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Amicus Briefs
CTLA's active Amicus Curiae Committee, chaired by Tim Garvey and Kylie Schmidt, reviews requests for amicus assistance and decides which to accept. It sometimes provides research and briefs to help with this function.
Review the Amicus Guidelines used to determine involvement and complete the Amicus Request Form.
CTLA can never thank the brief writers enough for their efforts on behalf of the association, its members and their clients. Their assistance is invaluable. Here are the briefs (alphabetically within years), with the names of the authors who wrote them on CTLA's behalf. Additional pleadings are sometimes available. Contact Holly Bennett at hollyb@ctlanet.org to inquire.
2020
Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Bolt Factory Lofts Owners Association, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin and Nelson A. Waneka
Delta Airlines, Inc. v. Scholle
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson P. Boyle, Jessica L. Derakshanian, Thomas Neville
Gill v. Waltz and Swift Transportation Company, LLC
Colorado Supreme Court
Jessica L. Derakshanian and Nelson P. Boyle
Johnson v. Rowan
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson A. Waneka
Gurung v. Kouao, et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson Boyle and Timothy M. Garvey
Kritzer and Kritzer v. Qwest Corp., et al.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Jesse Howard Witt
LB Rose Ranch, LLC v. Hansen Construction, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Jesse Howard Witt
Colorado Court of Appeals
Megan K. Mathews
Rudnicki v. Bianco
Colorado Supreme Court
Kylie M. Schmidt, Julia Thompson, Molly Greenblatt, and David P. Mason
In Support of Rule 21 Petition of J.R.M. for the adoption of K.R.M.
Colorado Supreme Court
Ralph Ogden
2019
Acierno v. Park View Village, L.L.C.
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson Boyle and Keith Frankl
Amica Life Insurance Company v. Wertz
Colorado Supreme Court
Timothy M. Garvey
Garcia v. Centura Health Corporation
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson Boyle for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Grenillo v. Estate of Joel Hansen
Colorado Court of Appeals
John F. Poor
Lees v. James
Colorado Supreme Court
Scot C. Kreider, Zachary S. Westerfield, and Logan R. Martin
Martinez v. CSG Redevelopment Partners, LLLP
Colorado Supreme Court
Ralph Ogden
Perischette v. Owners Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Elisabeth L. Owen
Redden v. Clear Creek Skiing Corporation
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bruce L. Braley and Tim J. Luetkemeyer
Ryser v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg and Richard M. Crane
Smith v. Surgery Center at SCLT, LLC
Colorado Court of Appeals
Nelson Boyle and Jessica L. Derakhshanian
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains v. Wagner
Colorado Supreme Court
Ralph Ogden and James Anderson
2018
Amica Life Insurance Company v. Wertz
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Timothy M. Garvey
Airth v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg, Richard M. Crane, Timms R. Fowler
Clemens v. Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
Jason Wesoky and Nelson Boyle
Fox v. Alfini and Brady Chiropractic Group PC
Colorado Supreme Court
David P. Mason and J. Bennett Lebsack
In re De La Cruz-Arellano v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
LeHouillier v. Gallegos
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael T. Mihm, Thomas D. Neville, and Mark E. Saliman
Owners Insurance Co. v. Dakota Station II Condominium Ass'n, Inc.
Colorado Supreme Court
Keith E. Frankl and David Roth
Nanez v. Industrial Claim Apeal Office, et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
John M. Connell and Nelson Boyle
Rudnicki v. Bianco
Colorado Court of Appeals
Kylie M. Osterloh, Julia Thompson and David P. Mason
Santich et al. v. VCG Holdings Corp. et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Joan M. Bechtold
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. De La Cruz-Arellano
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
2017
American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Barriga
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
Bailey v. Hermancinski
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett
City of Arvada v. Jimenez
Colorado Court of Appeals
Scot C. Kreider
Collins v. State of Colorado
Colorado Supreme Court
Scot C. Kreider
Colorow Health Care v. Fischer
Colorado Supreme Court
Anthony Viorst
Ferrer v. Okbamicael and Colorado Cab Company, LLC
Colorado Supreme Court
Thomas Neville (Colorado Trial Lawyers Association)
Forfar v. Walmart Stores, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
John F. Poor
Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company v. Estate of Casper
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
Sarah Parady (Plaintiff Employers' Lawyer Association)
Keys v. Alliance Real Estate Services
(Brief in support of petition for certiorari)
Colorado Supreme Court
Thomas Neville
Lorenzen v. Pinnacol Assurance
Colorado Court of Appeals
Michael J. Rosenberg
Munoz v. American Family Mutual Insurance Comany
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg and Richard M. Crane
Nanez v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office, et al.
Colorado Court of Appeals
John M. Connell (for Workers Compensation Education Association)
Nelson Boyle (for Colorado Trial Lawyers Association)
Przekurat ex rel. Przekurat v. Stimson, et al.
(Brief supporting petition for certioriari)
Colorado Supreme Court
Jessica L. Derakhshanian
Przekurat ex rel. Przekurat v. Stimson, et al.
