Practice Areas
Industries
Education
Government Service
Bar and Court Admissions
Biography
Cases
- Won a Colorado Court of Appeals decision for electric scooter company Lime in a "duty of care" case. The court upheld a lower court's dismissal of negligence claims.
- Won a Colorado Supreme Court opinion for Crestone Peak Resources in a lease dispute with significant implications for Colorado's oil and gas industry.
- Represent Michelin as national coordinating counsel for toxic tort litigation.
- Won summary judgment for a national insurer in federal court in Colorado in a bad faith case involving medical payments coverage for workers' compensation claims. WTO proved that the plaintiff was seeking double recovery for his injuries through his policy with our client.
- Represented USAA in various bad faith underinsured motorist and medical payment matters. Drafted successful motions to strike, successfully handled discovery disputes, attended court conferences, and negotiated settlements.
- Successfully mediated a dispute over automobile property damage to dispose of all claims against an insured.
- Interviewed witnesses in third-party insurance disputes to strengthen bargaining position for an insurance client.
- Representing national asbestos litigation clients in mesothelioma cases, including drafting Daubert motions and motions in limine.
- Drafted successful motions in limine in a personal injury car accident case.
- Won a motion to dismiss in federal court in Colorado in a matter of first impression for a major industrial manufacturer facing toxic tort and wrongful death claims. WTO's novel arguments resulted in the product liability statute taking precedence for the first time.
- Represent a major industrial equipment manufacturer in nationwide high-exposure cases involving multiple injury and wrongful death claims.
Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Co-Author, "Limitations Applicable to Wrongful Death Claims Allegedly Caused by a Defective Product," DRI Strictly Speaking, (December, 2021).
-
How Much Are You Worth? A Statutory Alternative to the Unconstitutionality of Experts' Use of Minority-Based Statistics, 73 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. Online 206, (October 2016).
Articles
Other Experience
Williams Mullen, Summer Associate
Jackson Kelly, Summer Associate
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Colorado Super Lawyers
"Rising Star" - Business Litigation, 2025
Legal Aid Foundation
Associates' Advisory Board
Thompson G. Marsh Inn of Court
Board Member
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Award for Effective Trial Advocacy
Phi Delta Phi
Member
Omicron Delta Kappa
Member
Personal Interests
Mountain climbing, cooking Southwestern food, camping, and golfing