H.J. “Jay” Ledbetter
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Practice Areas:
- Appellate Writing and Advocacy
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Attorney Ethics
- Expert Witness on attorney ethics, billing practices and law office management
Biography
Mr. Ledbetter is a wartime veteran. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict. He was chosen to be a team member of a special operations team to go into Laos, North Vietnam and Cambodia to rescue the American POWs. Mr. Ledbetter then joined the Army, and although he was qualified as a JAGC lawyer, he chose to go into combat commands as an infantry officer. He served in the Infantry as well as Special Forces.
Mr. Ledbetter is a trained mediator and arbitrator, who is available to assist parties in resolving their disputes in a far less contentious setting.
Mr. Ledbetter currently has a number of cases on appeal, which are on the cutting-edge of the law.
Mr. Ledbetter is a trained mediator and arbitrator, who is available to assist parties in resolving their disputes in a far less contentious setting.
Mr. Ledbetter currently has a number of cases on appeal, which are on the cutting-edge of the law.
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D.
- Baylor University College of Arts and Sciences (Geology)
- B.S.
- Major: Geology
Bar Admission
- Texas, 1976
- Colorado, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1987
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1977
Published Works
- Colorado Appellate Law and Practice, Thomson Reuters, 3rd Edition, 2018
Representative Cases
- People ex rel. E.S, 49 P.3d.1221, 2002, Colorado Ct.App.
Classes & Seminars
- Ethics - Exposures and inoculations - 2016, CLS, 2016
- Ethics - Update 2017, CLS, 2017
Pro-Bono Activities
- Judge Hoffman Trial Advocacy Cup, Jessup Int'l Law Competition, Advocate's Cup at DU , 2002 to Present
- Judge for Colorado Mock Trial state championships, 2003 to Present
Professional Associations
- Colorado Bar Association, Member, 1986 to Present
- Texas Bar Association, Member, 1977 to Present
Ancillary Businesses
- Management of high-value trust
Fraternities or Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Certified Legal Specialties
- Arbitration / Mediation, Colorado Bar Association, 2018