Ed began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard D. Cudahy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and then practiced as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, and as an Assistant United States Attorney and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Colorado. As a federal prosecutor, he was involved in the prosecution of a wide variety of cases, including the assassination of a federal judge, the first racketeering case filed in United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and various white collar criminal cases, including bank fraud, securities fraud and tax fraud. During his tenure as a prosecutor, Ed received the U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, the United States Attorney General Commendation, and the United States Attorney Distinguished Service Award.

Ed has a broad litigation practice and has successfully tried numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts, and has practiced in Federal and State Courts of Appeals, and before arbitration tribunals. He also has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial transactions, including purchase and sale agreements, real estate, leasing, construction, employment, insurance, partnership and corporate agreements, secured lending and contracts.

Education:

  • Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, University of Michigan Law School, Order of the Coif;Senior Editor, Michigan Law Review; Captain, Jessup International Moot Court Team; President, International Law Society; Editor, Yearbook of International Legal Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts, with honors, Harvard College, Harvard National Scholar; Member of Harvard Crew Team, Harvard Varsity Club, Harvard Crimson, and Phillips Brooks House

Admissions:

  • Colorado, 1981

Associations & Memberships:

  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

Professional and Community Activities (Past and Present):

  • Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court
  • Faculty of Federal Advocates
  • Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation
  • “AV” rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
  • Listed Who’s Who in American Law
  • American, Colorado, and Denver Bar Associations
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association
  • Chair of the Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association Judiciary Section
  • Chair of the Board of the Denver Public Schools Foundation
  • Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Easter Seal Society
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the American Ireland Fund
  • District Commissioner for the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Lawyers Committee
  • Chair of the Education Task Force
  • Co-Chair of the State Finance Task Force
  • Chair of the Harvard Schools Committee
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Outreach Project
  • General Counsel, Colorado Golf Association