• Following a five-day jury trial in Denver District Court in December 2025, obtained a verdict for the plaintiff on a breach-of-contract claim arising from the defendant’s failure to pay developer fees. Secured judgments totaling more than $775,000 and successfully defended against a counterclaim seeking approximately $1 million. The dispute involved the development of the Stanly Ranch Resort in Napa, California.
• Obtained complete dismissal of tort claims against a Fortune 200 company in a case seeking more than $1 billion in damages.
• Partitioned a 10,000-acre ranch located partly in Las Animas County, Colorado, with the minority owners receiving more than their pro rata share of the acreage. The matter required coordination with attorneys and courts in New Mexico and Texas.
• Prevailed on summary judgment for commercial tenants in a shopping center dispute, obtaining a ruling that the landlord had improperly charged the tenants for a new roof.
• Served as local counsel to a national bank in a range of litigation matters, including matters protecting the bank’s interests in a substantial asset portfolio.
• Quieted title on behalf of the University of Colorado Boulder and private developers in furtherance of several large-scale development projects. Also successfully obtained easements and other means of access to landlocked properties for individuals and developers.
• Obtained multiple civil theft judgments following trials and evidentiary hearings, including judgments under Colorado’s Mechanics’ Lien Trust Fund Statute, C.R.S. § 38-22-127.
• Prevailed in AAA commercial and construction arbitrations involving a wide range of business and construction claims.
• Tried more than 30 cases to judgment, including jury and bench trials, and resolved more than 150 cases through settlement, including numerous settlements for insurance policy limits.

• Complex Commercial Litigation and Trials
• Real Property Litigation, including Partitions, Condemnations, Quiet Title Actions, Commercial Evictions, Boundary Disputes, and Foreclosures
• Environmental Litigation, including CERCLA
• Partnership Disputes
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Fraud, Civil Theft, and Tortious Interference
• Defamation
• Trademark Disputes
• HOA Disputes, including Matters Involving Municipal Airport Property
• Appeals
• Construction Litigation
• Mediation and Arbitration

Honors & Insights

• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” in the fields of Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, and Real Estate Litigation, 2021–2026
• Selected for inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” List, Business/Corporate Law, 2018–2026
• Litigation Counsel of America Fellow; membership is limited to less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers and is extended by invitation following an extensive vetting process

Education

• J.D., University of Colorado Law School, 2011
  • Recipient of the Don W. Sears Award
  • Participated in Environmental Law Review and an international arbitration moot competition in Vienna, Austria
• B.A., College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, 2008, with distinction

Bar Admissions/Qualifications

• Colorado, 2011
• U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 2011

• American Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association
• Denver Bar Association
• William E. Doyle Inn of Court, Master