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Hugh Q. Gottschalk
Managing Partner
gottschalk@wtotrial.com
P 303.244.1858
F 303.244.1879


Hugh Gottschalk has handled a myriad of cases in his 30-year litigation career, including contract disputes, franchise matters, environmental torts, professional liability, product liability, trade secrets, and patent, copyright, and trademark infringements.  He employs his decades of litigation experience, accumulated knowledge, and educational background to effectively present complex and technical information at trial.

Hugh's experience in commercial litigation is particularly extensive.  He has represented clients in numerous commercial disputes involving alleged breaches of contracts, fraud and misrepresentation, securities, franchise matters, and intellectual property infringements.  Hugh has served as national or regional trial counsel to several large and well-known companies in industries as diverse as information technology, energy, manufacturing, and consumer and professional services.

Chambers USA, the international guide to America's leading business lawyers, describes Hugh as, "an excellent strategist and trial lawyer," and one of the top commercial litigation lawyers in Colorado.  Hugh has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the business litigation category in another rankings guide, Colorado Super Lawyers, since its inception in 2006.  Hugh is included on Colorado Super Lawyers' 2010 list of the top 50 lawyers in the state.  Hugh is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and he is an elected fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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Admitted to Practice

Other Experience

Otten, Johnson, Robinson, Neff & Ragonetti, P.C.
Holland & Hart LLP
Town of Bow Mar
    City Attorney

Teaching Positions

National Institute for Trial Advocacy
University of Colorado Trial Advocacy Program, 1985-1986

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors

American College of Trial Lawyers
    Fellow
American Board of Trial Advocates
    Member
Best Lawyers
    Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2010
    Commercial Litigation, 2008-2010
    Product Liability Litigation, 2010
Chambers USA
   Commercial Litigation - Colorado, 2005-2010
The Legal 500 United States
    Litigation: Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense, 2009-2010
Colorado Super Lawyers
    Business Litigation, 2006-2010
    Top 10, 2008
    Top 50, 2009
    Top 50, 2010

Colorado Corporate Counsel Black Book
    Product Liability, 2007
Best of the Bar, Denver Business Journal, 2005
American Bar Association
    Litigation Section
Colorado Bar Association
    Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Section
Denver Bar Association
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
    Faculty
Product Liability Advisory Council
    Sustaining Member, 1988-1992
    Executive Committee, 1991-1992
American Civil Liberties Union
    Board of Directors
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

Industry Memberships, Activities, and Honors

International Trademark Association

Articles and Presentations


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Education

  • University of Colorado School of Law - J.D., 1979
    University of Colorado Law Review, Articles Editor
    Rothgerber Moot Court Competition, Finalist
    Selected to Law School's National Moot Court Team
  • Northwestern University - B.S., Biochemistry, 1975

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Industries



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