attorney profile

Licenses to Practice Law:

U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District of Colorado
U.S. District of New Mexico
State of Colorado

Admissions Pro Hac Vice:

U.S. Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District of New Jersey
U.S. Southern District of Texas
State of Delaware
State of Indiana
State of New Mexico
State of North Carolina
State of Texas
State of West Virginia

Education:

J.D., University of Colorado School of Law (1992), Law Review, Courtland H. Peterson Writing Award (Outstanding Publication).
B.S.B.A., major in finance and marketing, University of Denver (1989), magna cum laude, full-tuition alumni scholarship.

About Paul Gordon

Mediator Paul Gordon grew up in Colorado. He earned a business degree from the University of Denver and a law degree from the University of Colorado. He was a member of the Law Review, where he published an award-winning commentary on using baseball arbitration for minority shareholder disputes. After graduating, he developed a background in complex civil litigation and the law of lawyering. He obtained numerous seven-figure recoveries for clients and was lead counsel in 20 one-week to two-week civil jury trials. Further, he has testified as an expert on the duties of lawyers and the reasonableness of fees. In 2018, after 26 years of litigation, Paul added mediation and consulting to his practice and now offers services for all types of disputes and all types of clients.

Published Decisions

Reynolds v. Henderson & Lyman, 903 F.3d 693 (7^th Cir. 2018), aff’g, 220 F. Supp. 3d 889 (N.D. Ill. 2016).
Freedman v. Board of Cnty. Comm’rs, 091416 NMCA 35,288 (N.M. App., September 14, 2016).
Ostrowski v. City of Montrose, 655 F. App’x 612 (10^th Cir. 2016).
People v. Sugar, 360 P.3d 104 (O.P.D.J. 2015).
In re Munoz (Houston v Munoz), 536 B.R. 879 (Bankr. D. Colo. 2015).
Allen v. Steele, 252 P.3d 476 (Colo. 2011), rev’g, 226 P.3d 1120 (Colo. App. 2009).
Snell v. Progressive Preferred Ins., 260 P.3d 37 (Colo. App. 2010).
Lauric v. USAA Cas., 209 P.3d 190 (Colo. App. 2009).
Heizer v. Shepherd, 236 F. App’x 366 (10^th Cir. 2007).
Aller v. Law Office of Carole C. Schriefer, P.C., 140 P.3d 23 (Colo. App. 2005).
The Gates Rubber Co. v. Bando Chemical Indus., 167 F.R.D. 90 (D. Colo. 1996).
United States v. Hill, 896 F. Supp. 1057 (D. Colo. 1995).
Ayers v. Espy, 873 F. Supp. 455 (D. Colo. 1994).

Publications in Prior Ten Years:

“Duty of Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Proceedings,” in 1 Lawyers’ Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions 28-1 (Michael T. Mihm ed., 2015 – 2018).

“Vicarious Liability,” in 2 Lawyers’ Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions 54-1 (Michael T. Mihm ed., 2005 – 2018).

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