposed Fracking Regulations, Mandating Seismic Monitoring

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog EPA Initiates Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) re Transparency in Reporting Fracking Chemicals

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Texas Jury Awards Ranching Family Nearly $3 Million Dollars for Fracking Damages, While National Groundwater Association Position Paper Declares Fracking Safe

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog EPA “Pre-Rulemaking” Notice Sent to OMB re Reporting Chemicals Used in Fracking

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog University of Missouri-Columbia Study Links Endocrine System Health Effects to Fracking

2014

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Insurance Remains Property of Dissolved Corporation Even After Wind-up, According to Delaware Supreme Court

2014

Intersol 2014, World Event Business Solutions, Lille, France L'Extraction de Gaz et de Pétrole de Schistes Bitumineux: La Controverse de la Fracturation dans les Réglementations de l'Union Européenne et Américaine

2014

Intersol 2014, World Event Business Solutions, Lille, France Extraction of Gas and Oil from Oil Shale: Controversy Over Fracking and EU and US Regulations

2013

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP National Webinar Navigating Uncertain Waters: Regulatory Developments in Clean Water Act Enforcement, Stormwater Permitting, and Hydraulic Fracturing

2013

The Bridge Group, The Lanterns, Bridge Lane, London, UK SW11 3AD Navigating Uncertain Waters (Part II): Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation

2013

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog When it Rains it Pours: Municipal and Govt. Liability Associated with Stormwater Events, Flooding, and Other Recent Water Developments

2013

Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, University of Vermont, South Royalton, VT Hydraulic Fracturing Regulation in the United States: The Laissez Faire Approach of the Federal Governmnment and Varying State Regulations

2013

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Colorado Court Opens Doors to Plaintiffs Challenging Fracking

2012

Intersol 2012, World Event Business Solutions, Paris, France Hydraulic Fracturing Regulations in the US

2012

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmnetal Law Solutions Blog Groundbreaking EPA Enforcement at Hydraulic Fracturing Sites

2012

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog Recently Enacted Fracking Ban in Colorado Challenged, Highlighting Divide Between State and Local Governments on Energy Production

2012

Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne, LLP, Environmental Law Solutions Blog California Supreme Court Addresses Insurance Coverage for Long-Tail Legacy Environmental Liabilities

2011

Intersol 2011, World Event Business Solutions, Lyon , France Environmental Law, Insurance and Soil

2011

Treatise, Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property published by Bradford Publishing Co. Environmental Insurance, Chapter Supplement

2007

Treatise, Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property published by Bradford Publishing Co. Environmental Regulation of Colorado Real Property, Chapter on Environmental Insurance

2002

Chapters on Superfund and Toxic Torts, Professor's Manual, University Casebook Series published by Foundation Press The Regulation of Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes

2002

The Colorado Lawyer City of Littleton, Wallis and Insurance for Multiyear Liability Claims

1999

Trial Talk (CO) Compass Ins. Co v. City of Littleton: Colorado Supreme Court Adopts "Second Discharge" Analysis in Finding Insurance for City's Environmental Liabilities

1998

The Colorado Lawyer Recovery of Noneconomic Damages in Delayed Diagnosis of Cancer Cases

1998

Trial Talk (CO) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance: How to Locate Lost or Missing Policies in Reconstructing Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims

1992

Trial Talk (CO) Insurance Coverage for Environmental Claims

1992

The Daily Journal Series: Environmental Insurance Law: Will Business Insurance Policies Cover Environmental Damage Costs?

1975

The Cornerstone A film on Due Process of Law written & directed by William Brady, narrated by Raymond Burr

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Languages

French

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