Paul David Godec

Paul David Godec

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Licensed for 38 years

Litigation Lawyer at Denver, CO
Practice Areas: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Government ... +2 more

Ptarmigan Place, Suite 900, 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Denver, CO

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Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Litigation 35%

Representaive cases include: Kochevar v. Sentry Ins. (District Court, City & County of Denver, Courtroom 3) (defense of bad-faith and breach of contract claims arising from settlement of workers' compensation claim);Marquez v. Laser Vision Institute, LLC, et al. (U.S. District Court, D. Colo.) (defense of discrimination claims against physician by prospective HIV-positive patient under the Americans with Disabilities Act).

40 years

35%
Employment and Labor 25%

Representative cases include: Newport Health Network, Inc. v. Smallen (District Court, City & County of Denver, Courtroom 6) (defense of unfair competition and duty of loyalty claims against former employees of retail dispenser of hearing instruments); Archer v. Farmer Bros. Co., 70 P.3d 495 (Colo. App. 2002), aff'd, 90 P.3d 228 (Colo. 2004) (lead trial attorney in defense of employment claims under ADA, ADEA, and state tort claims).

35 years

25%
Government 20%

Representative cases include: Regents of Univ. of Colo. et al. v. Fenton, et al. (District Court, City & County of Denver, Courtroom 6) (claims involving breach of agreements not to compete and for other theories against faculty members of CU School of Medicine); Morreale v. City of Cripple Creek, et al., 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 12229 (No. 96-1220, 10th Cir. 1997) (summary judgment on qualified immunity for officers regarding excessive force and strip search allegations).

30 years

20%
Business 10%

General corporate advice primarily to businesses in the health care industry such as physician practices and Preferred Provider Organizations

30 years

10%
Construction and Development 10%

Representative cases include: R.S. Clark Const. Co. v. Cheyenne Montaña, LLP, et al. (District Court, El Paso County, Div. 7) (representation of general contractor in construction defect dispute against owner/developer and the defeat of counterclaims); Style Drywall & Construction, Inc. v. Waner Construction, et al., (Judicial Arbiter Group, Denver, CO) (arbitration against general contractor and owner for unpaid amounts on subcontractor agreement and defeating construction defect claims).

27 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 38 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1987

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Location

Kissinger & Fellman, P.C.

Ptarmigan Place, Suite 900, 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Denver, CO, 80209

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Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2010

President, Bethany Lutheran Church Foundation

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Special Counsel, Kissinger & Fellman, P.C.

2009 - 2010

Private Practitioner, Godec Law Firm, P.C.

2005 - 2009

Special Counsel, Ruegsegger Simons Smith & Stern, LLC,

1998 - 2005

Partner, Stromberg Cleveland Crawford & Schmidt, P.C.

1992 - 1998

Associate, Bruno Bruno & Colin, P.C.

1986 - 1992

Associate, Hayes Phillips & Maloney, P.C.

Associations

American Bar Association

Member

Colorado Bar Association (Health Law Section & Construction Law Section)

Member

Denver Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Great West Live Ins. Co. v. Dean, et al. (District Court, City & County of Denver, Courtroom 5)

Plaintiffs dismissed claims

Borjas v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co., 33 P.3d 1265, 1266 (Colo. App. 2001)

Trial judge dismissed original claim under Colorado Governmental Immunity Act

People v. Sapp, 934 P.2d 1367 (Colo. 1997)

Judge dismissed charges

Archer v. Farmer Bros. Co., 70 P.3d 495 (Colo. App. 2002), aff'd, 90 P.3d 228 (Colo. 2004)

Trial to minimal plaintiff's verdict

Regents of Univ. of Colo. et al. v. Fenton, et al. (District Court, City & County of Denver, Courtroom 6)

Favorable settlement

Marquez v. Laser Vision Institute, LLC, et al. (U.S. District Court, D. Colo.)

Plaintiff dismissed claims against individual physician

Morreale v. City of Cripple Creek, et al., 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 12229 (No. 96-1220, 10th Cir. 1997)

Summary judgment by trial judge affirmed by 10th Circuit

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Education

1986

Washington University School of Law, St. Louis

Juris Doctor

1983

Rice University

Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2012

Human Resources Update Seminar

Best Practices in Employment Law, HR & Risk Management

2010

Colorado Claims Association Law Day

"You're Fired" : Well-Documented Terminations May Trump Employment Claims

2009

Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Annual Education Day

Drug Testing of Workers' Compensation Claimants

2009

CLE in Colorado, Inc.

New Developments in Drug Testing : Testing for the Best: Best Practices in Employee Fitness for Duty Testing, Drug Screening, and Background Checking

2008

Women in E-Discovery

Where the Rubber Meets the Road in Electronic Discovery

2007

Firm Symposium

Workplace Investigations

2007

Colorado Auctioneers’ Association

Overview of Employment Contract Law

2006

Lorman Workers' Compensation Seminar

The Interplay of Employment Law and Workers' Compensation

2006

Firm Symposium

Sharks in the Water? Responding to Demands for Evidence by the Legal System

2006

Firm Symposia, 2004 & Oct. 2006

The Bermuda Triangle of Employment Law: The Interplay of the ADA, the FMLA and Workers' Compensation

2006

Firm Seminar, Nov. 2003, April 2006 & July 2006

Violence in the Workplace

2006

Firm Seminar

Non-Compete Provisions in Colorado Employment Contracts

2005

Sloans Lake Managed Care, Inc. (Oct. 2000 & July 2005)

Update on Confidentiality and Managed Care Issues

2004

Great West Life Ins. Co. Internal Training Seminar

Considerations for Managed Care Contracting

2003

Firm Symposium

Wolves at the Door? Responding to Demands for Evidence by the Legal System

2000

Firm Symposium

Non-Compete Provisions in Colorado Employment Contracts: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

1998

Alamosa Police Department

Courtroom Testimony for Law Enforcement

1992

Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc.

New Gaming Laws in Colorado

1990

Colorado Municipal League (Municipal Attorneys Section)

Civil Enforcement of Building and Zoning Codes in Municipal Court

1990

Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition

Managing the Domestic Violence Case

Publications

2011

Colorado Claims Vol. 9, No. 1 Defensible Termination Decisions

2008

Denver Business Journal Protect Against 'Clean' Theft of Secrets Using Data-Scrubbing Programs

2008

Denver Business Journal Plugging Telecommunications Leaks of Proprietary Information

2004

Various editions published by Stromberg Cleveland Crawford & Schmidt, 2002-04 Selected Recent Employment Law Decisions

2002

Special Employment Problems for Health Care Employers The Former Employee Problem

2002

American Health Lawyers Association Physician Organization Recent Legal Developments Encourage De-Selection of Incompetent Doctors

1995

CPPA Law Enforcement Journal Polygraph Tests

1994

CPPA Law Enforcement Journal Peace Officers' Duties and Potential Liabilities Under Colorado's Domestic Violence Statutes

1993

Colorado Lawyer Publication of Legal Notices by Colorado Municipalities

1992

Colorado Lawyer Warrantless Inspection of Private Premises by Municipal Code Enforcement Officers

1990

Urban Lawyer Taxation Innovations: Enhanced Sales Tax Incentive Programs

Languages

English

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