(Merits brief)
Colorado Supreme Court
Jessica L. Derakhshanian and Nelson Boyle
Raup v. Vail Summit Resorts, Inc.
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Evan P. Banker and Allison R. Hart
Renfandt v. New York Life Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Timothy M. Garvey
Rooftop Restorations, LLC v. American Family Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Zachary C. Warzel and Melissa A. Hailey
Thompson & Rogers v. Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd.
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
Ybarra v. Greenberg & Sada, PC
Colorado Supreme Court
Ross W. Pulkrabek
Walker v. Ford Motor Company
Colorado Supreme Court
David K. TeSelle, Brian K. Matise, Nelson P. Boyle
White v. Estate of Soto-Lerma
Colorado Court of Appeals
Thomas Neville and Michael J. Rosenberg
2016
American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Barriga
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
Austin v. People
Colorado Supreme Court
Jason B. Wesoky
England v. Amerigas Propane & Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America
Colorado Supreme Court
John M. Connell
Ferrer v. Okbamicael
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett
In Re Brimah
Colorado Supreme Court
Norman R. Mueller & Rachael A. Bellis
Johnson v. Schonlaw, et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Jason Wesoky
Magill v. Ford Motor Co., et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Stuart Ollanik & Julia T. Thompson
Nibert v. Geico Casualty Co.
Colorado Court of Appeal
Thomas W. Henderson, Brian K. Matise and Nelson Boyle
Rumnock v. Anschutz & American Family Mutual Insurance
Colorado Supreme Court
Zachary C. Warzel & Melissa A. Hailey
Smokebrush Foundation v. City of Colorado Springs
Colorado Court of Appeals
Scot C. Kreider
Villas at Highland Park Homeowners Ass'n, Inc. v. Francescon, et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Scot C. Kreider
Walker v. Ford Motor Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Brian K. Matise, David K. TeSelle, Nelson P. Boyle
2015
American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Hansen
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin & Michael J. Rosenberg
Espinoza v. Arkansas Valley Adventures, LLC
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Russell R. Hatten & Evan P. Banker
Martinez and Stevens Law Offices v. Mintz and Krajewski
Colorado Supreme Court
Anna N. Martinez
PW ex rel. KW v. Children's Hospital
Colorado Supreme Court
Anna N. Martinez & Joseph F. Bennett
Colorado Supreme Court
Brian K. Matise, Diane Vaksdal Smith & Nelson P. Boyle
Colorado Supreme Court
Benjamin Sachs, David Mason & John R. Holland
2014
Antero Resources, et al. v. Strudley
Colorado Supreme Court
David A. Klibaner
Board of County Commissioners v. Rodgers and Hazel
Colorado Supreme Court
Arash Jahanian, Matthew Cron, Austin M. Cohen, Siddhartha H. Rathod & Qusair Mohamedbhai
Craft v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin
Ferrer v. Delgado
Colorado Supreme Court
Thomas D. Neville
Fleury, et al. v. Intrawest Winter Park Operations, Inc.
Colorado Supreme Court
John F. Poor
Harner v. Chapman
Colorado Supreme Court
David P. Mason, Henry Miniter, Benjamin I. Sachs, Lorraine E. Parker
Hepworth-Pawlak Geotechnical, Inc., et al. v. Mid Valley Real Estate Solutions V, LLC
Colorado Supreme Court
Jesse Howard Witt
Lawless, et al. v. Standard Insurance Co., et al.
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett
Newman v. Roberts
Colorado Supreme Court
Jason B. Wesoky and Adrienne M. Tranel
Oasis Legal Finance Group, LLC v. Suthers
Colorado Supreme Court
Anna N. Martinez and Thomas D. Neville
Westin v. Groh
Colorado Supreme Court
Michael J. Rosenberg
2013
Burnett v. Colorado
Colorado Pool Systems, Inc. & Kitowski v. Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al.
Daniel v. City of Colorado Springs
Harmon v. New
Jacox v. American Family Insurance Co.
Jordan v. Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center
Jordan v. Safeco
Simpson v. Cedar Springs Hospital, Inc.
