Admitted: 1987, Colorado; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits
Law School: Harvard University, J.D.
Member: El Paso County, Colorado (Co-Founder and Member, Appellate Practice Subcommittee; Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section, 1998-1999) and American (Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Committee, Litigation Section, 1998-2001; Member, Executive Board, ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Standing Subcommittee on Appellate Oral Argument, 1995-1997) Bar Associations; Colorado Legal Aid Foundation (Trustee, 1998-2004).
Biography: John M. Olin Fellowship in Law and Economics, Harvard Law School, 1987. Recipient, Olin Prize for outstanding writing in the area of law and economics, Harvard Law School, 1987. Articles Editor, Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 1986-1987. Editor, The Appellate Practice Update (ABA Section of Litigation), 1995-1997. Contributing Author, Colorado Appellate Handbook (2000). Faculty Member, ABA Appellate Practice Institute, New Orleans, 2000. Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2004. Listed, Who's Who in America (2006); Who's Who in American Law (2005); The Best Lawyers in America (2006).
Born: Norfolk, Virginia, August 26, 1958
MilitaryService: U.S. Air Force Officer, Active Service, 1980-1984; Captain, U.S. Air Force Reserves, 1987-1991