Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. - 1979
- City University of New York
- Post-Graduate Study in Geology
- Dickinson College
- B.S. - 1969
- Honors: National Merit Scholar
- Major: Geology
Bar Admission
- Colorado, 1985
- New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Published Works
- Colorado Appellate Law and Practice, Second edition, West’s Colorado Practice Series Volume 18
- Colorado Appellate Law and Practice, Plank and Gill (West’s Colorado Practice Series Volume 18, 1999 and annual supplements) (Third Edition August 2018)
- Post-Trial Motions, Robertson and Gill (Colorado Lawyer, Nov. 2003)
- The Unwritten Rules of Appellate Practice, Trial Talk (April 2003)
- Appealable Orders in Family Law, Rothenberg and Gill (Colorado Lawyer, Dec. 1997)
- Interpreting Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act, (Colorado Lawyer, Nov. 1997)
- Motions Practice in the Court of Appeals, (Colorado Lawyer, Aug. 1994)
- Black’s Law Dictionary – Abridged Eighth Edition, Panel of Practicing Contributors
- Contributed to: Aids and the Law (Second Edition, 1992); Fitzgerald and Arena, Bankruptcy and Divorce: Support and Property Division (1992); Valiulis, Covenants Not to Compete: Forms, Tactics and the Law (1987-1992).
- Continuing Legal Education of Colorado: Colorado Appellate Practice
- State and Federal Appellate Practice 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- Family Law Institute 2012, 204, 2015
- Appellate Case Study: Moreno v. Hall 2012
- Evaluating the Case for Appeal 2012
- Brief Writing 2003
- Oral Argument 2001
- Overview of Appellate Practice 1999, 1997
- Appellate Procedure 1998
- Family Law 1997
- Workers’ Compensation 1997
- Jurisdiction of the Appellate Courts 1996, 1995
- Motions Practice 1995
- Private Sponsors
- Overview of Appellate Practice 2003
- Jurisdiction of the Colorado Court of Appeals 1999
- Motions Practice in the Appellate Courts 1999
- Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act 1996
- Computer Research (Judicial Conference) 1995
- In-house at the Colorado Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction of the Colorado Court of Appeals, 1995-2000; Colorado’s Governmental Immunity Act 1996.
Representative Cases
- Supreme Court of the State of Colorado
- People v. Zadra, 2017 CO 18, affirming 10CA1207
- In re Marriage of Gromicko, 387 P.3d 58 (Colo. 2017), 2017 CO 1
- Glustrom v. Colorado Public Utilities Com’n, 280 P.3d 662 (Colo. 2012)
- Regents of University of Colorado v. Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, LLC, 271 P.3d 496 (Colo. 2012)
- Andersen v. Lindenbaum, 160 P.3d 237 (Colo. 2007)
- State v. Denver, 139 P.3d 635 (Colo. 2006)
- Smith v. Truman, 115 P.3d `179 (Colo. 2005)
- Spahmer v. Gullette, 113 P.3d 158 (Colo. 2005)
- In re Marriage of Ciesluk, 113 P.3d 135 (Colo. 2005), reversing 100 P.3d 527 (Colo. App. 2004)
- In re Estate of DeWitt, 60 P.3d 746 (Colo. 2002)
- Court of Appeals of the State of Colorado
- Calvert v. Mayberry, 2016 COA 60, certiorari granted
- In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning W.C., 2018 COA 63
- In re Marriage of Vanderborgh, 370 P.3d 661 (Colo. App. 2016), 2016 COA 27
- In re Parental Responsibilities Concerning B.C.B., 2015 COA 42
- In re Marriage of Webb and Christiansen, 284 P.3d 107 (Colo. App. 2011)
- In re Marriage of Connerton and Nevin, 260 P.3d 62 (Colo. App. 2010)
- In re M.G. C.-G., 228 P.3d 271 (Colo. App. 2010)
- In re Petition of J.A.V., 206 P.3d 467 (Colo. App. 2009)
- State ex rel. Suthers v. Cash Advance and Preferred Cash Loans, 205 P.3d 389 (Colo. App. 2008)
- Good v. Bear Canyon Ranch Ass’n, 160 P.3d 251 (Colo. App. 2007)
- People v. Versteeg, 165 P.3d 760 (Colo. App. 2006)
- Stauffer v. Stegman, 165 P.3d 713 (Colo. App. 2006)
- Clinger v. Hartshorn, 89 P.3d 462 (Colo. App. 2003)
- Equitex, Inc v. Unger, 60 P.3d 746 (Colo. App. 2002)
- People ex rel. E.S., 49 P.3d 1221 (Colo. App. 2002)
- People v. Rios, 43 P.3d 726 (Colo. App. 2002)
- People v. Duke, 36 P.3d 149 (Colo. App. 2001)
- Cases citing Colorado Appellate Law and Practice
- Scott v. Scott, 136 P.3d 892 (Colo. 2006), affirming Estate of Scott, 119 P.3d 511 (Colo. App. 2004)
- Romanoff v. State Com’n on Judicial Performance, 126 P.3d 182 (Colo. 2006)
- People ex rel. Salazar v. Davidson, 79 P.3d 1221 (Colo. 2003)
- Anstine v. Churchman, 74 P.3d 451 (Colo. App. 2003)
- Marriage of Buck, 60 P.3d 788 (Colo. App. 2002)
Honors
- 5280 Top Lawyer in Appeals 2015 - Present
- Super Lawyer, 2016 - Present
- Barrister’s Best/People Choice Appeals 2016
- Barrister’s Best Appeals, 2018-2019
Past Positions
- Colorado Court of Appeals, Staff Attorney, 1988 to 2000
Professional Associations
- Colorado Bar Association, Appellate Practice, Chairman, Vice Chairman, 2000 to 2008
- Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Appellate Rules, 1998 to Present
- Denver Bar Association
- Arapahoe Bar Association
- Douglas/Elbert Bar Association