Colorado Supreme Court
Julia T. Thompson
2012
American Family Insurance Co. v. Mahoney
Colorado Court of Appeals
James M. Croshal & Mickey W. Smith
Bedor v. Johnson
Colorado Supreme Court
Thomas D. Neville
Burnett v. Colorado
Colorado Court of Appeals
John F. Poor
Demarco v. Broadway Dodge
Colorado Supreme Court
John F. Poor and Jesse Howard Witt
Harner v. Chapman
Colorado Court of Appeals
Lorraine E. Parker and David P. Mason
Higham v. Bluestein
Colorado Court of Appeals
Benjamin I. Sachs and David P. Mason
Jacox v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Michael J. Rosenberg
Jordan v. Safeco
Colorado Court of Appeals
Michael J. Rosenberg
Stresscon Corp. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
Colorado Court of Appeals
Michael J. Rosenberg
2011
Averyt v. Walmart
Colorado Supreme Court
Nelson Boyle
Cloer v. Health & Human Services
United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit
Thomas Neville
Colo. Pool Systems, Inc. & -Kitowski v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. et al.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Jesse H. Witt
Dept. of Finance, City & County of Denver v. Treece, Alfrey
Colorado Court of Appeals
John Mann
Kisselman v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Michael J. Rosenberg
Levy v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin and Nelson A. Waneka
Mercantile Adjustment Bureau, LLC v. Flood
Colorado Supreme Court
David P. Mason
Mountain States Mutual Casualty Company v. Roinestad
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin and David P. Mason
Stodghill v. John B. Pelner MD; Centura Health-St Thomas More Hosp.; & Pelham P. Staples III MD
Colorado Supreme Court
Timms R. Fowler
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Crossgrove
Colorado Supreme Court
Anthony Viorst
2010
Ahluwalia v. QFA Royalties LLC
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph J. Mellon and Bennett L. Cohen
Day v. Johnson
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett & Julia T. Thompson
Gordy v. Mariner Health Care Inc.
Colorado Surpeme Court
Nelson Boyle
Hauck v. Simmons
Colorado Court of Appeals
Ralph Ogden
Henisse v. First Transit. Inc.
Colorado Supreme Court
Victoria Swanson
Jackson et al. v. Unocal Corp.
Colorado Supreme Court
Robert F. Hill, John H. Evans, Nathan P. Flynn & Thomas D. McFarland
Kendrick v. Pippen
Colorado Supreme Court
Julia T. Thompson and Thomas D. Neville
Medved v. Garcia
Colorado Court of Appeals
Robert F. Hill, John H. Evans, Nathan P. Flynn & Thomas D. McFarland
Sanderson v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Thomas L. Roberts and Michael J. Rosenberg
Smith v. Jeppsen
Colorado Supreme Court
Willaim J. Hansen
Steele v. Allen
Colorado Supreme Court
Ross W. Pulkrabek and Daniel A. Wartell
State Farm v. Reyher
Colorado Supreme Court
Kevin S. Hannon
Qwest v. Blood
Colorado Supreme Court
Andre Mura (Center for Constitutional Litigation)
2009
Colorado Coffee Bean, LLC v. Peaberry Coffee, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Currier v. Sutherland
Colorado Supreme Court
Alexa R. Salg, Thomas L. Roberts & Beth A. Tomerlin
Day v. Johnson
Amicus Brief in Support of Petition for Certiorari to the Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett & Julia T. Thompson
Gordy v. Mariner Health Care, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Benjamin Sachs
Moffet v. Life Care Centers of America
Colorado Supreme Court
Anthony Viorst
Nunn v. Mid-Century Insurance Company
Colorad Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin (Amicus on the Petition for Cert)
Nunn v. Mid-Century Insurance Company
Colorado Supreme Court
Steven Taffet
VOA v. Gardenswartz
Colorado Supreme Court
Willaim J. Hansen
2008
Briggs v. American National Property & Casualty
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Farmers' Insurance Exchange v. Benzing
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin & Alexa R. Salg
Grote v. Charter Oak Fire Ins Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Henisse v. First Transit, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Victoria C. Swanson
Ivkov v. Progressive Halcyon Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Maxwell v. USAA
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Richardson v. Hartford Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Richardson v. Mendota Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Rider v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin and Zachary C. Warzel
Robbins v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Wagner v. Travelers Property Casualty Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Wertz v. Travelers Property Casualty Company
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
2007
Brodeur v. American Home Assurance
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin
Crow v. Penrose-St. Francis Health Care System
Colorado Supreme Court
Francis V. Cristiano & Julia T. Thompson
Cardenas v. Jerath
Colorado Supreme Court
William J. Hansen
Lanahan v. Chi Psi Fraternity
Colorado Supreme Court
Ross B.H. Buchanan
Lombard v. Colorado Outdoor Education Center
Colorado Supreme Court (two briefs)
Mac Hester
Morris v. Goodwin
Colorado Supreme Court
Joseph F. Bennett
Premier Home Protection v. ADT Security
Colorado Supreme Court
Bradley A. Levin
Pringle v. Valdez
Colorado Supreme Court
Victoria C. Swanson
Trattler v. Citron
Colorado Supreme Court
Anthony Viorst
Villalpando v. Denver Health
Colorado Supreme Court
Bennett S. Aisenberg & H. Paul Himes
2006
Conway v. State Farm
Colorado Supreme Court
James M. Croshal
Jessee v. Farmers
Colorado Supreme Court
Jesse Howard Witt
Nunn v. Mid-Century
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bradley A. Levin
Reutter v. Weber
Colorado Supreme Court
John Robert Holland, Anna Cayton-Holland & Jerome M. Reinan
2005
State Farm v. Trigg
Colorado Court of Appeals
Bruce J. Kaye & Mari C. Bush
State Farm v. Do
Colorado Court of Appeals
William J. Hansen
2004
Hoang v. Delavignette
Colorado Court of Appeals
Victoria C. Swanson