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Biography
Cases
- Won summary judgment in a bellwether case for a cardiologist in Utah after more than 1,000 patients claimed our client's treatments were medically unnecessary.
- Defending a national telecommunications company in a lawsuit alleging violations of California privacy law.
- Defending a national real estate investment company in a class action involving alleged violations of Massachusetts law related to residential security deposits.
- Representing a national healthcare provider in disputes with insurers and physicians.
- Secured a favorable settlement for a pro bono client who brought Section 1983 Claims in federal court against a Colorado sheriff's office after jail deputies shot the client in the back of the leg with so-called "less lethal" ammunition.
- Won a $3.4 million jury verdict for a family-owned investment company following a cyberattack. Served as second chair on the trial team; conducted voir dire, direct examinations, and cross-examinations, including of the defendant's expert witness.
- Successfully defended lawyers and a law firm against malpractice and fraud claims, resulting in a favorable settlement while the defendants' motion for summary judgment was pending.
- Secured a significant settlement in federal court for a pro bono client who asserted claims for civil rights violations against the Weld County Sheriff's Office in Colorado.
- Won dismissal for a trucking company in a case involving catastrophic injuries. WTO discovered that the plaintiff had lied in his initial discovery responses and had failed to disclose critical medical records. The case was dismissed with prejudice on the eve of trial due to the discovery violation.
- Defended a nationally accredited tissue bank against allegations of fraud. Responsible, under senior supervision, for developing early litigation strategy, and drafted a complex motion to dismiss and a reply brief.
- Successfully defended a financial investment company against employment-related claims involving allegations that the company was the alter ego of another dissolved company. Led the development of the defense's expert witness.
- Successfully defended a leading telecommunications company against breach of contract claims in Oregon brought by a vendor.
- Represented lawyers and a law firm against malpractice and negligence claims in arbitration. Took the depositions of the claimant and his wife and prepared defense experts prior to their depositions.
- Drafted a motion to dismiss WTO's third-party client from a commercial dispute. The other defendant, which filed counterclaims that pulled our client into litigation, voluntarily dismissed without any payment by WTO's client before the court could rule on the motion.
- Successfully defended a trucking company against seven-figure liability claims brought by multiple plaintiffs following an accident that included allegations of permanent impairment due to a traumatic brain injury. Took the depositions of multiple fact and plaintiffs' expert witnesses.
- Successfully defended a telecommunications company in a state and federal putative class action in Washington arising out of an alleged data breach.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice, without any payment by WTO's client, for an online educational content provider facing allegations that it violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act and put minors at risk.
- Successfully represented the United States in a federal criminal misdemeanor trial as an Assistant United States Attorney which resulted in a guilty verdict. Delivered opening and closing statements, direct and cross examinations.
- Represented the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney in an evidentiary hearing involving a direct examination of a law-enforcement witness related to alleged violations of the defendant's Fourth Amendment rights based upon novel legal theories
- Represented the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney in federal court in dozens of arraignment, detention, change of plea, and sentencing hearings.
- Drafted three complex briefs for the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney to motions for compassionate release, all of which were decided in the government's favor, including one after several hours of oral argument.
- Represented the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney in international criminal matters related to an extradition complaint and a request for investigatory assistance pursuant to a mutual legal assistance treaty.
Press
- Law Week Colorado Features Three WTO "Rising Stars"
- Law360, "DirecTV, CenturyLink Settle Suit Over Consumer Data Breach," October 23, 2018.
Other Experience
Alameda County Public Defender’s Office, Certified Law Student Attorney
Stanford Community Law Clinic, Certified Law Student Attorney
Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Colorado Super Lawyers
Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2023-2024
Gerald Gunther Prize for Outstanding Performance in Torts
Rising Stars, Business Litigation, 2023-2024
Gerald Gunther Prize for Outstanding Performance in Torts
John Hart Ely Prize for Outstanding Performance in Counterterrorism and the Law
Joint Civilian Service Achievement Award
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, Recruiting Commitee
Co-chair
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, Pro Bono Commitee
Member
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, Recruiting Commitee
Co-chair
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, Pro Bono Commitee
Member
Personal Interests
Watching NFL football, reading classic novels, hiking, running, and traveling.